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Scotsman
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Strike a pose! Calling all selfie takers! Here's how your latest selfie could bag you £500, as a new map of the UK reveals the best selfie locations
Fujifilm selfie competition Selfie takers are being encouraged to submit their best poses as part of a nationwide search for the UK's best selfie taker. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Photo gifting store MyFUJIFILM, from photography brand Fujifilm, has launched a new selfie map of the UK – and is looking for selfies to show off the region. The winning selfie taker, who will be judged on creativity, originality – and those all-important selfie skills – will have their photos professionally printed and receive an instax mini 41™ instant camera, including case and film, £500 cash and the title of 'Britain's Best Selfie Taker'. To enter, participants can simply submit their favourite selfie on the MyFUJIFILM website before 1 August. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The map, which uses the volume of Instagram hashtags in a particular area, has named Big Ben overall winner, London Eye coming in second, and Tower Bridge taking third place. It's no surprise that the capital dominates the list, with Buckingham Palace and St Paul's Cathedral featuring in the top ten, but iconic locations across the country make the cut too, with Stratford-Upon-Avon, Brighton Palace Pier and Stonehenge also on the list. Theo Georghiades, General Manager – Imaging Solutions, FUJIFILM UK, said: 'The UK offers so many great locations to see, snap and serve the best selfie. From iconic landmarks to historical sites and must-see tourist attractions, our new research has revealed some of the most Instagram-worthy selfie spots from all over the UK. 'We love seeing how people use pictures to express themselves, so we're encouraging Bedfordshire selfie takers to share their best pics to complete the map and be in with a chance of winning our prize bundle. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'We look forward to seeing the most fun and creative selfies from budding photographers – with the chance to bag the title of 'Britain's Best Selfie Taker', £500 cash, instax goodies and professional prints of your photo to display proudly for many years to come.' For more information and how to enter, visit: MyFUJIFILM offers personalised high-quality printed gifts and services, including retro prints, customisable water bottles, mugs, wooden photo blocks, and magnetic frames to bring photos to life using Fujifilm Original Photographic Paper and printing technology. Top selfie spots in the UK Big Ben – 3.6M London Eye – 3.5M Tower Bridge 2.9M Buckingham Palace 1.9M St. Paul's Cathedral – 1m The Shard – 924k Tower of London – 892k Borough Market – 830k Kew Gardens – 815k Stratford-upon-Avon – 648k Brighton Palace Pier – 620k Hampstead Heath – 594k Windsor Castle – 439k Stonehenge – 432k Loch Ness – 182k Trafalgar Square – 166k Giant's Causeway – 148k Richmond Park – 146k Glencoe – 52.8k University of Oxford – 49.1k
Scotsman
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Strike a pose! Calling all selfie takers! Here's how your latest selfie could bag you £500, as a new map of the UK reveals the best selfie locations
Fujifilm selfie competition Selfie takers are being encouraged to submit their best poses as part of a nationwide search for the UK's best selfie taker. Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter, get the latest news and reviews from our specialist arts writers Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Photo gifting store MyFUJIFILM, from photography brand Fujifilm, has launched a new selfie map of the UK – and is looking for selfies to show off the region. The winning selfie taker, who will be judged on creativity, originality – and those all-important selfie skills – will have their photos professionally printed and receive an instax mini 41™ instant camera, including case and film, £500 cash and the title of 'Britain's Best Selfie Taker'. To enter, participants can simply submit their favourite selfie on the MyFUJIFILM website before 1 August. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The map, which uses the volume of Instagram hashtags in a particular area, has named Big Ben overall winner, London Eye coming in second, and Tower Bridge taking third place. It's no surprise that the capital dominates the list, with Buckingham Palace and St Paul's Cathedral featuring in the top ten, but iconic locations across the country make the cut too, with Stratford-Upon-Avon, Brighton Palace Pier and Stonehenge also on the list. Theo Georghiades, General Manager – Imaging Solutions, FUJIFILM UK, said: 'The UK offers so many great locations to see, snap and serve the best selfie. From iconic landmarks to historical sites and must-see tourist attractions, our new research has revealed some of the most Instagram-worthy selfie spots from all over the UK. 'We love seeing how people use pictures to express themselves, so we're encouraging Bedfordshire selfie takers to share their best pics to complete the map and be in with a chance of winning our prize bundle. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'We look forward to seeing the most fun and creative selfies from budding photographers – with the chance to bag the title of 'Britain's Best Selfie Taker', £500 cash, instax goodies and professional prints of your photo to display proudly for many years to come.' For more information and how to enter, visit: MyFUJIFILM offers personalised high-quality printed gifts and services, including retro prints, customisable water bottles, mugs, wooden photo blocks, and magnetic frames to bring photos to life using Fujifilm Original Photographic Paper and printing technology. Top selfie spots in the UK
Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Yahoo
Oxford landmark named in list of UK's best selfie spots
A familiar landmark in Oxford has been named in a new list of the UK's best selfie spots. The University of Oxford is a vast and sprawling site, and offers plenty of opportunities for a dazzling selfie fit for social media. A new list from photography brand Fujifilm has ranked the top 20 locations for the best selfie in the UK, and the historic university has made the list. READ MORE: Armed police intercept van on A40 after reports of 'rifle' Although London sites dominate, with 13 of the 20 top spots in the capital and Big Ben the overall winner, the London Eye coming in second and Tower Bridge taking third place, the University of Oxford beat out thousands of locations to take the 20th spot. The University of Oxford took the 20th spot in the list (Image: Other) Photo gifting store MyFUJIFILM are offering selfie snappers the chance to win a prize by taking the best picture of themselves to show off the region, and submit their favourite selfie on MyFUJIFILM website before August 1. Help support trusted local news Sign up for a digital subscription now: As a digital subscriber you will get: Unlimited access to the Oxford Mail website Advert-light access Reader rewards Full access to our app Theo Georghiades, general manager of imaging solutions, FUJIFILM UK, said: "The UK offers so many great locations to see, snap and serve the best selfie. "From iconic landmarks to historical sites and must-see tourist attractions, our new research has revealed some of the most Instagram-worthy selfie spots from all over the UK. READ MORE: Oxford liar jailed after claiming crashed Audi was stolen "We love seeing how people use pictures to express themselves, so we're encouraging Oxford selfie takers to share their best pics to complete the map and be in with a chance of winning our prize bundle. "We look forward to seeing the most fun and creative selfies from Oxford's budding photographers – with the chance to bag the title of 'Britain's Best Selfie Taker', £500 cash, instax goodies and professional prints of your photo to display proudly for many years to come." Visit for more information.
