I wanted to show the pain and desperation in Richard's face to release his imprisoned wife Nazanin who is jailed in Iran. I just wanted to do something to help the #freenaznin campaign. So far it has racked up close to 10 thousand retweets, has been commented on by James O'Brien, Susanna Reid, Jeremy Hunt, Sara Cox, Al Murray and Alastair Campbell, with Mayor of Manchester Andy Bunrham calling it "Love personified in one picture." It was talked about as 'haunting' by many & still others have included it as a symbol of hope. BBC Radio 4 talked about it and it was talked about in the Guardian.