A gravedigger has lost his job of 40 years after a photograph of him standing half-naked in a burial plot was deemed offensive and provoked outcry among local newspaper readers.

Two friends take a quick selfie during the Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse on April 6, 2017 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by WENN)

Women pose for a selfie in a lavender field at Hitchin Lavender farm in Ickleford, Britain, August 4, 2020. (Photo by Peter Cziborra/Reuters)

American socialite and media personality Kylie Jenner in the second decade of May 2023 gets up close and personal with a selfie. (Photo by kyliejenner/Instagram)

Pausing for a selfie as plum blossoms burst into bloom in Dujiangyan City, in southwest China’s Sichuan province on February 20, 2024. (Photo by Splash News and Pictures)

A half-naked shrine parishioner using a wooden tub pours cold water onto himself during an annual cold-endurance festival at the Kanda Myojin Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Saturday, January 10, 2015. Pouring cold water on their bodies is believed to purify their souls. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)

People take part in a half naked Santa run in downtown Budapest, Hungary, December 9, 2018. The partakers danced, ran, walked and laughed on the streets of Budapest, while others opted to simply raise money for the chosen charity. Many people had the names of their charities written on their bellies, while others were dressed in full Santa outfits. (Photo by Bernadett Szabo/Reuters)

A woman takes a selfie picture at the Poklonnaya Hill in western Moscow near the main building of the Moscow State University on June 17, 2020, as the air temperature approaches 30 degrees Celsius. (Photo by Alexander Nemenov/AFP Photo)