A Fatal Month for Selfie Photographers; Why is it So Dangerous? - DIY Photography
Selfies have become enormously popular in recent years and are everywhere these days. Wherever there’s a beach, a famous landmark, a rainbow or even just oxygen, you’re likely to see someone taking a selfie. Even elephants are doing it now!
Two major problems have emerged hand-in-hand with the often duck-faced photos. The first is that people are too focused on themselves. Not in the sense that they are constantly admiring themselves through endless narcissistic self-portraits, as true as that may be, but that they are too busy trying to photograph themselves that they don’t notice the dangers surrounding them.
The other problem is the need hardcore selfie fans feel to outdo others and the irresponsible competition it promotes.
Just this month, in what might be one of the deadliest in selfie history, at least two people have died and one is currently in serious condition after their selfie attempts went horribly wrong.
A Singaporean man, 21-year-old Mohamed Aslam Shahul, fell off a cliff a few days ago while trying to take a selfie on one of the islands near Bali. He reportedly lost his balance when a wave came crashing in and sent him falling down the two meter high cliff.
Complete story at - http://www.diyphotography.net/a-fatal-month-for-selfie-photographers-why-is-it-so-dangerous/
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