Five reasons to cut down on selfies

We’ve all seen it happen. You’re out having a lovely walk in the park, at an event or in a shop when someone jumps out in front of you arm aloft, phone held high, and snaps themselves.

This is the, ‘selfie’. Although adored by many there are others for whom it is intrusive and, potentially, offensive.

Only last week …

Instagram photos worth $90,000?

A series of personal Instagram images have gone on display as part of the Frieze Art Fair in New York, without any warning or permission being sought from the photograpers themselves. The photographs are being displayed by controversial artist Richard Prince who has a history of submitting art that he describes as ‘re-photographing’ – like re-tweeting only with works of art.

Prince takes existing images from magazines, advertisments or books, alters …