shelfies

Photos featuring bookshelves

Shelfies are photos of bookshelves, typically shared on social media to display one's reading tastes or collection.

The word blends *shelf* with *selfie*, though the photographer usually isn't in the frame—the books are the subject.

Posted a shelfie of my new reading nook.

The term extends occasionally to other shelf displays: vinyl collections, plant arrangements, curated objects.

display

arrangement

Ordered configuration or agreement

organization · decoration · showcase · vignette · composition · layering · propping · color-coordinated · staging · backdrop

books

library

Book collection or building

collections · fiction · nonfiction · classics · paperbacks · hardcovers · genres · authors · bibliophile · bookworm

photograph

Instagram

Photo-sharing social platform

filter · pose · upload · picture · portrait · photogenic · profile · image · capture · frame

pride

accomplishment

Successful completion of aim

  • curatedDeliberately selected and organized
  • personalRelating to one's self
  • tasteFlavor perception ability

identity · collection · accumulation · ownership · expression · satisfaction · showing-off · humble-brag · aesthetic · intentional

collectibles

figurines

Small ornamental sculptures

souvenirs · miniatures · knickknacks · tchotchkes · curios · artifacts · dolls · models · Lego · toys

Opposites
subject matter of photo

shelfiesselfies

Self-taken photographs

self-portraits · portraits · headshots · body shots · mirror selfies

focus of self-presentation

shelfiesselfies

Self-taken photographs

thirst traps · face reveals · gym selfies · mirror selfies · beauty shots

curation vs. spontaneity

shelfiescandids

Unposed photographs

snapshots · behind-the-scenes

Family

shelfie

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Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G