During my years as a photojournalist, I’ve taken a number of photos with unlucky timing – eyes squinting, sour expressions, tongues hanging out – the same expressions that you’ll sometimes get when you pause even Netflix at the exact wrong moment. A person’s face can’t be frozen in a flattering expression 100 percent of the time, making some odd expressions inevitable.
That’s exactly why a recent headline caught my eye. According to reports in the Washington Post, the US Pentagon excluded photographers from two press briefings this month, reportedly for “unflattering” photos of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
