Exploring the Concept of Historical Figures Taking Selfies with Modern Mobile Phones
Martin Luther King Jr.
Ever thought about how historical figures would have used our modern mobile phones? Would they have been selfie enthusiasts? Graphic designer Jyo John Mulloor (previously featured) explored this fascinating concept by blending AI and Photoshop to create an enthralling series of images featuring famous figures taking selfies. Continue reading »
Haunting Photographic Self-Portraits by Francesca Woodman From the 1970s
Francesca Woodman (April 3, 1958 – January 19, 1981) is best known for photographing herself. But her pictures are not self-portraits in the traditional sense. She is often nude or semi-nude and usually seen half hidden or obscured – sometimes by furniture, sometimes by slow exposures that blur her figure into a ghostly presence. These beautiful and yet unsettling images seem fleeting but also suggest a sense of timelessness. Continue reading »
Sensual Fine Art Self Portraits by Beth Parnaby
Her vision is parallel to art, Beth Parnaby has got amazing talent in surprising us with some of the most beautiful and arresting self-portraits. These portraits are meaningful and guides the viewer into her own world. Natural lighting with minimal gear above all loads of imagination is what she calls the ingredients for a beautiful portrait. Continue reading »
Artist John Marshall Made These Selfie Cardboard Cutouts At Sunset To Get You In The Mood
According to an artist: “As an Instagram artist, I cut out cardboard figures and pose with them in silhouette at sunset. Over the years, I produced more than 300 of these and many have been dates of one kind or another.” Continue reading »
The Showy And Coloured Selfies Of Véronique Duplain
Véronique Duplain‘s “Selfie Project” started in February 2014, when the Montreal photographer decided to make one self-portrait everyday. Her project was finally extended over six years, and takes a critical look at social networks and their uses, including voyeurism and the media construction of public figures. Continue reading »
An Innovative Photographer Attached A Camera To A Remote-Controlled Car, Allowing Him To Capture Wild Animals
Over the last 11 years, Chris Bray has been taking pictures of animals using his toy car contraption while he takes guests on photography tours in Kenya. Bray purchased an ordinary remote-controlled car, stripped it of anything that could chewed or ripped off, leaving the chassis, then strapped a GoPro to the top of it. When a herd of animals has been sighted, Bray uses the toy car to approach the subjects’ general area without intruding. Continue reading »
This Model Crafts Her Own Photoshoot And Self-Portrait Sets
There are Instagram influencers and models, then there’s @kihmberlie.
Kihmberlie, otherwise known in real life as Kimberly Douglas, is what you’d call an artistic soul. She’s the type of person who’s sense of style far transcends that of the average person. Perhaps that’s why she’s been on the up-and-up for quite some time now, inspiring many women from all over the world who eagerly wait for every photo that she uploads. Continue reading »
Photographer Scott Chasserot Shows How Brain Scans Can Reveal Our Ideal Self-Image
In a new project called Original Ideal, photographerScott Chasserot combines brainwave scanners, image editing, and human psychology. Through a series of carefully-derived photo manipulation and brain scanning processes, Chasserot hopes to capture a glimpse of his subjects’ ideal self-images. Continue reading »
Instagram Model Crafts Incredibly Detailed Photo Shoot Sets That She Later Uses To Take Self-Portraits
There are models, and then there are Models. Kihmberlie, a woman with an incredible sense of style, is one of the latter. She has become an icon of beauty, hard work, and perseverance online, and her fans eagerly wait for each new photo. Continue reading »
Woman Parodies Perfect Instagram Travel Photos With Hilariously Unphotogenic Selfies
Michelle Liu is a passionate traveler documents her journeys in a less common way. With the help of her iPhone and selfie stick, Liu captures these “chinfies” as she likes to call them. Continue reading »
Selfies From The Past: Celebrating A Birmingham Community’s Selfies From 40 Years Ago
Derek Bishton/Brian Homer/John Reardon/Handsworth Self Portrait Project
A 1979 photography project asked passers-by to take snaps of themselves using a makeshift studio built on a street in a multicultural Birmingham suburb. A new exhibition of the Handsworth Self Portrait images showcases how people interacted with the idea of the ‘selfie’ 40 years ago. Continue reading »
“Anti-Selfies”: Artist Lies Facedown In Tourist Spots And Pretends To Be Dead
STEFDIES is a photographic performance art series that chronicles a life. Each photo is an “anti-selfie” that strives to get back to the roots of what a photograph was intended to be- a captured moment in time. Continue reading »
The Artistic Selfies Of Ivanka Danisova, Slovakian Lady Born With Half Face
A lady, called Ivanka Danisová, as well known to be a Slovakian lawyer and was given birth to with a half face can now take a normal selfie after undergoing a surgery. born with half a face can finally take a ‘normal’ selfie following reconstructive surgery. Continue reading »
Make Selfies Not War!
