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A kiss - a simple act that can convey a diverse array of meanings. A kiss can be intimate and private, or meant for public display, it can convey love and affection, or simply provide comfort. Its use as a greeting is under fire in our current climate of H1N1 fear, as the French government has begun encouraging citizens to forgo "la bise", their traditional cheek-to-cheek kiss, for health reasons. Gathered here are 33 recent photos of kisses expressing greetings and farewells, congratulations and joy, respect and, above all, love. (33 photos total)
Team Columbia rider Mark Cavendish of Britain receives kisses on the podium after winning the second stage of the Tour of Ireland cycling race in Killarney August 22, 2009. (REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth)A couple kiss as they set up at the Climate Camp on Blackheath, in south London, on August 26, 2009. Around 1,000 activists descended Wednesday on a stretch of open land in London after the location of the week-long Climate Camp was finally revealed. Protesters arrived from several areas of the capital to Blackheath in south east London, setting up the camp on a hill overlooking Docklands and Canary Wharf. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images) #This picture taken on July 8, 2009, shows Aksentije, 14, a Serbian youth with Downs Syndrome being kissed by his father Sasa as he attends a community center in the southwestern Serbian town Aleksandrovac. Aksentije plays a leading role in a film highlighting the difficulties of disabled persons being accepted into society, and how they strive to triumph over adversity. (ALEXA STANKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images) #Angie Heusinger, firefighter Jonathan Croom's mother, kisses his casket after speaking during a funeral mass for her son at St. Joseph Cathedral in Buffalo, N.Y., Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. Croom was one of two Buffalo firefighters who died Monday, Aug. 24, 2009 after falling through the floor and into the basement of a burning convenience store while searching for a victim who was reported trapped. (AP Photo/Harry B. Scull, J.R.) #Connie Kirchner kisses her cat, Buddy, after finding he had survived the 49er fire that destroyed her home in Auburn, California, Monday, Aug. 31, 2009. The 49er fire broke out Sunday, consuming 340 acres, and burned an estimated 50 homes. Kirchner and her family were forced to flee their home Sunday before they could grab Buddy. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) #Brawn GP Formula One driver Rubens Barrichello of Brazil kisses the TV camera on podium after the Italian F1 Grand Prix in Monza September 13, 2009. Barrichello won the race ahead of his team mate Jenson Button of Britian and Ferrari's driver kimi Raikkonen of Finland. (REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini) #Claire Williams, right, and Cori Giroux kiss as they wed at the stroke of midnight in South Burlington, Vermont, on the first day that Vermont's marriage equality law went into effect, September 1st, 2009. The wedding was officiated by Atty. Beth Robinson, left, head of the Vermont Freedom to Marry Taskforce. (AP Photo/Karen Pike) #Kim Clijsters of Belgium kisses the championship trophy after defeating Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in the Women's Singles final on day fourteen of the 2009 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 13, 2009 in the Queens borough of New York City. Clijsters defeated Wozniacki 7-5, 6-3. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) #Muntazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi television reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former US president George W. Bush, is kissed on the cheek by his uncle as he arrives at the Iraqi Al-Baghdadia studios in Baghdad on September 15, 2009, following his release. Zaidi was released after a nine-month stint in prison. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images) #A woman in Taipei logs onto the blog of Yang Ya-ching on September 14 2009 to look at photos posted by Yang about her kissing experiences in Paris. The Taiwanese woman's ambition to kiss 100 men in Paris has become an overnight web sensation after she provided details of the quest on her much-visited blog, so far notching up 54 smooches with photos of some of the encounters. (PATRICK LIN/AFP/Getty Images) #Punk lovers kiss on the Central Pier as rebels from across the world arrive for the Rebellion Festival on August 7, 2009 in Blackpool, England. Thousands of punks have descended on Blackpool seaside resort for the annual Rebellion festival, featuring bands from the heyday of the rebel punk rock movement. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) #Mathilde Anthouard kisses her 4 year-old daughter Penelope in the police department in Athens with on September 14, 2009. Penelope Orfanos, who was kidnapped in October 2007 in France by her Greek father, was found on September 14, 2009 in Athens, according to the police. The father, Kyriakos Orfanos, was arrested, the Greek head of the juvenile police squad Georges Tzanakatis said. (Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty Images) #A woman kisses a phial of what local Roman Catholics believe is the blood of Saint Gennaro at the Duomo in Naples in this December 16, 2006 file photo. Fear of H1N1 flu will stop devout Neapolitans from performing the time-honoured ritual of kissing the blood of their patron Saint Gennaro when the city's annual festival begins later this month. The decision to forbid kissing of the glass phial containing the saint's blood was taken reluctantly by ecclesiastical and city authorities on Monday, and has brought protests from local politicians. (REUTERS/Renato Nicois/Agnfoto) #Whitney Toyloy, Miss Switzerland 2009, kisses a dolphin at Dolphin Cay in Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas on August 8, 2009. She is in the Bahamas for the 2009 Miss Universe competition which was held in the Imperial Ballroom at ATLANTIS, Paradise Island on August 23, 2009. (DARREN DECKER/AFP/Getty Images) #
12.Posted by tj_lifephoto September 16, 09 12:36 PMGreat inspirational images. The last one is the funniest!
