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University of Virginia: Q&A - Do You Really Look Bad in Photos, or is It All in Your Head?
March 05, 2026
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 5 -- The University of Virginia issued the following research Q&A on March 4, 2026, by Jane Kelly with professor of research in psychiatric medicine Kim Penberthy:

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Q&A: Do you really look bad in photos, or is it all in your head?

"I don't photograph well."

It's a common refrain. But why? What's behind this feeling so many people express? The University of Virginia's Ki . . .

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