there is a set of 3 pcitures...below is the first picture
arg...and duh me and sorry. you are talking about the height difference.
the photo seems to show Obama semi-sitting on the rail and malik standing with his heels on a cement rise of a couple of inches...could be the difference in height.
Malik looks lighter in the 2nd picture...
interesting that tin eye only found that picture twice and it’s on the same day from the post.