14.Posted by Sam Daniel September 16, 09 12:42 PMI hope the terrorist around the world get their message.
16.Posted by Brody September 16, 09 12:53 PMHeaven forbid two men kiss romantically. Sadly, still to shocking for most, I suppose.
17.Posted by Marcelo Lombi September 16, 09 12:54 PMGo RUBINHOO BARICHELLO! There´s no brazilian pilot like you
18.Posted by Ritish September 16, 09 01:23 PMBeautiful photographs of a wonderful and eternal expression of love.
20.Posted by Carigis September 16, 09 01:32 PMpapelbons wife looks like a bunch of fun to be around...
22.Posted by rob solomon September 16, 09 01:37 PMeven the dolphin likes a kiss from a pretty girl!
25.Posted by Aamer September 16, 09 02:07 PM23 was very moving.. no father should go through that.. May he find peace
26.Posted by Javaid Anwar September 16, 09 02:08 PMWonderful expressions of love affection and respect
27.Posted by Claire September 16, 09 02:15 PMI'm french and it's very difficult not to do "la bise" when i see my friends or when i arrive at work every morning. I'm the only girl so my "Guys" love this habit!!!!
Cool shot, very positive!28.Posted by khan September 16, 09 02:26 PMI felt real emotion in # 23. It brings tears to my eyes.
29.Posted by Khristopher September 16, 09 02:39 PMThe guy in #1 is a hottie... but where is two men kissing?
32.Posted by bince September 16, 09 03:46 PMnot even a single gay male kiss?
now that's disgusting.very disappointed.
34.Posted by James September 16, 09 04:15 PMVlad, #17 may be gross to you, but note that a kiss is a kiss. One should never be afraid to kiss someone they love, regardless of their age, race, gender, religion, etc.
35.Posted by ethanol September 16, 09 04:28 PMGreat idea and collection but 5 animals and not a male version of #17 is realy strange. Is it so choking ?
And a french kiss ?
;-)36.Posted by adina September 16, 09 04:33 PMvery very nice:)i think are a lot of same moments but no evrybody is doing a photo when it's happend,good luck at kisses.kiss all
*sry 4 my bad english38.Posted by Luke September 16, 09 04:52 PMI agree with questions about male gay kiss. Also, what about famous Madonna & Britney kiss?
39.Posted by Veron September 16, 09 05:49 PMThis is such an amazing collection. Full of emotions, regardless of country, religion or cultural likes and dislikes.
40.Posted by mileslarboy September 16, 09 05:55 PMLoved it, but I've got to agree with #16 and #32.
41.Posted by Apoelistas September 16, 09 06:08 PMOne of the best collections posted here!
Now, a gay male kiss? Who would want to see that???#32 is cute:)
42.Posted by Abraham Jr September 16, 09 06:12 PMI miss Juria, my wife, terribly and passionately! :( I can only kiss her on my computer's webcam for the past six months. I also miss my children and do the same thing.
The 'Collection of Kisses' series reminds me of the final scene from Guiseppe Tornatore's Cinema Paradiso, where Salvatore, the lead character, now a filmaker, views the spliced film of kisses as a final remembrance from Alfredo, his passing old theater projectionist friend. Those reading in should see the film!
43.Posted by Anonymous September 16, 09 06:36 PM#17 is so disgusting... Plus I disagree with that law..
45.Posted by inlookout.com September 16, 09 07:46 PMAmazing. A site that celebrates beauty and life and art can still be home for the hateful and the homophobic.
46.Posted by Vicky aka VickStix September 16, 09 08:38 PMI loved them all. So what!!! No male gay kiss. Geez.. people lighten up. There IS a gay kiss in the collection. Gay is gay, so they covered that minority. If they had two men, then everyone would be complaining that there was no female gay kiss.
I love the dolphin one. I have a picture of myself, just like that one. :-) One of the best days in my life, since I had always wanted to swim with the dolphins. They are such majestic creations. And that picture brought back that memory. :-)
Thx for the great collection.
47.Posted by Nellie September 16, 09 08:49 PMWhy are people always complaining. Buy your own camera equipment, shoot a series of quality pictures on a topic of your choice and then publish it lal under your own name. Amen.
