The viral photo of Senator Bernie Sanders crossing with his mittens at the inauguration of Biden made almost no history, revealed the photographer who captured the image.
‘My lens was originally on someone else, but from my other eye I saw him fiddling with his hands, and I just quickly returned to him. “I originally thought I missed it,” Getty Images photographer Brendan Smialowski told Esquire magazine.
Smialowski, who photographed at least four presidential inaugurations, said he knew the image at the core would be Bernie.
‘I took the photo for a reason; it’s a good piece of life. It’s about who this man is, ”he said.
“I think why it’s successful has very little to do with my real picture, but more with Bernie Sanders and his followers and his well-defined image that can carry something like that.”
The photo – which shows Sanders looking less than amused, dormant and sitting alone in a folded chair at the inauguration stage – sparked countless memes in several languages and sold out the Vermont glove company that makes the pair Sanders wear.
‘Thank you for all the interest in Bernie’s gloves! It was truly a wonderful and historic day! I was so flattered that Bernie wore them during the inauguration. Unfortunately, I no longer have gloves on sale. There are many wonderful craftsmen on ETSY who make them, ”coach Jen Ellis tweeted Wednesday.