Selfies get the 'art' treatment
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Winning entry by Dawn Woolley from Cambridge
If you have a few hundred selfie shots on your phone they could be considered works of art.
A photographer from Cambridge says selfies should be used in art after winning the #SAATCHISELFIE competition.
Dawn Woolley beat over 14,000 entries with her selfie, named The Substitute, which shows a man holding a 2D picture of a person in a bikini.
The pictures from all over Europe can now be seen at the Saatchi Gallery's Selfie to Self-Expression exhibition.
Dawn Woolley and her winning entry
'I'm amazed and overwhelmed, it's quite a shock'
Dawn says she is thrilled as "this is very much about how we represent ourselves through photographs".
She adds: "I think that's what selfies are all about. They have a powerful potential and selfies should be used in art more. I look forward to that happening".
And it's worth taking note because she's won an all-expenses paid trip on an international photo shoot assignment.
Here are the top nine finalist selfies
Entry by Finnian Croy from Glasgow
Entry by Sarah Carpenter from Rochester
Entry by Ola Walków from Poland
Entry by Felicia Hodoroabă-Simion from Romania
From Selfie to Self-Expression
This is the world's first exhibition that explores the history of the selfie, from the old style portraits to the present day.
It "celebrates the truly creative potential of a form of expression often derided for its inanity".
It also highlights the increasing role of the smart phone in an artistic way.
Entries by Debora De Haes from Belgium and Ollie Hayward from Tunbridge Wells
Entry by Patrick Gonzales from France
Entry by Van O from Moscow
Entry by Andy Kassier from Germany
A smartphone is 'an artistic tool'
"It was difficult to choose ten to shortlist, let alone one overall winner," says Nigel Hurst, CEO Saatchi Gallery.
"We hope that the competition has encouraged anyone with a smartphone to realise its potential as an artistic tool."
Nigel also wants to inspire us to "document their daily lives with even more creative vigour".
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