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That’s the latest word from the State Department, which notes that smiles tend to "distort" people’s natural facial expressions. (As if passport photo technology doesn’t distort people’s faces into unrecognizable shapes all by itself.)


Under new guidelines begun since the US implemented machine-readable passports last year, "The subject’s expression should be neutral (non-smiling) with both eyes open, and mouth closed." 


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No smiling, please

By Scott R. Garceau | December 5, 2004 - 12:00am

In George Bush’s America, it’s come to this: No more smiling for passport and visa photos. That’s the latest word from the State Department, which notes that smiles tend to "distort" people’s...

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