There’s an eerie elegance to the photo — two men in midair, posed like dancers. One hangs upside down with his arms over his head. The other cradles him and presses their faces together.

The so-called “Kiss of Life” photo resonates because of its unsettling beauty. It presents a dramatic and life-saving rescue, high on a utility pole, where life literally hangs in the balance between two men’s leather safety straps.

After capturing the heroism of one electrical lineman toward another, Jacksonville Journal photographer Rocco Morabito took his camera back to the newsroom. “I think I’ve got a pretty good picture,” he told his editor. Morabito’s photograph would later win a Pulitzer Prize.

This is the story of what happened on that breathtaking Florida afternoon.

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