I love these series of pictures and it is difficult enough to get a few good shots on a topic, to get 32 of them. Thank you is what I say.49.Posted by AnneP in Grafton, Massachusetts September 16, 09 09:28 PMAbsolutely love photo #11- Jonathan Papelbon with daughter Parker. Nothing can melt my heart faster than seeing a new father holding his young daughter with such adoration and protection.
50.Posted by daltonic1 September 16, 09 09:30 PMthought i'd see at least ONE picture of Paul Stanley in this mix...
51.Posted by Asif Iqbal September 16, 09 11:17 PMGood collection of pictures and great moments as well.
Keep it up..
52.Posted by lmak September 16, 09 11:25 PMi would have liked to see more gay kisses. c'mon people - we exist and we kiss.
53.Posted by Pastor Keith September 16, 09 11:54 PMWhy on earth would totally desecrate a wonderful picture display with picture #17? Please, please, understand that my opinion is worthless and to be honest I DO NOT HATE gay people. Either Jesus exists or He does not, if He does not then there is nothing wrong with gay people marrying each other but if Jesus does exist we had better do as He says. Jude Verse 7 says: “just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.”
54.Posted by Christine September 17, 09 01:43 AMEnjoyed the pics ;) People should stop complaining about what's on this display and what's not. I think it's great!
55.Posted by Daid September 17, 09 04:11 AM#23..... sigh.....picture does entail more than a thousand words
57.Posted by deubci September 17, 09 05:45 AM#30 gross. That old blood must be pretty fetid by now.
58.Posted by mmennonno September 17, 09 06:32 AMIn my family, sons kiss their fathers. In sports men often kiss when they make the goal. Men in some countries kiss in greeting. The sad thing about not including men kissing here is that it indicates an almost pathological aversion to men showing any sort of affection to one another whatsoever. That's not only sad, it's sick.
59.Posted by Jim Pettit September 17, 09 07:24 AMTwo things:
1) Excellent collection, as usual.
2) Thank God for Vermont.!
61.Posted by Gustav September 17, 09 08:29 AMAll pictures tell a whole story. I love them all. My personal favourite is 32.
64.Posted by Tom September 17, 09 08:34 AM#7 is stunning
I am sad by all the hate over picture #17 - showing a picture of two people who are in love kissing is not horrible. People need to quit with all their bigotry and grow up
67.Posted by NorwoodGuy September 17, 09 10:57 AM#53: Your post desecrates these comments with your intolerance. I think Jesus would have taken all of the people into his heart, not just the ones you like. If anything, Jesus stood up for those that had no representation. Perhaps you should too.
69.Posted by kim September 17, 09 12:25 PM#17 is wonderful to see. Cheers to you for including it!
Thank you so much, it made my day.70.Posted by Living-God Mel September 17, 09 12:41 PMSeriously cracking up that more people are offended by two women kissing (#17) than one women kissing 100 men (#25)
America, f*ck yeah!
71.Posted by mdmadph September 17, 09 02:17 PM@Pastor Keith
Jesus never said anything about marriage, sorry.
The book of Jude that you quote was not written by him -- as I recall, Jesus never wrote anything down.
For all we know he was totally fine with two ladies (or Brad Pitt's) locking lips.
74.Posted by elkram September 17, 09 04:22 PMHoly Crap #17... Does everything in life have to have religious overtones and implications? Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar
75.Posted by Anonymous September 17, 09 04:57 PMReligion has no place in the law-books. Period. What one religion or group thinks is wrong is just fine by another. The last time I checked, America isn't a theocracy, but it seems to be turning into a theocrazy. This is why we have a separation of church and state!
You people who are full of hate toward gay people falling in love and wanting to recognize it like every other citizen need to keep their bigotry to yourselves.
76.Posted by Ricky Heredia September 17, 09 06:13 PMExcelentes fotos, gracias por compartir momentos marcados con tanta emoción!!,, saludos
77.Posted by Abhishek September 17, 09 11:41 PM#23 - What to say about it .. A pain I am feeling since I seen it ..
You had done an AWESOME work ..
78.Posted by Chris September 17, 09 11:49 PMExcellent photos! #2 is my favorite, however, I'm struck not by the kiss but by the woman standing there waiting.
80.Posted by Gaurav September 18, 09 02:49 AMGlad to see love around!... Thank you for wonderful moments.
