Self portraits while not as common as today, were not rare before smartphones on a stick. There are ample examples and we know the term selfie originated from

Self portraits while not as common as today, were not rare before smartphones on a stick. There are ample examples and we know the term selfie originated from the term self portrait. Photographers before smartphones did use the term selfie though it wasn’t in wide use. That said, I’m happy to see very old self portraits —I didn’t realize they went that far back as it would be harder before the 35mm cameras came around though Vivian Maier[1] used her rolleiflex quite often for her own self portraits. [1] http://www.vivianmaier.com/gallery/self-portraits/ http://www.vivianmaier.com/gallery/self-portraits/