Maybe its just me I'm affected by images reasonably strongly so I always have to ask myself what the images are trying to say.
First we have the young man not yet able to grow a full mustache backed by a glow that could described as a halo the image is chosen because its flattering.
Second we have the white man back lit looking up through the eyebrows, skin blemishes, and what appears to be a smirk, using the image of him in a suit also carries information the image is chosen for its unflattering aspects to conjure thoughts of a ploting mr burns and because the eyes work against him.
There are a lot of images of myself out there of myself that could be used to make me look like a thug and others that show me happy if it was me the images used would depend on how they wanted to portray me.
Image selection is one of the simplest forms of properganda