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 taken smartphone snap 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?

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Timetobreak.com

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

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Stephanie Leigh Rose

Stephanie Leigh Rose is a hilarious Instagrammer who's had enough of the cliché tourist selfie and has taken a new stance.

Stephanie Leigh Rose is 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

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Runt of the web

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

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Blaze Press

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

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Blaze Press

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

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Buzzfeed

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

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Imgur

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

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Imgur

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

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@coconutchanel

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 to recent grizzly deaths

 

A selfie with Jesus

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Lee Thomson

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 can see the view from other angles here

Risky views from above

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angela_nikolau

Russian Instagram sensation Angela Nikolau has no fear. Or a death wish.

Russian Instagram sensation Angela Nikolau has no fear.

At least it seems that way from the multitude of gravity-defying selfies she regularly posts on the social network. These incredible images are as amazing as they are reckless. 

Bank robber selfies

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New York Post

Boasting about your robberies on social media is not a smart move.

A bank robber posted this image of himself on Facebook proudly brandishing the submachine gun he'd used in a recent robbery.

As you'd expect, the authorities soon caught up with him and Jules Bahler A.K.A "King Romeo" confessed all. 

Blazing selfies

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SIBT Students

This might be a cool selfie but it's also in pretty bad taste.   

While firefighters battle with this blaze and tragedy strikes someone's home, this cheeky lad stops to snap a selfie. It might look cool, but it's in pretty bad taste.   

Reckless bridge selfie

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DAVIDKARNY

This selfie has it all - danger, selfie stick, a view of urban sprawl. But breaking the law to take a selfie for Instagram, might not have been the smartest of decisions David Karny ever made.

This selfie-taker found out the hard way when he was arrested for "reckless endangerment" back in 2015. His Instagram account was deleted shortly afterwards. 

Timing is everything

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vinnyty/reddit

Photographic proof that it's worth checking your surroundings before snapping a selfie.

Photographic proof that it's worth checking your surroundings before snapping a selfie.

This happy father and his young one are having their photo truly ruined by their four-legged friend. 

This bear does not look amused

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College Humour

Yes, another casual photographer capturing an image of himself with a bear in the background. Will people never learn?

The bear looks fairly unamused and rightly so. Don't try this at home folks or outside for that matter.

Funeral selfie

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Blaze Press

We've quietly confident that this photo is fake or at least heavily Photoshopped.

We hope so anyway. But, disturbingly, there are masses of "funeral selfies" out there on the web if you do a quick search. A disturbingly inappropriate trend.

Those are some sharp teeth

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YouTube

We're pretty sure this is fake. Either way, it's one of the most intimidating selfies on our list. 

Selfie inception

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gunboypaul

This image was posted on Reddit wiht the caption "My friend climbed a mountain and took a selfie, was photo bombed by girlfriend taking selfie."

What a view. 

Gravity-defying

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infocism

Like a shot from the International Space Station, this selfie appears to defy gravity. Not just a floating chap but his shoes too. Some sort of trickery going on here, surely?

Did it just get warm in here?

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@GeorgeKourounis

You think your selfie game is amazing, then you see this one.

There are a few death-defying selfies on our list, then there's this. We assume this is just an active volcano and not one that's about to erupt in earnest.  Either way, it's got to be pretty toasty in that suit. 

A photo with the Pope

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Distractify.com

Nothing to see here. Just a casual selfie with the Pope. Not something you see everyday, that's for sure. 

Pitch invasion

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Worldwideinterweb.com

If you're going to invade a sports pitch and interrupt a game, then doing it in style is key. Capturing the event for prosperity is also worth doing. We assume. 

Hard as a Hello Kitty case

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Worldwideinterweb.com

What's more manly than muscles and a passion for Hello Kitty?

Look at the gains on this chap. He's clearly comfortable enough with his masculinity to rock a Hello Kitty case. And who are we to argue?

Railway safety

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Runt-of-the-web.com

Nope, nope, nope.

A surprising number of daft people get killed every year while wandering about on train tracks.

An equal amount of daft people risk their lives to take a selfie on a train line. We're not sure if that's the case here, but it's certainly dangerous. 

What's going on in here then?

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Runt-of-the-web.com

Which one is doing the impression? An unexpected guest has arrived to check out the surroundings, but who's looking at who? 

Never work with animals

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momo_mauck

They say you should never work with children or animals. Taking selfies with animals can also be a bit of a nightmare. 

For Tinder?

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Timetobreak.com

If you thought the previous angle was interesting, this one is even more intriguing. We advise using a dedicated filter when taking a picture of the moon.

Foodies

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Twitter

And they say romance is dead.

We've all seen the trend of sharing your dinner on Instagram, but have you ever seen anything as romantic as this?

This selfie stick captured date will be the envy of the internet.

One does not photobomb the Queen

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Ranker

There's a certain etiquette to meeting Royalty. We're pretty sure photobombing your way into a procession to snap a selfie is not the way to do it.

The Queen is pretty nonplussed by the whole thing, but this chap is no doubt about to be tackled by bodyguards if nothing else. 

Light lunchtime snack?

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runt-of-the-web

An unusual insight into the day-to-day life of the casual cubicle office worker.

This lady is seen trying to snap a selfie while chomping down on a banana. Certainly a real eye-opener for all concerned.

More money, more problems

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Rachel DePompa NBC12

Another classic case of bragging selfies leading straight to a jail cell. This image of John Mogan was posted online shortly after he robbed an American bank in 2015. Mugshots soon followed when the police caught up with him. 

