The selfie phenomenon is unrelenting, you can’t open a browser without someone’s self-taken mugshot gurning down on you.
That said, we’d be lying if we didn’t dot our own social media accounts with a surreptitiously takensmartphonesnap taken at arm’s length, quite often featuring ourselves and a celebrity that would rather be anywhere else. So who are we to cast judgement on others?
Of course, there are some selfie-takers that just beg for us to not only cast judgement but to ruthlessly take the Michael. After all, they’ve done most of the hard work for us and, in many ways, their picture already humiliates them as much as we ever could.
That’s why we’ve collected some of the best and worst selfies found from around the web.
The first selfie?
Selfies are nothing new. They were even doing it in the good old days.
And just to prove that selfies aren’t particularly a new craze. This might well be the first one ever taken?
The anti-selfie
Stephanie Leigh Rose is a hilarious Instagrammer who’s had enough of the cliché tourist selfie and has taken a new stance.
Stephanie Leigh Roseis a hilarious Instagrammer who’s had enough of the cliché tourist selfie and has taken a new stance.
Instead of posing in front of famous landmarks, she pretends to die in front of them instead. The results are almost certainly chortle-worthy.
Camel noms her head
Never work with children or animals, even when it comes to selfies.
As the old saying goes, never work with children or animals. This photo is perfect proof of why.
A quick chomp and this harmless selfie is utterly ruined or is it improved? You decide.
People in trouble
Your raft has capsized, people are struggling to stay above water, what do you do?
Well, probably not take a moment to snap a selfie, that’s for sure. This guy had other ideas though.
Selfies a mile up
Things have gone a bit wrong on this aeroplane, but it’s ok as they chap had the foresight to snap a selfie.
Things have gone a bit awry and there are smoke clouds on the inside of this aeroplane.
We’re not sure what’s going on, but it can’t be good.
This man casually snaps a selfie of the happenings, not a furrow on his brow. We can only assume things turned out in the end since the image survived for us to marvel at.
Cops and selfies
We’re pretty sure if the police pull you over, the last thing you should do is snap a proud photo of the occasion.
It seems this chap not only has a habit of getting stopped by the cops, but also taking a selfie as evidence. A stupid grin hardly looks innocent.
Selfie-inception
A multiple device selfie like no other you’re likely to see. Today at least.
We’re actually big fans of this one. This chap is using multiple devices to snap a truly brilliant bathroom selfie that’s a selfie within a selfie.
We’re not sure if he’s poking fun at the selfie generation or just showing off how much tech he owns, but we love it.
Selfie with a view
Why go outside to take a selfie when you can stay in and just use some clever trickery to achieve the same results. We can’t decide if this selfie is genius or rubbish.
Bear selfies
If a bear is nearby, don’t stick around to take a selfie, That’s not common sense.
A new craze swept the selfie world in 2015 which saw people snapping photos of themselves with a bear in the background.
A dangerous undertaking that has forced authorities to plead with tourists not to do so. Risking life and limb is not worth it for a simple photograph.
This is still a worldwide problem that has even lead torecent grizzly deaths.
A selfie with Jesus
Is it blashphemy to take a selfie on the top of the Christ the Redeemer statue?
If you thought the skyscraper selfies had a big drop, then don’t look down.
This image of Lee Thomson was taken on top of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio De Janeiro. If you’re not quite sure whether it’s real, you’re able to see theview from other angles here.