Weapons in popular movies replaced with selfie sticks. Continue reading »
Truthful Images That Show Why Holocaust Memorial Selfies Are So Disrespectful
We are a world of selfie takers and they have invaded every part of life. But is there ever a time when they shouldn’t be taken? At a Holocaust memorial, for example. That’s the view of Israeli satirist and author Shahak Shapira who has created a website to show why such selfies are so distasteful. He’s taken people’s selfies from instagram, Tinder, Grindr and Facebook and used them to create a blend to show how ridiculous the selfies would look if taken in the aftermath of the death camps. Continue reading »
These Panda Selfies Are The Opposite Of Cute
Panda selfies just surfaced from a massive panda breeding center in China, sparking a flurry of “awws” on one side and raised eyebrows on the other. Giant panda breeding in China is a complicated industry, with apparently good intentions — saving the giant panda from extinction — and big bucks at stake. Continue reading »
Instead Of Selfies, A Couple Draws Doodles To Document Their Journey
They Love This Famous $1 Ice Cream In Orchard Road, Singapore
A creative couple decided to replace selfies with some adorable doodles to document their journey in a different way. She loves to doodle, he loves to take pictures. Voila! Doodledeux was created. Doodle according to free dictionary means “to draw or sketch something aimlessly”. Deux in French means “two” or it can also mean “about them”. So doodledeux is our personal project where we share our story as a couple with a little help from our caricatures, let’s just call them Abang and Neng. Continue reading »
People Went Crazy Taking Selfies In This Mirrored Beach Hut
This cool idea by ECE Architecture produced remarkable results in Worthing, UK, when its creators took it to the shore to beautify the space and bring fresh fun for the beach visitors. Thanks to its reflective surface the mirrored beach hut is an ideal space for taking selfies against the background encompassing views of the sea and the surrounding mountains. Continue reading »
This Woman Takes The Most Creative Selfies On The Web
If you use any form of social media, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram for example, you’ve probably taken a selfie or two, it’s ok – we all have! But are they creative as those taken by Norwegian Instagram user MirrorsMe? The self-confessed ‘doodler’ playfully posts all manner of imaginative selfies on her official account. One day she’s encountering grizzly bears, the next she’s popping out of a cupcake. Continue reading »
Doug The Pug Imitates Kim Kardashian In A Series Of Hilarious Selfies
Who doesn’t love it when animals do funny stuff on the Internet? Especially, when the animal in question is an adorable and squished-faced pug. Doug the Pug has been described by many as ‘The King of Pop Culture’ and rightly so, as it has lately conquered the Internet with its cosmopolitan pictures and killer attitude. Continue reading »
This Guy Uses Sunsets as Inspiration for Creative Selfies
John Marshall was living in a cabin on Frye Island in Maine when he came up with the idea to create a project called ‘Sunset Selfies.’ He uses cardboard and other household items with the sun as a backdrop to create these cool shadow photos. Continue reading »
“Cat Selfies”: An Amusing Collection Of Cats Taking “Selfies”
If Kim Kardashian was a feline shed be purr-fect for this new book which features a collection the worlds best cat “selfies”. The furry frames have been compiled by cat owner Charlie Ellis who has scoured the globe for the perfect puss pictures. In his book “Cat Selfies” moggies try their hand at the craze most of their humans have become addicted to posting on social media. And it turns out cats might be better at taking photos than their owners with a variety of poses captioned in the book. Continue reading »
Photographer Puts Everyday “Selfies” to Shame, Part 2
A photographer has shot this series of scenic selfies – scaling freezing mountain tops to snap himself in front of stunning scenery. Paul Zizkas (previously) breath-taking work features himself in front of beautiful backdrops such as shimmering lakes, snowy mountains and vibrant auroras. He has travelled to a number of different locations worldwide including Canada, New Zealand, Niue the South Pacific and French Polynesia. Explorer Paul, from Banff, Alberta, Canada, saw his selfies go viral early in 2014 – and has now unveiled his latest work. He said: I find that sometimes including a person in a landscape scene adds to the photograph – that it conveys a different story. Here: lake Minnewanka, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Continue reading »
Sony: Underwater Selfies
Take scary good selfies with Sony Xperia. Brilliant advertisements, created by Fitzgerald+CO agency from Atlanta for Sony Xperia smartphone. Continue reading »
This Woman’s Mirror Art Makes For The Most Creative Selfies We’ve Ever Seen
Anyone can take a mirror selfie, but Helene Meldahl takes things to the next level. The 26-year-old has been inserting herself into some fantastic mirror artwork for about a year and posting the results to her Instagram account, Mirrorsme.
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