Uso de fotografías por adolescentes para la construcción de identidad digital en instagram

Abstract

The communication of the 21st century has placed adolescents in a swing of attractive possibilities for the use of digital technologies, which gives them the possibility of interacting with others through an interface where the image prevails and that in turn makes it possible to construction of a digital identity. The present investigation began its theoretical approach from photography and its use on Instagram among adolescents in the midst of virtual environments dominated by photographic publications that, due to the flexibility of use and editing, capture extraordinary moments and characteristic features of the user. He also delved into the construction of digital identity, starting from the premise of everything that the human being uses to show to the world and that, in virtuality, oscillates between reality and the desire to exhibit himself with an image that is complemented by the freedom to project from their desires and interests. Finally, it describes a panoramic vision on the use of social networks in adolescents in Ecuador, to know the communicative and relational possibilities that Internet platforms have available to people. Likewise, as it is a mixed type of research, the execution of a methodology based on virtual ethnography is considered. The same that allows contrasting the information obtained with the implementation of the survey and the focus group. The previous investigation allows us to conclude that adolescents are Instagram users with minimal interactivity; however, there is a great inclination for publications in story format, starring digital photography from the conceptual -displacing self-portraits- as a resource to freely capture their digital identity.