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| Henri Evenepoel, 1898 |
by Agape Charmani
In the long, frustrating list of “first world problems”, mirror selfies would probably take 2nd place -only because I’m pretty certain we can find something even worse to whine about in another article.
Having started somewhere around 2005 -if I remember correctly, mirror selfies were the ultimate social media trend -and by social media I mean MySpace and Hi5. This trend was forced upon us through a seminal evolution in mobile technology, as the new self-phones had a camera on their back. Ten years after and mirror selfies are still a thing, combined with the need to show your friends your latest phone in addition to your stylish outfit.
Who would have thought that our ancestors were not only geniuses when they invented photography, but they were also the same narcissists we are when it comes to taking a cool selfie. Below you can enjoy an interesting selection of self-portraits, taken by artists, photographers and royalty(!)
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| Nasseredin Shah (King of Iran) with his concubines, ca. 1800s |
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| German fraternity mirror selfie, 1912 |
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| Harold Cazneau, 1910 |
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| Ilse Bing, age of 14, Frankfort, 1913 |
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| ca. 1880s |
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| Luxembourgian-American photographer Edward Jean Steichen, 1917 |
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| Photographers in their Studio, 1890 |
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| Russian princess Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna, 1914 |
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| Nikolaevna with her sister, 1915 |
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| Unknown man, ca. 1900s |
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| Unknown woman, ca. 1900s |
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| Soldier Thomas Charles Richmond Baker, 1917 |
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| Swiss photographer Frédéric Boissonnas, 1900 |
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| Trooper George Simpson Millar, Egypt, 1915 |
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| Unknown woman, Tallahassee, Florida, ca. 1900s |
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| Unknown man with his wife, 1905 |
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| Unknown woman, ca. 1900s |
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| Early Edwardian woman, 1900 with a Kodak Brownie box camera |
