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February 2014

Selkies are mythical creatures found in Scottish, Irish, and Faroese folklore. They are believed to live as seals in the ocean but shed their skin to become human on land.
In continuation of my photography series assigned for class, and in relation to the previous photo of the series regarding pop music and pop culture, something else that is popular in our culture and society right now is the “selfie,” a contemporary urban slang word for a self portrait. However, whenever I hear this word, all I can think of is the selkie, which is much more interesting in word and concept. This week’s photo in the series can be considered a selkie selfie.

previous in the series:

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Description

February 2014

Selkies are mythical creatures found in Scottish, Irish, and Faroese folklore. They are believed to live as seals in the ocean but shed their skin to become human on land.
In continuation of my photography series assigned for class, and in relation to the previous photo of the series regarding pop music and pop culture, something else that is popular in our culture and society right now is the “selfie,” a contemporary urban slang word for a self portrait. However, whenever I hear this word, all I can think of is the selkie, which is much more interesting in word and concept. This week’s photo in the series can be considered a selkie selfie.

previous in the series:

--

website | tumblr | etsy | redbubble | society6 | facebook | behance

all gallery content © sophia a zhou with respective attributions as proper.

This image is not granted to the public domain, and is protected under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License .
Licenses for commercial and derivative use of this image may be available for purchase. Please contact me if interested.
Under the Creative Commons license, this piece may be displayed on other websites as long as:
- Credit is given to Sophia A Zhou, in writing
- A link is provided linking back to the original piece
- All other conditions under the Creative Commons License are met
Any use of this piece other than as authorized under this Creative Commons License or Copyright Law is prohibited.