As demonstrated by these examples of bizarre self-representations, what constitutes an accurate depiction of oneself does not necessarily have to entail a straightforward picture of one's face.
Graphics, distortions, backgrounds and makeup all play a factor in these illustrations, saying more about the subject than a basic point and click picture could ever do. The individuals in Pierre Beteille's photography become familiar and compelling because of the use of graphic distortion and animation.
It is often said that the eyes are the windows to the soul. Cristina Otero pictures are full of passion and emotion as the young photographer draws attention to her character's eyes by juxtaposing them with fruit. Anyone can take a picture of themselves using a camera and call it a self-portrait, only the adventurous and artistic can go beyond that and create something that captivates through passion.
30 Bizarre Self-Representations
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Soul-Searching Portraiture
Stunning Self Portraits by 17 Year Old Alex Stoddard
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Zipper Head Photography
Manu Pombrol Takes Bizarre Self Portraits
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Defying Ageism
Erwin Olaf Shows Us His Different Looks at '50 Years Old'
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Tutti Frutti Self Portraits
Cristina Otero Gives Fruit its Own Personality
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Bunny-Head Fashion
Surreal Self-Portrait Photography With Giant Rabbit Heads
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Skype Paintings
Sandro Kopp's Skype Paintings Combine Technology with Water Colors
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Surreal Self Portraits
Elene Usdin Makes Freaky Photos With Peculiar Props
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Remixed Renaissance Art
10 Mona Lisa Parodies
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Renaissance SuperHeroes
Worth1000 Masterpieces Showcase Quirky Creativity
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Technicolor Self Portraits
Zack Ahern Shows Passion and Determination Through His Works
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Unibrowed Icon Playthings
Frida Kalho Dolls are Cute and Creative
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Self-Photoshopping
Pierre Beteille Digitally Modifies His Own Portraits
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Surreal Self Portraits
The Ruadh DeLone Egotrips Series is Imaginative and Slightly Sinister
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Faces as Artistic Objects
“BallPoints” by Levi van Veluw
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Freaky Phantom Photography
Laurence Demaison Shoots Mysteriously Dark Figures
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Landscape Self Portraits
Art by Levi van Veluw
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Illusionary Face Paintings
James Kuhn Adultizes a Childhood Pastime in His Artwork
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Papercraft Self Portraits
The Eric Testroete Halloween Costume is Prismatically Big-Headed
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Trippy Hallucination Photography
Self Portraiture by Migu Tuason Will Have You Seeing Double
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Pill-Popping Portraitures
This Scott Blake Self Portrait is Made Entirely from Ecstasy
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Peculiar Powdered Portraits
Luca Pierro's Self Portraits Use Materials to Mask Facial Features
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High Contrastography
Kimiko Yoshida Paints Herself Black for Eerie Self Portraits
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Psychedelic Portraits
Gonzalo Bernard Makes Eerie Black & White Self Images
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Hypnotic Fashion Editorials
Emily Senko Was Inspired by Frida Kahlo for Marie Claire Italia
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Granola Headtography
