Hart, an African-American boy, was holding a sign that read "Free Hugs," and the image Nguyen took shows Hart with tears streaming down his face while in a heartfelt hug with a white police officer.
Source/Credit: The Huffington Post
By Lilly Workneh | November 13, 2014
Earlier this week, freelance photographer Johnny Nguyen captured a photo of 12-year-old Devonte Hart during a Ferguson-related rally in Portland, Oregon.
Hart, an African-American boy, was holding a sign that read "Free Hugs," and the image Nguyen took shows Hart with tears streaming down his face while in a heartfelt hug with a white police officer.
"It was an interesting juxtaposition that had to be captured. It fired me up," Nguyen told The Huffington Post on Sunday. "I started shooting and before I knew it, there were hugging it out. I knew I had something special, something powerful."
Nguyen said the photo has since been shared more than 400,000 times on Facebook and reposted on more than 68,000 Tumblr accounts.
According to The Oregonian, which was the first outlet to publish the photo, the officer pictured in the image is Portland Police Sgt. Bret Barnum, who reportedly saw Hart holding his sign and called him over to engage in a quick conversation about the protest, school and life.
Barnum then asked Hart for a hug -- and it was during this moment that Nguyen captured the touching photo that he shared with the world. [ more ... ]
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