A Mugshot (n.) is a yearbook photo for the justice system.
A Mugshot (n.) outlives every flattering picture ever taken of the same face.
A Mugshot (n.) freezes one bad night into a searchable forever.
A Mugshot (n.) is a portrait taken with your full attention and none of your cooperation.
A Passport picture (n.) is taken at the exact moment you are told not to smile.
A Passport picture (n.) is the version of you that must travel without smiling.
A Passport picture (n.) is a face edited until the state can recognize it.
A Passport picture (n.) is meant to prove you exist and mostly proves you were tired.
A Photo (n.) is thirty seconds of arranging people to show how relaxed they were
A Photo (n.) makes absence portable.
A Photo (n.) freezes a second so memory can argue with it later.
A Photo (n.) records that you were there and that you were busy recording