Skyscraper selfies

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Yaroslav Seheda

Death-defying selfies are incredibly popular it seems. Yaroslav Seheda and his friend snapped this selfie after climbing to the top of a tower with a vertigo-inducing view of the city below. 

Perfectly timed

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Distractify.com

There are some perfectly timed photographs, then there's this bad boy.

We only hope the landing went as smoothly as the photography. These incredible bikers sure have some mad skills worthy of a quick mid-air selfie.

It's all about the angle

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Timetobreak.com

If you're going to take a selfie, you might as well try to get your best side.

We're not sure what's going on here or what the intended result is, but we're impressed by the flexibility of this snapper, if nothing else. 

Pre-surgery selfie

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Runt-of-the-web.com

Nothing like a pre-surgery selfie to capture a special moment in your life.

This lady appears to be getting a selfie while in surgery. That's a new one on us. 

"Hang on, before I go under the knife, say 'removal of lower colon'."

Plane crash

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GartAlgar (Imgur)

Oof, not an ideal position to be in. Casually floating in the sea with a sinking plane in the background.

No one is going to believe this. Better snap a selfie.

This US Marshall can be seen bobbing up and down in the ocean after surviving a plane crash. Certainly a first. 

When being skewered isn't enough

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Distractify.com

As if running from bulls isn't dangerous enough on its own. Why not try snapping a selfie at the same time? Just in case being skewered isn't enough proof of what you're doing. 

Death by clown

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Stephanie Leigh Rose

We couldn't resist adding another one of Stefdies antics to this list. In this selfie,

Steff has died on the clown's turf in Rome. The clown doesn't seem best pleased about it either. 

An unhappy chappy

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Worldwideinterweb.com

Yet another cat that's not keen on being snapped. This chubby chappy might want to be elsewhere. Hilarious nonetheless. 

Fake it until you make it

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Runt-of-the-web.com

This image might look like a boyfriend carelessly snapping a selfie as his other half hangs dangerously off a cliff edge, but we're pretty sure that's Macklemore. 

King of the jungle selfie

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Reddit

People are forever posting pictures of their cats and dogs on the internet, but this selfie takes things to a whole other level. If you thought selfies with bears was bad, imagine what a lion might do. These guys seem to be the best of friends though. 

This pussy did not approve

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LosButtman

A feline friend who was very much not up for being included in her lady owner's selfie. The furry feline showed her discontent with a quick bite to the face.

In space, no one can hear you selfie

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NASA

Astronaut selfies are really out of this world. It'll be hard to top this one for sure. 

Nicolas Cage looking worse for wear

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Imgur

Celebrities are people too. Long haul flights are no fun for anyone, but poor Nic Cage still has to keep his adoring fans happy. We're sure there's an etiquette to snapping celebs and this must be breaking the rules. 

Glider selfies

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Timetobreak.com

Although we're no fans of selfie sticks, that's a heck of a cool use for one. We're not sure if this is fake or not, but it's pretty cool nonetheless. 

Selfie sticks and creatures

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Andrew Bloch

That is one chilled out guy. Casually posing for a tourist selfie as if he's going to get paid for doing so or is just happy for the exposure. 

Baseball to the head

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Kelly Nash (Instagram)

Yes, this really happened. This image of American reporter Kelly Nash shows the moment a stray ball blasts through the air to hit her in the noggin.

The dangers of spectatorship and not paying attention to your surroundings. 

Long arms and impressive hair

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Timetobreak.com

We have to admire the arms on this guy. We bet they make taking selfies a little bit easier.

Though he could have just asked the lady sitting him next to her to help him with his snaps. What a poser. 

Trapped in an elevator

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Runt-of-the-web.com

Look closely here and you'll see some poor folks trapped in a elevator while this cheeky chap snaps a selfie. We hope he had the decency to call for help afterwards. 

 

Retro selfie

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Metaweb

We're fairly sure these old phones didn't have a built in camera, so this selfie actually raises a few questions as well as being amusing. Good work sir. 

Pooch photobombing

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Reddit

We have no idea what that dog is doing, but it's hilarious. There are a few photobombings on this list, but this might be our favourite. 

Turn your nose up

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UNew

Take a look at the bottom left of this photo and you'll get a right eye full of unexpected nostrils. 

Talented

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SelfyGames

This might be an odd selfie, but you have to admire the flexibility of this photographer. 

Fox Two Away

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Royal Danish Air Force

This pilot in the Royal Danish Air Force posted a fairly awesome selfie as they fired off an air-to-air missle. That's not something you see everyday. 

Selfies of selfies

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alrokerfoprez

We actually love this one. There's something thoroughly amusing about taking a selfie of yourself while others also take selfies in the background. Hilariously and perhaps hypocritically poking fun at the other selfie-takers. 

Perfect portrait

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10fletcher

This lady's kid crafted a perfect portrait of her and she thought it might be fun to use make up to recreate the original artwork. 

Samuel L. Jackson is not impressed

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mobyrich

This chap took a selfie with Samuel L. Jackson but told the actor to look like he feels when having to do this with strangers. The results are perfect. 

Not a sensible selfie

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Travesty1234

Some of these selfies are definitely not sensible. A poisonous snake should certainly not by the subject of a photo at this range. 

Ice cream fan

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Reddit

This dog is seriously into ice cream and is just waiting for the right moment. 

When you see it

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Reddit

This is one of those classic "when you see it photos" that take a few moments to spy the odd part. Apparently this photo was on someone's fridge for six years before it was spotted.