The Camera Doesn’t Lie: It Reveals Joe Biden’s Lifeless Shell – The Lid

For a recent work assignment, I found myself searching YouTube videos and still photos of Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump and was struck by just how differently the camera captures each of them. I was reminded of an adage that I learned when I worked in broadcast news: the camera doesn’t lie.

I struggled to find a good image of Joe Biden. It was hard to find what newspeople call “an action shot,” a subject matter that is animated and interesting. For example, a speaker at the podium who uses their arms a lot will have a lot more action shots than someone who stands motionless.