The do-it-yourselfie guide

Willem Popelier analyzed tens of thousands of selfies, thousands of tips and dozens of research articles on selfies for the ultimate selfie guide.


"Many fans of social media think Kim Kardashian is the undisputed queen of the selfie - but a male artist begs to differ."

– Daily mail UK

This guide contains 66 rules accompanied by 66 pictures in which Willem Popelier re-enacted some of the most famous selfies on earth.
Go and take your own selfie based on rules applied by the stars. You can shine just like them. All you need is a camera, yourself, and a hashtag.

The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide is published by BIS publishers, for sale for €10 in bookstores worldwide and everywhere online. Just like selfies.

The limited artist edition, in collaboration with New Window, exists of 149 photo identity pictures on heavyweight inkjet paper. It comes in a beautiful smal box, made entirely by hand and signed by the artist. For sale at New Window.

– English edition –
20 EURO | buy a copy by contacting Willem Popelier
Edition of 4000 (1st print) & 3000 (2nd print)
Published by BIS Publishers in 2015
Graphic design by Willem Popelier
Paperback | 160 pp | 10,5 x 15 cm
ISBN 9789063693879

– Spanish edition –
9,95 EURO | buy a copy online
Edition of 5000
Published by Libros Cupula in 2023
Graphic design by Willem Popelier
Paperback | 160 pp | 10,5 x 15 cm
ISBN 9788448034115

- Limited Artist Edition -
150 EURO | buy a copy by contacting Willem Popelier
Edition of 66
In collaboration with New Window in 2014
Graphic design by Willem Popelier
149 inkjet prints (35 × 45 mm each)
in paper box (83 × 83 × 42 mm)
Handmade by the artist, signed and numbered

(Supported by the Mondriaan Fund)


The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide
exhibited at Quickscan NL#2,
Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam NL, 2016

The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide
exhibited at Quickscan NL#2,
Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam NL, 2016

The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide
exhibited at OVERDAAD,
Kunstlinie Almere, NL, 2018

Spanish version Tu Mejor Selfi published bij Libros Cupula, 2023

Limited Artist Edition, in collaboration with New Window, 2014

Spread from The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide, Rule #5

Spread from The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide, Rule #11

Spread from The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide, Rule #20

Spread from The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide, Rule #24

Spread from The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide, Rule #35

Spread from The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide, Rule #38

Spread from The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide, Rule #47

Spread from The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide, Rule #62

Video: The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide (Limited Artist Edition)

The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide (Limited Artist Edition)
comes in a small box

The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide (Limited Artist Edition)
contains 149 ID photos

The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide (Limited Artist Edition)
exhibited at Photography Inc., FOMU, Antwerp BE, 2015-16

The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide (Limited Artist Edition), Rule #62

The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide (Limited Artist Edition), Rule #48

The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide (Limited Artist Edition), Rule #53

The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide (Limited Artist Edition), Rule #31

The Do-It-Yourselfie Guide (Limited Artist Edition), Rule #36



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