The photographer who snapped the now-iconic image of Senator Bernie Sanders sitting socially distant from other attendees at Wednesdays inauguration, looking rather unimpressed yet cozy in his large mittens, spoke with Rolling Stone about the photo becoming an instant meme, despite its quality.

The picture itself is not that nice, Brendan Smialowski , a photojournalist for Agence France-Press (AFP), admitted. Its not a great composition. Im not going to be putting this in a portfolio.