Photo World Records

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United States

Largest Animated GIF

The Shorty Awards

During their ceremony held at The Times Center in New York City, The Shorty Awards projected an animated GIF measuring 288 square feet. The GIF, created by Shorty Awards cofounder and Sawhorse Media CTO Lee Semel, featured the "Shorty Whale", designed by Yiying Lu. Lu also designed the original and iconic "Fail Whale." Read more about the project here, and see the GIF in action here.

01:32 The Internet

Fastest Time For Two People To Take Photos Of Each Other And Post Them Online

Ethan Handel

Ethan Handel and Jim Czekalski took photos of each other and posted them on Facebook and Twitter in one minute, 14.93 seconds. The record was set during the 2012 SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas. #TheDailyRecords

00:34 United States

Fastest Time To Take A Selfie While Balancing Tennis Racquet On Head And Post It On Instagram

John Bergman

John B. took a selfie while balancing a tennis racquet on his head and posted it on Instagram in 6.72 seconds. He set the record as part of "Legend Setter", an interactive competition hosted by Heineken during the 2014 US Open for fans to participate in their own off-the-court challenges. A RecordSetter Official was present to adjudicate the attempt.

04:17:13 Canada

Largest Picture Slide Show On YouTube

Darryl Learie

Darryl Learie made a slide show containing 15,430 pictures. It was uploaded to YouTube and lasted over four hours.

00:44 United States

Most Students Taking Selfies In A Library

Tracy Bottiglieri

School Principal Joan Benz led 58 students from Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland to simultaneously take selfies in a library. They set the record in recognition of National Book Month.

05:47 Canada

Fastest Picture Slideshow On YouTube

Darryl Learie

Darryl L. uploaded a slideshow on YouTube that runs 30 frames per second, with each frame being a different picture.

00:24 Australia

Longest Individual Portrait Photo Shoot

Rajesh Kumar

Rajesh, a Sydney-based photographer and cinematographer, took eight hours to capture portraits of 1,010 individuals. He set the record during the India-Australia Friendship Fair in Sydney, Australia.

00:06 The Internet

Most "Liked" Photo Of A Cat And Dog Fighting

RecordSetter

A photo of a cat and dog fighting posted on RecordSetter's Facebook page garnered a total of 937 Likes. The record was featured in this article on 5 Facebook World Records. NOTE: This is an evolving record. Please see photo to see total number of likes, and feel free to participate.

00:43 The Internet

Most People In A Selfie With Santa Claus

Victoria Gardens

600 people were visible in a selfie taken by someone dressed as Santa Claus. The record was set as part of the Adventure to Santa launch at Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

00:57 India

Largest Acrylic Photo Frame Key Chain Collection

RAKESH VAID

Rakesh Vaid has 4,444 acrylic photo frame key chains in his collection. His designs included photos of different flags, international leaders, and Hollywood celebrities.

04:31 South Korea

Most Photography Contest And Exhibition Awards Earned

ChallengeKorea

Lim Il-tae has received 1,048 awards from different photography contests and exhibitions from 53 countries since 1981. Learn more about the feat here.

05:30 Canada

Largest Collection Of Personal Pictures

Darryl Learie

Darryl Learie currently has 16,715 pictures in his collection, totaling over 38 GB of data.

03:20 India

Most Pictures Colored By Students In Three Hours

Indu International School

Students at Indu International School colored 2,742 pictures in three hours.

00:19 United States

Most People Posing For Photos With Santa In A Bus Stop Shelter

Art Hoffman

While dressed as Santa, Art Hoffman posed for a photo inside a bus shelter with 12 other people.

01:36 England

Most Spins Of An Alan Partridge Photo On A DJ Hero Turntable

Paul (Pabs) Melia

Paul (Pabs) Melia placed a framed Alan Partridge photo on a DJ Hero turntable and succeeded in rotating it 2 3/4 times.

00:40 The Internet

Most Selfies Taken With People Who've Finished A Road Race

Shirtless Runner

At the Zappos.com Bay to Breakers road race in San Francisco, California, Shirtless Runner set a world record for Most Selfies Taken With People Who've Finished A Road Race. The record was one of 40 set that day, allowing the race to set an additional record for “Most World Records Set at a Road Race.” See all 40 records at RecordSetter.com/Zappos.

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