The ultimate selfie, from the edge of space

We live in the era of the selfie, a photo one has taken of oneself. Unsurprisingly, the most retweeted image till date is a selfie orchestrated by Ellen DeGeneres during the 2014 Academy Awards. Even though selfies have been around for as long as cameras have existed, the act of taking your own picture has earned a name for itself with the advent of the smartphone and the complimentary development of social media as a way to share these self-portraits.