Tag Archives: selfie

going ’round the bend

Posted on August 27, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. This digital image was recently posted to instagram and shows a ‘selfie’ taken by someone hanging onto the back of a TTC Subway train.  Very dangerous! The photographer could have fallen on the third rail or fallen and been … Continue reading →

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selfies: hope vs. reality

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Robert

Toronto. About 60 years ago, Polaroid advertised that “everyone” used their system to take home photos (i.e. “selfies” – a name coined  just a few years ago). That was hope since the reality was that a very small percentage of … Continue reading →

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Selfie anyone?

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. On November 1st, George Dunbar dropped me a brief email extolling these rare photos of times past. While none is Canadian, the pictures themselves show the way were were about a century ago when photographs were mostly taken by … Continue reading →

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Lawsuit over Monkey Selfie settled

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. Do you remember reading my post back in July about the Monkey Selfie? On Wednesday the internet was awash with notes that the famous Monkey Selfie ownership lawsuit had been settled out of court. I was alerted to this … Continue reading →

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Nadar Bio Reviewed in NYT Book Review

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. In January 1839 when the Daguerreotype was first announced, Gaspard-Felix Tournachon was just 18 years old. Know to one and all as Nadar, he enthusiastically promoted the new art form. He opened his own studio in 1854. Archer had … Continue reading →

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Monkeying About with Selfies

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. My thanks once again to the curiosity of George Dunbar who awakened my interest in this article from the Guardian. You may remember photographer David Slater. Back in 2011 David spent many hours training monkeys to keep their eyes … Continue reading →

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