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"  While in Brazil documenting preparations for this month&amp;#039;s soccer World Cup, photographer Lee Jackson somehow persuaded officials in Rio de Janeiro to let him climb the city&amp;#039;s iconic Cristo Redentor statue and, naturally, take some selfies on its head. A little sacrilegious, sure, but also a crazy amazing experience, which Jackson describes as &amp;quot;the world&amp;#039;s only selfie with Jesus,&amp;quot; at least until the Rapture, which is presumably when selfies will be the deciding factor in our potential ascent into Heaven (or not). Aka no more duckface if you fancy salvation, folks, for real now. On his blog at The Flash Pack, Jackson describes a 20-minute climb up &amp;quot;rickety stairs&amp;quot; within the statue before popping out of hidden hatches both on Jesus&amp;#039; s shoulder and atop his head. &amp;quot;I was in total and utter awe as my eyes met with a vast panorama that quite literally took my breath away,&amp;quot; he writes. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve never been afraid of heights or tight spaces, but experiencing acrophobia, claustrophobia and profound awe at the same time was something truly remarkable.&amp;quot; Here&amp;#039;s the selfie that ensued:  So don&amp;#039;t even bother with a regular son-of-God-in-the-background selfie at the statue anymore, tourists, because Jackson has totally upstaged you. See video footage of the climb here also, if you&amp;#039;re fine with a bout of vertigo first thing Monday morning. Follow Alex on  Twitter. Photo credit: courtesy of The Flash Pack "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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