82.Posted by Elena September 18, 09 08:00 AMThanks for the beautiful kind photos! :)
I am from Russia, and my personal favorite photo is # 10!84.Posted by Pastor Keith September 18, 09 10:18 AM@ mdmadph
It is funny how we twist things to try and make our point. I never said Jesus wrote anything DOWN did I? I said if Jesus is God we had better listen to him. The bible is inspired by God, Jesus is God, you do the math...The bible doesn’t say not to molest children; it doesn’t say not to sell drugs it doesn’t say a lot of things, are these things okay, or are the precepts in place. By the way the bible has a lot to say about marriage and how we are to live our lives. As for your last comment “For all we know he was totally fine with two ladies (or Brad Pitt's) locking lips.” Actually we do know that Jesus would not be fine with two ladies (or Brad Pitt's) locking lips, because He hates sin and He decides what sin is. This is not a comment on hating anyone I DO NOT HATE GAY PEOPLE.
85.Posted by Cori September 18, 09 12:17 PMWhat I find interesting is that there are people who would be offended by two gay females kissing, but if they saw two 'hot' actresses/models kissing it would be more than fine.
And @ Pastor Keith:
Your disclaimer that you "DO NOT HATE GAY PEOPLE" doesn't negate your post. Sorry.86.Posted by aneez September 18, 09 02:33 PM#23 is heart breaking. The pain of the father is caught so vividly in the picture.
87.Posted by german torres September 18, 09 03:12 PMA KISS ENCLOSES ALL THE WORDS THAT WE CAN´T SAY
88.Posted by Haplo September 18, 09 10:07 PMWell, this is the closest we've been here to F1, so it's good :)
89.Posted by noontide September 18, 09 10:24 PMDoes anyone see a much deeper political symbolism in #26?
America, symbolized by the statue of liberty ...
kissing (endorsing?)
communism, symbolized by the deep red and arc of a sickle in the old Soviet flag.
Just a thought.
91.Posted by french fan September 19, 09 02:39 AMJust discovered boston.com, wonderful pictures. thanks for that: a real pleasure...
93.Posted by GoSoakYourHead September 19, 09 04:32 AMUgh, people just STOP. Love is Love.
Get over it.
Us queers are not going away.
Learn to accept it.
For all the shit and ignorance you say about us, maybe we should start straight bashing you.How would you like it if you were judged because you like the opposite sex?
I could walk around saying " EWW Straight people! go to hell you breeders!"
...doesn't sound too nice huh.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But when you use your opinion to disrespect others and mentally/physically abuse them because of it, you lose that right.
94.Posted by Craig Eastman September 19, 09 09:02 AMHas anyone considered that the reason for no male-on-male kissing may just be that, on this occasion, the editor doesn't have a decent picture to hand? Let's not automatically assume that they "can't confront it".
95.Posted by Danish September 20, 09 09:15 AMAll Great Pictures!!!
I just want to know, who or what is holding the flag in pic # 3..
96.Posted by Kevin September 20, 09 11:07 AMBreakdown
10 Inanimate object kisses (flags, trophies, camara, glass, net, shoe, track and religious icon
6 members of the opposite sex
6 children
5 other species (cat, lion, dog, dolphin and sea lion)
3 dead relatives (coffins included here)
1 sports winner
1 relative (nephew)
1 member of the same sexThis is like a 13 year old girl's idea of what kisses are about.
97.Posted by Biscotti Boy September 20, 09 12:11 PM"The most eloquent silence; that of two mouths meeting in a kiss." -source unknown.
Thanks for the beautiful pictures.
98.Posted by Ritumbra September 20, 09 12:20 PMSo true,.... A kiss jus speaks everything, so many countless emotions can be said by just a Kiss... Like many of us, I also got tears, specially for the Father who kissed his dead son and the mother who kissed the casket of her son ....
Amazing Amazing !!
99.Posted by bdbd September 20, 09 02:14 PMAs the t-shirt says, "Feelings are boring, kissing is awesome!" Nice collection
101.Posted by pappi_singh September 20, 09 02:55 PMAfter going through all the photos, I came to a sad realisation - we Indians really don't kiss at all do we ?
102.Posted by Yussuf Ayoub September 20, 09 04:31 PM# 21 # 22 & # 23
# 21 kissing his shoe
# 22 threw his shoes got imprisoned now kissed by uncle
# 23 kissing son who has been killed by air strike. All the agony of a father.
All three are sad pics. All clinging to show their willingness to depart from sadness by those simple kisses
103.Posted by Mick Rogers September 21, 09 12:00 AMAll these photographs are unique in their own special way...some are very touching...especially some of the funeral ones, the elderly lady kissing her cat after losing all she owned stuck in my throat
104.Posted by eduardo September 21, 09 06:13 PMNot surprised no gay guys kissing... Should someone viewing these pics find gay couples kissing offensive, Its usually two guys makin out that people find more offensive so they use a girl couple instead. Could just be they didn't find a good photo either (although, I am dubious that is the case..)
107.Posted by Hannah September 22, 09 06:45 AMWhat do I say about no.17. this is simply not God's creation!
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