'Selfie Seen Round the World' Photographer Speaks Out: 'Photos Lie' Neetzan Zimmerman · 12/11/13 09:36AM It wasn't really a "selfie," much less a "funeral selfie," but the juxtaposition of Nelson Mandela's memorial, President Obama's playfulness, and FLOTUS's ostensible "stern look" was too much for the world to pass up.