Yeah, it was a fixed position which looks at the President-Elect being sworn in as they’re becoming President. So, your perspective was from a viewing platform? I like to have these quiet moments beforehand and have fun with the photography, just taking pictures that probably nobody needs. So, I double checked everything and went to some other positions where I set up some remote, robot cameras and made sure those were working and transmitting and focused right. Our positions are hardwired with internet and power so we can send what we take straight from the camera to an editor. But we have a little trailer workspace for the inauguration which is very nice, and I went to my position and made sure everything was working. Plus, everything has been a little chaotic on the Hill after the insurrection on January 6th. You don’t need to arrive that early, but there’s just a lot of new things with COVID and security, so I gave it extra time. The ceremony starts around noon, but I got there when the gates and security checkpoints opened at 4 a.m. It was a little different this year, as obviously there’s heightened security around D.C. They all kind of blend into one another after a while. I think this was my fourth or fifth inauguration, I’ve done.
Take me through your Inauguration Day leading up to the ceremony. Social Media Reacts to Joe Biden's Inauguration.#WearTheBern: Team Sanders Gets In on the Memes.I think why it’s successful has very little to do with my actual picture, but more to do with Bernie Sanders and his followers and his well-defined image that can carry something like this. I took the picture for a reason, it’s a good slice of life. But that said, it’s not a great photo, but it is a nice moment. When it comes to memes or virality, it’s kind of crazy to try to make sense of it you probably needed an education in sociology or psychology, which I don’t have. Why do you think this picture, out of all the photos taken at the Inauguration, resonated with people? I don’t think it’s hyperbole to say that it’s now in the annals of American political history. “It’s not a great photo, but it is a nice moment,” he says.ĮSQ: Congratulations on capturing the photo of the century. The eye behind the iconic shot spoke to Esquire about the photo that inspired the masses. Smialowski, the Washington D.C.-based photographer who was working the inauguration behalf of the global news agency AFP, isn’t a stranger to having a front row seat to history or even going viral, but his shot of Sanders has served as a unique lighthearted respite during a lead-up that was anything but. Little did he know that the seemingly innocent view of the proceedings would go onto break the internet wide open, becoming an iconic peek into an event like no other, and sparking a tidal wave of creative memes the world over. The sight of bundled, mitten-clad, mask-wearing Senator Bernie Sanders sitting on a folding chair at the inauguration of Joe Biden was just one of many the veteran photographer Brendan Smialowski snapped on Wednesday. It’s the viral picture that has captivated a nation.
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