<i></i> <i></i> <i></i> -1<p>It is the age of the millennials. With the onset of technology and social media and the way they have taken over our lives, taking photographs has become a mundane affair. Anyone can whip out their smartphone and take high definition pictures of themselves and the others around them. In barely a few decades, cameras have evolved so quickly that, somewhere along the way, it seems that we have lost the romanticism of it all.</p> <p>Bulky, stocky cameras and sombre black-and-white portraits – that era has long passed. However, it is fascinating to imagine that, just a hundred years ago, the young generation of those bygone times would pose in front of the camera lens just like the young generation of today’s times do. Minus the pouts, of course. So, take a trip down memory lane and scroll through these nostalgic images from nations around the globe.</p> <h2>23. Algeria</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2114.jpeg"/>Erikia // Imgur <p>Shown here are three young girls dressed in traditional Algerian clothing. Female Algerian fashion is modest in design and is usually heavily decorated with gold and silver linings and jewellery. These kinds of pictures were mostly used in postcards.</p> <h2>22. Germany</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2115.jpeg"/>Erikia // Imgur <p>On the left are sisters Ursula and Gertrude Falke, wearing flowing white dresses and braided hair. On the right are two boys wearing their sailor-style school uniform.</p> <h2>21 Nepal and China</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2116.jpeg"/>Erikia // Imgur <p>On the left is a girl dressed in traditional Nepali clothes, with special emphasis on the headband and necklace. On the right, four Chinese girls in their school uniform.</p> <h2>20 England</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2117.jpeg"/>Erikia // Imgur <p>On the left is a schoolgirl on her way to school in Kensington, London. On the right are a group of friends on their way to the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park, London, to do some fishing.</p> <h2>19 Scotland and Ireland</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2118.jpeg"/>Erikia // Imgur <p>On the left are five sisters playing on the beach. On the right, is one of the first colour photographs ever taken in Ireland. It depicts a teenage girl in traditional Irish dressing.</p> <h2>18. Romania and Albania</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2119.jpeg"/>Erikia // Imgur <p>The girl on the left, posing with the guitar, is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She would later grow up to be known to the world as Mother Theresa. On the right are two Albanian girls, aged somewhere between 13 and 14-years old.</p> <h2>17. Japan</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2120.jpeg"/>Erikia // Imgur <p>On the left are two Maiko girls, or apprentice geisha, leaning on a balcony which is assumed to be in Kyoto. On the right are two girls in Fukuoka, which was the first place in Japan to officially begin the use of the sailor-style uniform for schoolgirls.</p> <h2>16. Argentina and Mexico</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2121.jpeg"/>Erikia // Imgur <p>On the left, a group of boys huddle around the entrance of a home in Argentina. On the right is a portrait of Frida Kahlo as a young girl, who would grow up to be one of the most influential painters of her time.</p> <h2>15. Spain</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2122.jpeg"/>Erikia // Imgur <p>On the left are two young girls, Maria-Christina and Beatrice. On the right is the adolescent Spanish poet Federico García Lorca.</p> <h2>14. Poland and Estonia</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2123.jpeg"/>Erikia // Imgur <p>On the left is shown a young Polish girl with ribbons in her hair and matching roses on her lap. On the right are a group of Estonian girls imitating the poster of a film in order to look adult-like.</p> <h2>13. Greece and Cyprus</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2124.jpeg"/>Erikia // Imgur <p>On the left, a young Greek partisan armed with a dagger. He was part of the Greek resistance that rose against the Axis occupation of Greece in World War II. On the right is a class picture from the all-girls Maria Christodoulou School in Cyprus.</p> <h2>12. Hungary</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2125.jpeg"/>Imgur <p>Shown on the left is a family portrait of three sisters. On the right is an individual portrait of a young boy in suit and bowtie.</p> <h2>11. Austria and Luxembourg</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2126.jpeg"/>Erikia // Imgur <p>On the left is the Prince Ernst of Hohenberg, the son of the Archduke of Austria Franz Ferdinand. Ferdinand’s assassination was one of the main events that ignited World War I. On the right is shown the Princess of Luxembourg, Antonia, reading a book in a frilly dress.</p> <h2>10. India</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2127.jpeg"/>Erikia // Imgur <p>On the left, a young woman from South India wearing a traditional sari and bangles. On the right, a young boy wearing a suit and shorts.</p> <h2>9. Australia and New Zealand</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2128.jpeg"/>Imgur <p>On the left, four teenage girls posing during a tennis match in Australia. On the right is a girl of a similar age from the Maori tribe in New Zealand.</p> <h2>8. The USA</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2129.jpeg"/>Imgur <p>On the left is 16-year old Walt Disney and on the right, a young girl from the Kiowa tribe of the Native Americans.</p> <h2>7. Belgium</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2130.jpeg"/>Imgur <p>The individual portraits of brother and sister Prince Leopold and Princess Louise of Belgium.</p> <h2>6. The Netherlands</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2131.jpeg"/>Imgur <p>On the left, a young farmer boy poses with his goat. On the right are two young ladies with their cats on their laps.</p> <h2>5. Sweden and Finland</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2133.jpeg"/>Imgur <p>On the left is the Princess Ingrid of Sweden. On the right is a girl from Finland.</p> <h2>4. Russia</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2135.jpeg"/>Imgur <p>On the left are shown two girls from Russia, dressed in traditional dress and braids. On the right are two boys of similar age sitting on a balcony.</p> <h2>3. France</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2137.jpeg"/>Erikia // Imgur <p>On the left is a girl in a long white dress and leather boots, holding a guitar. On the right is the young Rene Lacoste, famous tennis player and founder of the Lacoste brand.</p> <h2>2. The Philippines</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2139.jpeg"/>Imgur <p>On the left are shown four teenage girls in Western clothing. In contrast, a young girl in traditional Filipino dressing is on the right.</p> <h2>1. Italy</h2> <img src="https://cdnone.netlify.com/db/2017/10/word-image-2141.jpeg"/>Erikia // Imgur <p>On the left is a young man wearing a laurel wreath, which in Ancient Greek mythology symbolizes victory and honour. On the right, a girl wearing a simple dress and earrings.</p> <i></i>