Contrary to what your Facebook news feed might insinuate, the self portrait has been around for centuries.
Although Robert Cornelius was not making duck faces in the 1800s, he is responsible for the first daguerreotype and the first documented self portrait. So think of old Cornelius next time you're angling your limbs to perfect the skinny arm.
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Take a step back in time and witness the true pioneers of the selfie, before Photoshop was even a flicker of code.