{"id":437412,"date":"2026-04-04T06:30:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T04:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/?p=437412"},"modified":"2026-04-04T01:38:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T23:38:23","slug":"etre-parfaite-photo-passeport-tendance-inquiete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ma-grande-taille.com\/en\/voyage\/being-perfect-passport-photo-trendy-worried-437412","title":{"rendered":""Being perfect" in your passport photo: the worrying trend"},"content":{"rendered":"

In official photos, the ones that adorn the front page of our passport or identity card, we don't exactly look our best. But lately, the "clean girls" of the internet have been improvising flattering photoshoots behind the black curtain of the photo booth, displaying a face that runs counter to this image of a tired, sullen "fugitive." A new trend is underway...<\/p>\n

The ID photo, excessively romanticized<\/h2>\n

Generally, it's a photo we keep carefully hidden away, out of sight. Shame washes over us when we hand it to the officers or the police. It has to be said, it's not exactly a flattering photo. In this formal portrait where smiling is forbidden, we practically look like criminals. All that's missing is the prison number and the striped uniform to complete the illusion of a prisoner on the run.<\/p>\n

Dark circles under our eyes, a drawn face, a tired<\/a> expression\u2014this photo that adorns our identity documents has a knack for creating insecurities in even the most confident people in the world. Every time, the flash takes us by surprise and captures a face we barely recognize on glossy paper. Yet, it's this very face that defines our identity.<\/p>\n

Lately, these photos\u2014photos we wouldn't even show under threat and that would never have landed on our Facebook wall\u2014are proudly displayed on social media. Many are undertaking the unthinkable: making ID photos aesthetically pleasing and desirable. They're succeeding where we've tirelessly failed, despite a perfectly executed full-face shot.<\/p>\n

While we tried to defy state standards by striving for maximum photogenic appeal, the printer never cooperated. And for the Kardashian clan, who glamorize even the most ordinary moments, a single attempt is all it takes to blur the lines between a compliant photo and a dating profile picture. These photos, which were never meant to leave our wallets, are now magnets for compliments and bait for likes. Beyond granting a certain social power, they reveal symptomatic dictates. Even in the most serious moments, we must perform and "sell ourselves in the best possible light." <\/p>\n

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A post shared by Charlotte Vidal (@charlotte.vidl)<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n