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Selfies Have Changed Our Perception of What We Look Like. Here's Why

Abby Ferguson
13 January 2025
7 min
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This article argues selfies have become a dominant visual trend, distorting facial features and shaping self-perception through lens and perspective effects. Wide-angle lenses may impact selfie appearance negatively and filters may create unrealistic beauty standards.
READ: Selfies Have Changed Our Perception of What We Look Like. Here's Why

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  • Popular Science: High factual reporting
  • COLLECTIONS/The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
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