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New annoying Buzzword of the moment "Selfie".

I believe the main difference between the pre-internet 'selfies' (among which I include painted self portraits) and the selfie phenomenon of today is the massive scale of it. This makes it possible to compare they way we perceive ourselves and want to be perceived. And what do we see when we make those comparisons? We are all te same:

http://www.avadenticals.org/categories/95.-salute
http://www.avadenticals.org/categories/81.-bubble-gum
http://www.avadenticals.org/categories/59.-duckface
http://www.avadenticals.org/categories/61.-headset
http://www.avadenticals.org/categories/86.-fist

While this image could certainly be considered the first selfie (*gag*), it is not the first picture of a human being and certainly not the first "light picture". That honour belongs to Nicéphore Niepcé, with his "View from the window at Le Gras".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/View_from_the_Window_at_Le_Gras
The first known photograph of a person is from 1838, by Joseph-Louis Daguerre. It is of the Boulevard du Temple in Paris, and shows a street scene devoid of people except for an unknown gentleman standing and having his shoes shined. He was the only one in the scene standing still long enough to be captured by the nearly 10-minute exposure.
http://petapixel.com/2010/10/27/first-ever-photograph-of-a-human-being/