what does this mean?

the size of the photo is as recommended also. No problem uploading before though

Issue: Incorrect Region Configuration in Media Module

Diagnosis: The error "The authorization is malformed; the region 'us-east-1' is wrong; expecting 'us-east-2'" confirms that your S3 Bucket is located in the us-east-2 region, but your plugin settings are incorrectly set to us-east-1.

Solution: Reconfigure Media Settings

You need to update the region in your connection settings to match your bucket.

1. Go to your FluentCommunity Dashboard.
2. Navigate to Settings > Features & Addons > Media Storage.
3. Click to edit your currently active storage provider (Amazon S3 / Cloudflare R2 / etc.).
4. Look for the Region field.
5. Change the value from us-east-1 (or Default) to us-east-2.
6. Save the settings and try uploading the photo again.

You have selected the wrong region when setting up s3.