article_snippet.sent: But that did not stop Mr Ueda from compiling a family album of family 'selfies' using Mr Ueda device.
article_snippet.sent: Speaking to the BBC, Mr Ueda said: 'The idea of taking a picture of yourself was very new back then. '
article_snippet.sent: - I could take a picture of Mr Ueda whenever and wherever I liked.'
article_snippet.sent: Mr Ueda used Mr Ueda 'extender stick' to take pictures of Mr Ueda with Mr Ueda family while on holiday in Europe (above)
article_snippet.sent: The idea of selfies, however, is not new.
article_snippet.sent: Michael Pritchard, Director-General of The Royal Photographic Society, said there is evidence of selfies going back as far as the 1840s.