Emily's crazy lazy eye; Joan's pinched Photobooth face; and Matthew Terry's duh expression-- he literally has a "WTF" expression. Does the editor not see these glaringly awkward features that we lowly commoners clearly see...?
I'm sure Mario didn't just shoot one shot per couple. Did they choose the worst shot-- or, are these shots the best of the lot? I don't know which option is worse... And I've seen better use of lighting in a snapshot. Mario doesn't care how amateur this looks, the V team doesn't know, or care. Who cares.
If this did not have Mario's name on it, I would have definitely said it was a first-year photography student attempting to copy Herb Ritts' style, poorly.