Russel Higgs' 3 Year Portrait Pursuit is Incredibly Random
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Obsessive Self-Portrait Apps
Everyday iPhone App Reminds You to Take Pics of Yourself Each Day
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Wooden Self-Portraits
Levi van Veluw's Origin of the Beginning Installation is Wonderfully Wooden
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Feline Portrait Imitations
'Cats Imitating Art' is a Collection of Famous Works Being Replicated
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Child-Capturing Cameras
The Samsung ST700 Makes It Easier for Kids to Focus on the Frame
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Sesame Street Shoots
These Michael Freeby PMC Magazine Self Portraits Feature Childhood Characters
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Stranger Portraiture
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Breathtaking Self-Portraiture
Actor Kam Khan Creates a Killer Concept for his Portfolio
60 Sensational Self Portraits
From Suffocating Photography to Soul-Searching Portraiture
Personality Disorder Photography
The Daniel Regan typeB Series Explores Mental Health Issues
Creepy Macabre Kidtography
The Ruadh DeLone ‘Angels' Photoshoot is Unsettling
Soul-Searching Portraiture
Stunning Self Portraits by 17 Year Old Alex Stoddard
Zipper Head Photography
Manu Pombrol Takes Bizarre Self Portraits
Kitty Architecture Blogs
'furrrocious-forms' Explains Why Buildings Look the Way They Do
Mysterious Mud Man Photography
This Alejandro Maestre Gasteazi Collection Seems Impossibly Cool
95 Gifts for Environmentalists
From Green Computer Printers to Taste-Enhancing Eco Cups
Surreal Self-Portraits
The Rachael Koscica ‘Dream' Series is Profound and Perplex
Fresh Fruity Collections (UPDATE)
Abbey Lee Kershaw for Versace for H&M Cruise 2012 Lookbook
Psychedelic Home Lighting
The 'House in the Garden' by Cunningham Architects is Trippy
Human Eccentricity Portraits
Ben Aqua Captures the Development of Identity in Photos
Badass Baby Photography
Ruadh DeLone's 'James and Byron' Portfolio Pays Tribute to Icons
Chic Hipster Party Looks
ONE Magazine Features 'Cup of Chocolate' Spread by Lukas Dziewic
Strangely Suggestive Paintings
Charlotte by Audrey Kawasaki is Sultry and Surreal
Killer Action Portraiture
The 'Life Begins at 2AM' Photo Series by Kam Kahn
Zombified Muppets
These Zombie Sesame Street Paintings Will Make Your Kids Run for Cover
Pristine Tribal Photography
Daniel Bolliger's Mystical Revolution Series is Darkly Misty
Exotic Flower-Child Editorials
The Fashion Gone Rogue 'Noah' Shoot Features Flamenco-Ready Frocks
Trippy Fashion Shoots
Lucyna DanUta Bakowska's 'Light Pollution' is Colorfully Psychedelic
Skype Paintings
Sandro Kopp's Skype Paintings Combine Technology with Water Colors
Staring Skeleton Photography
Bone Straight by Mariell Amelie is Totally Avant Garde
Paint-Splashing Portraits
'Indigo People' by Liquid Place Gives a Dressed-Up Model a Blue Bath
Chaotic Smeared Paint Portraits
Vadi Tkachev Distills Beautiful Women Out of Anarchic Splatters
Shaving Cream History Lessons
Famous Faces Get Creamed in 'Faces of History' by Ruadh Delo
Aurora Borealis Runways
The Anthony Vaccarello SS11 Show Boasts Colorful Bright Lights
Somber Self-Portraits
The Yulia Gorodinski Melancholy Collection Emits Loneliness
Uber Intimate Close Ups
This Series by John Coplans is Up Close and Personal
Meme-Inspired Commercials
The ‘Grab it by the Horns' Ad by Vitamin Water is Hilarious
Faux Fruit Treats
These Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Cake Pops are Built for Romance
Dignified Doggy Furnishings
The Petsmood Collection Ups the Class Factor for Domestic Critters
Creepy Oil Paintings
These Jonathan Bergeron Works Are Bizarrely Captivating
Trippy Boho Photography
Sofia Arjam Captures Moments That Deserve Their Own Fairy Tale
Patterned Petal Branding
Burt's Bees Gud Packaging Gushes with a New Natural Graphic Strategy
Muppet Heroes
These Evan Cheng Cartoons Combine Sesame Street Characters & Superheroes
