Eric Athas (Washington Post Story Lab): The man racing across 15th Street NW is in mid-stride, his striped dress shirt is untucked and splattered by sleet and snow. His left fist is clenched and his hair is speckled with snow. The look on his face says it all: focus, determination, pain.
Like a super-hero carrying a child from a burning building, Zach Burroughs clutches an ice cream cone from a pizza shop.
The snowstorm that swept through the Washington region Wednesday evening produced dozens of remarkable images of stranded commuters and downed trees. But the shot of Burroughs and his treat, captured by Washington Post photographer Ricky Carioti, was different from anything else.
Now Burroughs's quest for cream has gone viral. So, what's the story behind the photo?
-eddie
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