Photo World Records

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.