How do you recreate this profile pic/thumbnail color grade?

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I am trying to replicate the the type of color correction used in modern profile pics and thumbnails, suitable for small format display - not bigger format.

I ran these example photos (see below) through Nano Banana with tons of prompts, but it always stays too realistic or too flat. In Canva I found an app called Cartoonify or Toonify that gets surprisingly close, but it still looks too much “cartoon.” See the attached image (man with diving mask).

➡️ The style I am after is not real photography. It is UI-optimized color grading with clear contrast / darker hair. Difficult to explain what exactly it is.

Do you know any apps, AI tools, or plugins that can achieve this look without turning the face into a cartoon?

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