The Real Reason We Smile in Photos | The InSight Out Show | Ep. 101
There is always someone in the family photo who refuses to smile. And somehow, we notice. A smile in a picture feels so normal now that we almost read it as a sign of happiness, warmth, or approachability. But for a long time, smiling in formal photos was considered strange, unserious, or even inappropriate.
That changed when cameras became more personal and companies like Kodak helped turn the smile into the expected expression of joy. Which raises an interesting question: how much of what we call “authentic” is actually something culture taught us to perform? And if joy is deeper than an…
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