photographer laurence chaperon has observed how political communication is waged online in a way that'some increasingly difficult to navigate. laurence: i realize that, sometimes, political issues need a bit more explaining than in one short message. but these days, that's the way communication is done. reporter: and some of those messages are unplanned. in 2016, when chancellor merkel seemed to roll her eyes during a meeting with russian president vlimir putinthe image went viral. even after 16 years as chancellor, a face can still be worth a thousand words. another vil momentas merke dresd in a uversity ro duri her lasvisit to t unit stas. it'sften sucmemories that inspira personal observation or two as her time in office draws to a close. chancellor merkel: i suppose that out of force of habit, i'll be thinking about what i have to do next. and then i'll suddenly realize that's someone else's job. i think i'll like that quite a bit. mathis: i think people in this count will miss angela merkel's toned-down political style and toned-down political communication. everything around us is