[Throwback Thursdays 01.10.2013] The moment the restroom became a photobooth

This new year I'm starting a weekly project that will take me to a nostalgic trip down memory lane -- Throwback Thursdays. So I'm unearthing old photos (maybe even a few embarrassing ones), random old stuff and whatnot, and share them once a week every Thursday.

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With the ubiquity of camera-enabled smartphones and the dominance of social media, we're already so used to having people taking photos of themselves and instantly sharing them on Instagram, Facebook and whatnot. There's the duck-face, the smizing, and the posing in front of a mirror.

Well, well, well... turns out that even back when camera phones were still not as good as the ones we have today (not even half as good), I already was taking photos of the man in the mirror. Ha!

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This was around June 2004 when I was still sporting long hair, when a 1.3-megapixel camera phone was already cool and when Nokia was still connecting people. But apparently, the restroom was already a photo booth back then, to me at least.

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  1. Iván GarcíaJanuary 10, 2013 at 8:08 PM

    I had that Nokia!hahaha
    And your hair Very cool!
    :):)

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    1. halfwhiteboyJanuary 15, 2013 at 2:02 PM

      really? haha!
      i'm surprised you liked my hair. a lot of people didn't.

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  2. Edward.January 10, 2013 at 11:46 PM

    Lovely blog, hahaha
    I used to have long hair too!
    I follow you!
    http://kaleidoscopering.blogspot.com.es

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  3. Pablo Parra (Fungi)January 11, 2013 at 12:58 AM

    Wow really cool hair! You look so different!

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  4. UnknownJanuary 11, 2013 at 1:12 AM

    Wow, I see you with long hair for the first time and it looks so great on you. :)

    http://mastylee.blogspot.com/

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    1. halfwhiteboyJanuary 15, 2013 at 2:04 PM

      i guess you're one of the few who like my long hair. a lot didn't back then.

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  5. dimitriJanuary 11, 2013 at 4:35 PM

    You look very different with long hair but it's great too.

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  6. UnknownJanuary 12, 2013 at 7:03 AM

    great phone!!! cool snapshots!
    Happy weekend and kisses from Miami,
    Borka
    www.chicfashionworld.com

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  7. LOLA FINNJanuary 12, 2013 at 7:20 PM

    Omg... what´s wrong with you hair, dear??? :P

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  8. SunnyToastJanuary 13, 2013 at 10:42 PM

    You look so different and so cool! and i guess until now restroom are still a photobooth:)

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  9. Ben LiuJanuary 13, 2013 at 11:07 PM

    Actually, you look like Gael García Bernal :)

    http://bendabenda.blogspot.ca/

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    1. halfwhiteboyJanuary 15, 2013 at 2:06 PM

      i believe i've heard that from someone already. but no, i don't think i look like him. though i'd love to. :)

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  10. Andudei HardyantaJanuary 14, 2013 at 8:19 AM

    That phone is one of the must have items on its era.
    your today's hair is much cooler, I think. :)

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  11. halfwhiteboyJanuary 15, 2013 at 2:07 PM

    :)

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