Portrait photography

In just the span of a week, two people have sustained several injuries after falling from the southeastern province of Diyarbakır's historic walls while attempting to take a selfie, raising concerns over the need for stricter measures around the walls that have become a selfie hotspot in the region.

A couple takes a selfie in front of a Christmas decorated electronic store at Syntagma square in Athens, Tuesday. [Thanassis Stavrakis/AP]

The photo caused outrage and toured the world. Some wrote that this kind of behavior was unacceptable, others that it was scandalous, and the majority condemned this type of photography in a place where so many people died.

The forced resignation of Dalibor Pavlovic as Mayor of Prijedor after his all-too-revealing selfies hit the media is testament to the way digital change now affects all walks of life.

The selfie remains one of the most preferred features on smartphones, according to a new survey of the global smartphone brand HONOR. The study makes interesting discoveries about self-culture in Europe. According to it, selfie's popularity continues to grow, with 85% of Europeans saying they are taking more selfies than ever before.

A new so-called 'selfie museum' in Budapest that lets visitors pose by pink palm trees and frolic in multicoloured sprinkle baths has proved a hit with social-media savvy locals and tourists alike.

The selfie craze speaks volumes about the era in which we live: How images race around the globe and can dominate public discourse, eliciting strong emotions and even blurring the lines of reality.

Speaking of Tuesday's attack on the Parliament in Athens, House Speaker Nikos Voutsis said that the assault "offers nothing to social struggles." But the incident in which vandals threw paint at the front of the building, an attack which was claimed by the anti-establishment group Rouvikonas, had something to offer to some people.

Social media mogul Mark Zuckerberg has posted a photograph on social media posing with his wife, Priscilla Cham, on the Acropolis during a trip to Athens for their wedding anniversary.

Russian women who live in Greece, dressed wearing Soviet military uniforms, pose for a selfie as they take part in a commemorative event for Russian Victory Day, marking the end of World War II, in central Athens, Thursday. [Petros Giannakouris/AP]