CSS

div background image

#avatar {
    /* This image is 687 wide by 1024 tall, similar to your aspect ratio */
    background-image: url('http://i.stack.imgur.com/Dj7eP.jpg');
    
    /* make a square container */
    width: 150px;
    height: 150px;

    /* fill the container, preserving aspect ratio, and cropping to fit */
    background-size: cover;

    /* center the image vertically and horizontally */
    background-position: top center;

    /* round the edges to a circle with border radius 1/2 container size */
    border-radius: 50%;
}

div background image

div {
   /* Background pattern from Toptal Subtle Patterns */
   background-image: url("https://amymhaddad.s3.amazonaws.com/morocco-blue.png");
   height: 400px;
   width: 100%;
}

make image background of div

background-image: url("photographer.jpg");