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## selfie


* ![A self portrait by photojournalist Rena Effendi taken after an attack](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9cb903c97ae6b51/6988e2df0a4a22006c9d06f5/rena-effendi-metoo.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 21, 2017  
## [I Posted a Graphic Selfie of My Beating to Tell the World #MeToo](https://time.com/4991494/metoo-beating-graphic-selfie-rena-effendi/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Rena Effendi
* ![Preparations for Victory Day in Sevastopol, Russia](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ab01701778638e8/6988e0c40a4a226f159d0358/gettyimages-680043298.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 6, 2017  
## [Russia Bans Soldier Selfies After Leaked Ukraine, Syria Pics](https://time.com/4971824/russian-military-bans-selfies/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Eli Meixler
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Aug 30, 2017  
## [Why Americans Are Obsessed With Turning Art Into Selfies](https://time.com/4921599/why-americans-are-obsessed-with-turning-art-into-selfies/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute
* ![07_RaniaMatar_TIME](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b2c7d36179fc51a/6988cc798e0601844a46a494/07_raniamatar_time.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 10, 2017  
## [Finding Commonality in the Female Experience](https://time.com/4771402/female-experience-photography/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Alexandra Genova
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb068c084184d2a71/6988cc6cbc6cfc596c3e1401/nico-vuignier.gif?branch=production&width=480&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 8, 2017  
## [This Skier Created the Ultimate Low-Budget Selfie Drone](https://time.com/4771202/skier-selfie-throw-gopro/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Josh Raab  
* ![TIME.com stock photos Social Apps iPhone Tinder](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt540a9d70bce23cb4/698778915f570f19fcb148f1/iphone-social-apps-tinder.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 14, 2017  
## [Why You Should Let Someone Else Choose Your Tinder Photo](https://time.com/4739340/facebook-tinder-profile-picture/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Mandy Oaklander
* ![woman falls selfie california bridge](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7463b8a9b2aa4371/6988c1a70a4a22588d9cd941/foresthill-bridge-california.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 6, 2017  
## [Woman Taking a Selfie Falls from California's Tallest Bridge](https://time.com/4728570/woman-selfie-california-bridge/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Julia Zorthian
* ![Shimon Peres, former Israeli President and Prime Minister, stands for a portrait at the Peres Center for Peace in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel, Feb. 8, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcaaf346fb85f88c6/698890b9cd1bbaf4ca7006fd/oded-balilty-shimon-peres-israel.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 28, 2016  
## [A Few Minutes, and a Selfie, With Shimon Peres](https://time.com/4511104/shimon-peres-israel-president-oded-balilty/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Andrew Katz
* ![Hillary Clinton poses for selfies at an Orlando, Fla., event on Sept, 21, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt366b22c0fabe80a0/6988a78aab6d770ca46ab5c0/hillary-clinton-epic-group-selfie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 26, 2016  
## [The Story Behind Hillary Clinton's Epic Group Selfie](https://time.com/4508252/hillary-clinton-epic-selfie/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Olivier Laurent
* ![Lee Eun-Ju of South Korea, right, takes a selfie with Hong Un Jong of North Korea, left, on Aug. 4, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt795fd2d6950b2ebf/6988a1af524fc0c7fedf9163/olympics-selfie.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 9, 2016  
## [This Selfie Is Bringing North and South Korea Together](https://time.com/4444969/selfie-north-south-korea/)  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)  
by Kenneth Bachor  
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jul 25, 2016  
## [This Guy Took a Drone Selfie Video at a Castle and Acted Totally Chill About It](https://time.com/4422607/drone-selfie-castle/)  
by Ashley Hoffman
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jun 1, 2016  
## [A Selfie Statue Has Divided This Texas Town](https://time.com/4354114/selfie-statue-sugar-land-texas/)  
by Cady Lang
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Apr 15, 2016  
## [Social Media Is Ruining Your Vacation](https://time.com/4295701/social-media-ruining-vacations/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute
* ![CYPRUS-EGYPT-HIJACK](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt516ff591a53c6585/69888cf00b72e3a5e16e8b95/gettyimages-517959740.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 30, 2016  
## [Guy Takes Viral Selfie During the EgyptAir Hijack](https://time.com/4275915/egyptair-hijacker-selfie-ben-innes-viral/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Rishi Iyengar
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Mar 14, 2016  
## [Kim Kardashian's Nude Selfie Is Now a Mural In Melbourne](https://time.com/4257645/kim-kardashian-nude-selfie-melbourne/)  
by Melissa Locker

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