I critique Galton’s use of composite photography to create cultural constructs, which demonised or ‘‘othered’’ people in my ‘Mugshots’ paper. Lashmar, P. (2014). How to humiliate and shame: A reporter’s guide to the power of the mugshot. Social Semiotics, 24(1), pp. 56–87. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2021/jan/ucl-makes-formal-public-apology-its-history-and-legacy-eugenics