摘要：This article discusses the aspects of construction of personal identities through image, from the invention of the carte-de-visite by Disdéri, in 1851, to current days. It analyses the technological developments of image production, of social communication and of information systems and their effects in identity representation. Methods include: literature review, field research and participant observation, fundamental to the analysis of relationship sites: orkut.com and seconlife.com.
关键词：Photography;Identity Representation;Personal relations;Fotografia;Representação da identidade;Relações pessoais e cibercultura
