In the fall of 1982, Baughman’s attention was caught by a small notice, almost missed, in the Village Voice, an alternative newspaper in New York City, for the monthly meeting of the Gay Fathers’ Forum support group. In his memoir, Angle, Baughman recounted how the powerful image of Robert and Michael-along with Eryn on piggyback-came to be. While running Visions between 19, he also worked on assignments for Life Magazine, pointing his camera to cover Cuban refugees, AIDS, and wars in central America and the Middle East. Within a few years he left the Associated Press and opened the photo agency Visions. The story of "Gay Dads Kissing" is a story about commitment to showing love and the waking up of the publishing world.īaughman, a photojournalist with an interest in social justice, won the 1978 Pulitzer-Prize for his photographs of the brutal treatment of prisoners by Rhodesian Security Forces. "Gay Dads Kissing" was a history-making photograph that continues to hearten and resonate with many. Ross Baughman, it was the moment he was positioned for and waiting to capture. Ross Baughman (NMAH)įor Michael and Robert, the quick peck before a walk around the lake with Michael’s son was an ordinary moment.
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