Dramatic Drip Illustrations
Illustrator Ross McEwan Creates Ghostly Images
Dirtied Model Spreads
Tom Munro Shoots a Muddy Karolina Kurkova for Vogue Spain January 2011
Disney-Themed Cameras
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7 is Perfect for Mickey Mouse Fans
Feminine Farmhouse Photography
Marie Claire Italia May 2011 Mixes Rough Backdrops & Soft Fashions
Divine Desert Fashiontography
The Michelle Buswell Marie Claire Italia Shoot is a Lustful Mirage
Smeared Crimson Shoots
'Wild Fashion' by Antonina Dolani Features Rough Party Girl Looks
Pet Portrait Lookbooks
The Chubby Boob Street Wear Editorial Features Swag and Cute Critters
Endearing Emotive Apple Art
'Crazy Fruits' Captures the Feelings Behind Your Favorite Produce
Submerged Death Photography
'Underwater Suicide' is a Graphic Depiction of Death
Surreal Beastly Paintings
Artist Michael Page Shows Off His Incredible Imagination
Painted-Over Fashiontography
Beatrice Boyle Transforms Her Photographs With Smeared Black Paint
Freaky Plastic Wrap Portraits
'Verganglichkeiten' by Ruadh DeLone is Frightfully Creepy
Edgy Daywear Editorials
Anja Rubik Models 'Hits From the Collections' for Harper's Bazaar
Darkly Dramatic Portraits
The Daniel Regan Two Series has a Sinister Edge
Mascara-Smeared Seductresses
Rebecca Blair Illustrates Some Provocative and Disturbed Damsels
10 Miraculous Monobrows
In Honor of Legendary Painter Frida Kahlo and her Wonderous Eyebrow
Altered Skype Photography
James Callahan Screen Grabography is Artisticly Fun
Food-Infused Fashion
The 'Bfiberandcraft' Etsy Store Combines Yummy Dishes with Everyday Items
Trippy Floatography
The Work of Franck Bohbot Will Have You Doing a Double Take
Fuzzy Bare Photography
Elkie Vanstiphout Captures a Mysterious Woman
Chromatic Wallpaper
Trippy RGB Wallpaper by Carnovski for Janelli & Volpu Has 3 Sweet Shades
Sizzling Summer Pictorials
The Emily Senko Marie Claire June 2011 Editorial is Eccentric
Adult Video Conference Apps
The Potential Naughty iPhone 4 Facetime Dilemma
Victorian Kidtography
Ruadh DeLone 'Verminders' Shoot Takes Children Back in Time
Misplaced Limbs Art
The Ruadh DeLone 'Hospital Room' Images are Disturbing
Photojournalism Smartphone Apps
The Tackable App Lets iPhone Owners Report the News
Hypnotically Hued Portraiture
Micah Ganske Paints his Subjects with Unique Color Schemes
Surreal Self Portraits
The Ruadh DeLone Egotrips Series is Imaginative and Slightly Sinister
Eerie Draped Photography
Brendan George Ko Shoots Hidden Models in a Surreal Shoot
Comical Collaged Portraits
David Zsako's Collaged Portraits are Both Humorous and Haunting
Peanut Butter and Jelly Portraits
Betsy Vanlangen Photography Features Food and Glitter
Unibrow Photo Painting Hybrids
'Los Fridos' Blends Art and Still Frames Inspired by Frida Khalo
58 Marvelous Medicom Creations
From Dark Knight Teddies to Celeb Fantasy Figurines
Symmetrical Photography Apps
The Echoism iPhone App Reimagines a More Symmetrical You
Ghostly Tribute Photography
Markus Klinko and Indrani Honor Alexander McQueen
Chaotic Abstract Paintings
Kelsey Shultis Conveys Emotion and Strength in Her Latest Series
Infrared Digital Cameras
The Midnight Shot NV-1 Allows You to Shoot in Complete Darkness
Kitty Analyst Blogs
The 'Cat Scientists of the 1960s' Blog is Hilarious
Form-Fitting Fromage Branding
Shorf Cheese Packaging Expresses Ingredient Honesty
Hyperreal Underwater Paintings
Ablution by Ana Teresa Fernandez is Remarkably Detailed
Psychedelic Pebble Pods
The 'Bright Woods' Collection by Giancarlo Zema is Trippy
Illusionary Face Paintings
James Kuhn Adultizes a Childhood Pastime in His Artwork
21 Celebrity Portrait Creations
From Toasty Celebrity Pictorials to Crumpled Celebrity Art
Globe-Trotting Portraiture
Gabi Guiard Captures Stunning Detailed Cultural Portraits
Fruity Booze Dispensers
The Banana Flask Hides Alcohol Under a Healthy Disguise
Curiously Antlered Captures
The Victoire Magazine 'Cat's Garden' Editorial is Mysterious
Papercraft Self Portraits
The Eric Testroete Halloween Costume is Prismatically Big-Headed
