Selfie madness: too many dying to get the picture


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 03 Sep 2015

To die for: To some people, a great selfie is worth the potential risk to life and limb.

SYDNEY: The rise of selfie photography in some of the world's most beautiful, and dangerous, places is sparking a range of interventions aimed at combating risk-taking that has resulted in a string of gruesome deaths worldwide. 

The act of taking a picture of oneself with a mobile phone, placing the subject centre-stage, has exploded in popularity in recent years, with everyone from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to US President Barack Obama joining in. 

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