Story of Man Who Was Killed by Walrus He Was Taking Selfie With Resurfaces
Selfie taken by Jia Lijun with the walrus – who later killed him. A man in China who took a selfie with a walrus was killed by the animal shortly …
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Venice Tourists Capsize Gondola After They Refuse to Stop Taking Selfies
A group of tourists capsized a gondola in Venice after they refused to listen to their gondolier’s requests to sit down and stop taking selfies. According to The Guardian, the …
Tyreek Hill Will Pay Lost Wages of Photographer Suspended by NFL
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill promised to pay the lost wages of the photographer who was suspended by the NFL for filming his backflip selfie celebration video. NFL photographer …
TMZ Launches Hollywood ‘Selfie Tour’ To Help Tourists Improve Their Photos
TMZ has launched a new “Selfie Tour” of Hollywood to help celebrity-spotting tourists improve their photography. According to The Los Angeles Times, celebrity news outlet TMZ launched its latest venture …
The World’s First Camera Obscura That You Can Take Selfies With
David White, left, takes a selfie on his camera obscura, right. He’s using an app on his phone that controls a Canon camera pointed at the focusing screen inside the …
Selfie-Related Deaths are ‘Public Health Risk’ in Age of Social Media
According to new research, selfie-related deaths constitute a new public health risk — with the most common deaths coming about from people falling off cliffs and waterfalls while taking a …
UK Gyms are Cracking Down on Cameras and Selfies
Gyms in the U.K. are starting to ban members from taking photos and recording workout videos in facilities — amid growing privacy concerns. According to a report by The Guardian …
Scientists Say Selfies Fall into Five Different Categories
Scientists studied 1,001 selfies to learn how people use them to communicate and concluded that these photos can be classified into five distinct categories: “aesthetics,” “imagination,” “trait,” “state,” and “theory …
Tourist Disappears Into Atlantic Ocean While Taking a Selfie
A tourist has disappeared into the Atlantic Ocean after she was swept away by a wave while reportedly taking a selfie with her husband. According to Madeiran news outlet Diário …
Vermont Town Closes Farm Roads For Fall Due To Influencers
Photo: Education Images/Universal Images Group (Getty Images) Social media-driven travel has become the norm in recent years, with influencers flocking to beautiful destinations to create viral posts. The influx of …