Because today a new French law goes into effect that requires any commercial photos of models that have been digitally altered to appear thinner or thicker to bear the warning "photographie retouchée," or retouched photograph. Those who do not comply with this law will face a fine of at least $44,000, or 30 percent advertising costs. He included a quote from photographer Peter Lindbergh who said that photos in fashion magazines are like "objects from Mars" since they are altered so much. Nowadays, however, fashion photos aren't the only things from Mars. And this Buzzfeed piece by Jessica Misener shows that men are from Mars too, at least many of their photos are.

Source: Forbes October 01, 2017 19:18 UTC