No Room for Blue: Excluding Sadness from Passport Photos

Sadness or sorrow is an emotion that can be expressed when someone is feeling negative and lacks positivity. It is often accompanied by a feeling of unhappiness, and can manifest in different ways such as short-term sadness (feeling down), neutral sadness (disappointment or anger, or long-term sadness (disgust, anxiety, and tantrums).

Facial Expressions of Sadness

When people experience sadness, their facial expressions can be quite telling. These expressions often include:

• Frowning of the Forehead
• Lowered Eyebrows
• Downturned Corners of the Mouth
• Trembling Lower Lip
• Wrinkles Around the Corners of the Mouth
• Pulled-In Skin Around the Eyelids
• Moist Eyes

Rules for Showing Sadness in Passport Photos

However, in certain situations, it is important to maintain a neutral facial expression. In passport photos, a neutral expression is required, which means that the person must look directly into the camera with a neutral expression and a closed mouth. The forehead cannot be furrowed, and the eyebrows cannot be lowered.

Showing any emotion, including sadness, anger, surprise, disgust, joy, or fear, is not allowed., is not allowed.