Selfies from a different era
Many people think that selfie is new phenomena, which has become popular after the advent of smartphones. Self- portraits have been around since the time camera has come into action. There have been around since the time photography became affordable for everyone.
Here we are going to show you collection of a few selfies from the past. These photographs were taken at a time when not everyone could afford a camera, so the people who will be seen in these photographs must have been, as they say loaded.
This image was taken by the Russian Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova in 1914. during this time, photography had become immensely popular. This image is one the earliest selfies taken by a teenager, much before the popular trend of today.
Unlike today, most of the selfies taken earlier where experimental photographs taken by amateur photographers, who were experimenting with their new cameras.
Used by artists?
For some of the established artists, photography became a channel to showcase their self-expression.
Some of the soldiers too used it as a medium to document their lives. Many young soldiers wanted to exploit this new medium of documenting life. They got themselves clicked in their uniforms doing everyday things in order to send them back home.
Photographs source: news.com.au