Sultry Poutraiture
Juicy Janice Fronimakis Gives a Puppy-Dog Eye for Giovanni Squatriti
10 Second Moments of Fame
Kodak Times Square Campaign Offers to Put Your Pic on Display
Inked Drink Advertising
This Liqui-Fruit Campaign Lays Out the Beverage's Only Ingredient
Skeletal Light Paintings
Janne Parviainen Sheds a New Light on Art With His Skeletal Creations
Creepy Feline Cadets
The Army of Luck Art Installation is Complex and Creepy
Trippy Hallucination Photography
Self Portraiture by Migu Tuason Will Have You Seeing Double
Rebellious Geometric Fashion
The One Teaspoon 'Resist, Revolt, Rebel' Collection is Stunning
Dark Soultography
Amanda Norman's Horror Photography
Surreal Self-Portraiture
Korean Photographer Ahn Sun Mi Creates a Poetic Pictorial
Mischievious People Paintings
Michael Borremans' Artworks are Curious
Tiny Fingertip Photography
The Agency Spy Digital Camera Will Get That Sneaky Snapshot
Eerie Self-Portraiture
Sarah Ann Loreth Captures Creepy Images of Herself
Triple-Vision Fashiontography
The Fiasco Magazine Issue 1 is Ultra Trippy
Trippy Anatomical Collages
The 'Make Something Cool Everyday' by Artist Mark Weaver
Peculiar Powdered Portraits
Luca Pierro's Self Portraits Use Materials to Mask Facial Features
Muppetized Impressionist Paintings
Hillary White Infuses Pop Culture Icons into Classic Works
Custom Face Cameras
The Pentax Optio 1500 Lets You Choose From a Selection of Sick Skins
Shocking Flip Books
Scott Blake Commemorates the 9/11 Twin Tower Attacks With an Interactive Book
Worry-Free Cuddlers
Boo Boo Dolls Helps Children Sleep at Night with Ease
Superhero Cameras
The DC Super Heroes RS1500 Collector Pack Will Enhance Your Camera
Surreal Sinister Captures
The Ajani Photography Series is Eery
Industrial Waste as Jewelry
Eco Chic Designs by Polish Designer Karina Marusinska
Photographic Weaponry
The Canon 16M is a Take on How Law Enforcement Views Photographers
Brand Collaborative Figurines
Bearbrick Worldwide Tour 2 Collection Dolls Up Iconic Vinyl Toys
Dream-Filled Photography
Michal Giedrojc's 'Colours of Illusions' is Simply Surreal
Retro Recreation Recorders
The Game Boy Camcorder Captures Images with Pixelated Perfection
Pixelated Picture Apps
The 'Sprite Something' iPad App Lets You Create Pixelated Images on Purpose
Wild Watercolor Illustrations
Joao Ferreira Illustrates Animals in a Stellar Painting Style
Granola Headtography
Russel Higgs' 3 Year Portrait Pursuit is Incredibly Random
Eerie Embalmed Dolls
Mummified Barbies by E.V. Day is a Quest for New Doll Creations
Kitty Political Campaigns
Hank for Senate is a Grassroots Movement
Ale-Soaked Fruity Drinks
These Skinny Beer-Garitas Combine the Awesome Power of Limes and Brewskis
Decomposing Paintings
Martin Ouellette Gets Inspired by Decaying Objects
Man vs. Wild Cameras
The Olympus TG-810 is Shock, Crush and Freeze Proof
Film-Inspired Iconic Dolls
Grace Kelly 'Rear Window' Barbie Joins Line of Collectible Figures
Jarring Jersey Shore Apps
The Guidofy App for the iPhone Causes Involuntary Fist Pumps
Designer Charitable Dolls (UPDATE)
Frimousses de Createurs Dolls Help Children in Darfour
Artfully-Smeared Lipstick
'Filth' by Brittany Chretien Plays With Atypical Beauty & Stereotypes
HD Camera Phones
The Altek Leo A14 is a High-Tech Smartphone that Boasts a 14-Megapixel Camera
Iconic Cool Kid Cameos
Matthew McConaughey as David Wooderson for ‘Synthezisers' Music
Muppetized Ads
The Hilarious Sesame Street 'Old Spice' Commercial
Sincere Meat Heads
Fernando Lessa Produces Unparalleled Personal Portraits
Double-Eyed Cat Campaigns
The Pet Show Pet Food Ads by Hermandad are Dizzying
Photo-Sharing Food Apps
The Urbanspoon App Shows Others Just How Delicious Your Meal Is
Kid-Friendly USBs
Sesame Street Flash Drives Come in a Variety of Cute Characters
Preschool TV Spin-Offs
The Sesame Street Mad Men Sketch is Cute and Hilarious
Paint-Smeared Lookbooks
‘House of the Very Island' Autumn/Winter 2010/2011 Collection
Retro Photography Apps
The Hipstamatic Camera App is a Nostalgic Wonder
Celeb Avatar Apps
The Kim Kardashian iPhone App Gives You Pint-Sized Advice