Bolton Brown knew he looked good.

The 33-year-old carpenter had just replaced his passport and the new picture was a banger. In it, his swept-back hair and sunken cheekbones would look more at home in a classic American Apparel ad than the TSA PreCheck line. He uploaded the photo to X and wrote: “The best portrait photographer in ny is the chinese passport photo lady on elizabeth lol.”

The internet rabidly agreed. The secret was out; Gothamist went huge with it , and his post has now been viewed over a million times . People in his replies were quick to praise the artist behind the lens, comparing her work to Richard Avedon and Bruce Gilden. “I need this lady,” one wrote. “Damn,” another proclaimed, “I’m bout to book a flight she ate this.”

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