People capturing pictures of themselves with their phone – we're so used to seeing them. Posing alone or together with others in front of their own camera, selfie-photographers can be seen all over our globe. Strictly speaking, the selfie as a casual or deliberately planned self-portrait is not a new phenomenon. Artists have always drawn or painted themselves. Later, in the first half of the 19th century, people began to experiment with photographic self-portraiture. Today, everyone has a cell phone and everyone takes pictures, anywhere and anytime.

But what if there were no smartphones? Would we use our great-grandfather's equipment?