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This is a glowing story in a publication that Donald Trump has long exalted – but for one catch. The front-page image, Trump declared, ""might be the most terrible in history".

Time magazine's praise to Donald Trump's part in brokering a ceasefire in Gaza, headlining its early November edition, was accompanied by a photograph of Trump captured from underneath and with the sun behind his head.

The result, he says, is "super bad".

"Time wrote a quite favorable story about me, but the image may be the lowest quality in history", Trump wrote on his social media platform.

“They eliminated my hair, and then had an object hovering on top of my head that appeared as a hovering tiara, but an extremely small one. Really weird! I never liked taking pictures from below viewpoints, but this is a super bad picture, and should be criticized. What are they doing, and why?”

Donald Trump has shown obvious his ambition to appear on Time’s cover and did so multiple times in the past year. This fixation has made it as far as Trump’s golf clubs – years ago, the publication requested to remove fabricated front pages exhibited in some of his properties.

The latest edition’s photo was taken by Graeme Sloane for a news agency at the White House on the fifth of October.

The shot's viewpoint was unflattering to Trump’s chin and neck – an opening that the governor of California Newsom took advantage of, with his press office sharing an altered image with the criticized section obscured.

{The hostages from Israel in Gaza have been liberated under the initial stage of the president's diplomatic initiative, alongside a release of Palestinian detainees. The arrangement might turn into a major success of Trump's second term, and it may represent a pivotal moment for the region.

Simultaneously, a defence of Trump's image has come from a surprising origin: the communications chief at the Russian foreign ministry stepped in to condemn the "damaging" picture decision.

It's remarkable: a photo reveals far more about those who picked it than about the person in it. Just unwell persons, people driven by hatred and resentment –perhaps even perverts – could have chosen such a photo", she wrote on the messaging platform.

In light of the positive pictures of President Biden that the same publication displayed on the cover, notwithstanding his health issues, the case is self-damaging for the publication", she said.

The response to the president's inquiries – why did they choose this, and why? – may be something to do with innovatively depicting a impression of strength says an imaging expert, a media professional.

The image itself technically is good," she notes. "They selected this photo because they wanted the president to look impressive. Staring up at someone creates an impression of their importance and his expression actually looks thoughtful and almost somewhat divine. It’s not often you see photos of Trump in such a calm instance – the picture feels tender."

The president's hair looks erased because the sunlight behind him has overexposed that part of the image, creating a halo effect, she adds. And, while the story’s headline marries well with Trump’s expression in the image, "it's impossible to satisfy the subject matter."

"No one likes being captured from low angles, and while all of the thematic components of the image are highly effective, the appearance are unflattering."

The news outlet contacted the periodical for comment.