Polish press photographers were briefly barred from taking pictures of Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, left, from the side.
The rule was published by the Polish government’s press office, the newspaper Nowy Dziennik reported. There was simply no need to photograph Mr. Kaczynski’s profile, a government spokesman, Jan Dziedziczak, said, rejecting assumptions that full-face pictures might be better at hiding the prime minister’s double chin.
Photographers at a news conference called by the prime minister on Thursday were forced to obey the pronouncement, and outrage quickly followed. The rule was rescinded yesterday, reportedly on the order of Mr. Kaczynski.
From «Poland: Say Cheese!» in this morning's New York Times.
2 comments:
More importantly, did the same rule apply to his twin brother Lech, the President of Poland?
maybe the real rule was 1) shoot he president only from the side and 2) the prime minister only from the front, so that the PM is never mistaken for a postage stamp.
it seems the NYT omitted that part.
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