Trump’s inauguration headshot is the first true portrait of our post-conventions era
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Trump’s inauguration headshot is inspired by his mugshot. But that’s not the only way it bucks presidential norms.
On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump’s chief photographer, Daniel Torok, took to X to unveil a new portrait of Trump ahead of his inauguration. The portrait, which shows a stern-faced, artificially-lit Trump staring down the camera, is as dissimilar as it can get to past presidential headshots—and that’s the point.