Passport photo forbidden to laugh? The humorous "counterattack" of post-90s German photographers!

Some people are taking ID photos on the surface, but in fact they are ......

Whenever we think of ID photos, we always think of that familiar scene: sitting upright, looking directly at the camera, a partial close-up of the head to the shoulders, everything follows strict norms and standards. However, can such photos really reflect who we really are?

German photographer Max Siedentopf's "Passport Photo" series is an attempt to creatively challenge these established rules.

The camera is ordinary, but off-camera can be a self with infinite expression and never boring.

German passports have extremely strict photo requirements, with no background shadows, no facial expressions, and no smiles in addition to the specified image size, which inspired artists to challenge these official rules and prove that the process of photography is what makes it fun.

In addition to his passport photo, Max Siedentopf has also worked on another "Zoom Out" project, focusing on what's going on outside of the cameras on various video conferencing platforms.