One of my favourite groups on Flickr is 'Pisa Pushers' - pictures of all the people doing the pose where they hold up the Leaning Tower of Pisa:

https://www.flickr.com/groups/pisapushers/pool/

This is great! ;-))

I think those are very good. And oh my, people are actually using those selfie-sticks?

Thanks. Yes, they do, a lot. Even when they're not alone, they want to take a picture of their whole party and they do it like that.

It used to be that you asked someone to take your picture with your camera, but not anymore!

Tourists are self-reliant now. They're in a kind of bubble, they have their own bottle of water, they don't ask for directions because they look it up on their phone, etc.

Selfies are, fundamentally, PR; you're not shooting the Eiffel Tower, or even a souvenir of the time when you were in Paris; you're showing off for your friends, and you're in complete control of the frame, yourself, and even the moment when the shutter is pressed.

What I'm trying to do is show how all of this works, in a manner of speaking, "behind the scenes".

I like them! It's playful. You're getting people posing for a camera, but not your camera. Some shots are both awkward and endearing. Thumbs up.

> You're getting people posing for a camera, but not your camera

Thanks, yes, I hadn't thought about that but it's true!

I really enjoyed the 4th photo in the series. The strong white background really helps evoke the scene.

Thanks; it does have a lightness to it...