A “special moment” shared between a couple that was inadvertently caught on camera by a stranger has captivated users on TikTok.
The “sweet” interaction was captured on June 8 in a photograph snapped by @g0osee, who shared the picture in a viral video on TikTok in a bid to locate the couple. The clip has amassed over 752,000 views since it was first shared on June 24.
The image shows an aerial view from Torre Grossa, the tallest tower in San Gimignano, a medieval city set in the heart of the Tuscany region in north-central Italy. Pictured in the bottom right portion of the shot is a couple embracing each other in a secluded corner at the top of some stairs along the side of a building.
The poster told Newsweek: “I believe this was taken in the stairwell climbing the Torre Grossa. I’m not sure where these steps are located exactly.
“I didn’t even notice the couple until I got the photo back when I returned,” the poster added.
A caption shared with the post says: “TikTok do your thing! Taken on June 8th in San Gimignano!”
@g0osee on TikTok
‘One of the Most Stunning Photos I’ve Seen’
A note overlaid on the viral video reads: “I took this photo on my trip to Italy this month and didn’t realize the sweet couple having a special moment in the corner until I got the film developed.”
A subsequent message on the screen says: “It feels like I was meant to capture this moment for them. Plz help me find them so they can have this photo!”
The poster told Newsweek that she has “yet to see any comments identifying the couple” since she shared the photograph on TikTok.
TikTok users were enraptured by the viral photograph, which has left the internet invested.
Wonderphotography said “Wow, obsessed” and Lydia Richardson. Edinburgh wrote, “The framing and everything… perfect.”
“This is one of the most stunning photos I’ve seen. Such a calm to the image I am in love with the love and the view,” wrote user9147692411354.
Helen Gulliford says “This feels like a modern Renaissance painting.”
“Oh wow… I really hope they see this,” said marky_shuffles.
“I am getting excited… what [if] they are married now and it was the proposal trip or smth [something],” wrote @big_watermelon_slice.
FAWN wrote “This is genuinely so beautiful” and eve.eismann said, “Stop!!! This is so precious.”
Practical Mystic Mama said “Gorgeous. I hope you find them.”
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