Are The US Olympic Portraits Really That Bad?

The Internet has been abuzz criticizing photographer Joe Klamar for his portraits of the US Olympic athletes. His photos have been called everything from "shoddy" to "an embarrassment to our country and [photographers]." Here is a collection of them, what do you think?

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