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It is generally accepted that the so-called "golden age of photojournalism" falls on the middle of the 20th century, when commercial 35mm cameras became widespread, and hundreds of people took to the streets, who needed only observation and minimal technical skills to get a cool shot.

However, today, thanks to the development of smartphones, any average person probably takes as many photos in a week as a street photographer did in a few months seventy years ago. And some of the photos are truly 'cursed' - like in the posts on this dedicated Facebook page.

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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "AND NOW I SHALL SUMMON FISHTER, GUARDIAN OF THE FOOD"

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    If, after seeing any of these images, you exclaim that they are simply photoshopped, do not rush to draw such conclusions. In fact, the modern world, with its incredible speed of life, gives many people the same incredible opportunities for self-realization, and the global trend for posture and uniqueness gives some fabulous moments. The main thing is to sometimes take your eyes off the smartphone screen to see and shoot them.

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    For example, a photo with a giant shark that looks like it dived from the sky onto the roof of a house is in fact not the result of a brilliant work of a photoshopper, but a real monument of art. In one of our posts we already wrote about this 'Headington shark' mounted by British radio presenter Bill Heine on the roof of his house in Oxford almost forty years ago. The landlord had to endure a long standoff with the city authorities who wanted to remove the shark, but now it is considered one of the attractions of Oxford. Once there, just drive to 2 New High Street and take a picture of it yourself if you wish.

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    Anneli Koitmäe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not again? Has that happened more than once ???

    Jared Robinson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    whoever put the cellophane over the toilet is the one who has to clean it cause they caused the mess

    Tom
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NOT AGAIN?! How did this even happen?

    Eva
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate when that happens -_-

    maddie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really hate when this happens.

    Ryan Mercer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is there fracking near the home?

    Spanish Cat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Didn't mean to put you in the hot seat, actually i did

    Alexej Dvorak
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's one spicy side quest in there.

    Teutonic Disaster
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone recreated their favorite Hot Ones interview, huh?

    Micah Sean
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone just did their first episode of Hot Ones.

    Edward Dwyer
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My toilet is right about now but I didn't light it. BRB

    John Kamau
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Methane is a byproduct of human fecal matter and urine. The water at the bottom of the bowl is supposed to keep the gas from coming out. just make sure there is just the right amount of water at the bottom and you won't have this problem instead of complaining and setting your sh!thole on fire

    EJN
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does your well water contain a bit of methane?

    Kakashisith
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don`t let Ghost Rider into the toilet.

    Joshua David
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reason #1,009,992,201 I don't want kids.

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    Not what I meant by seat warmer but ok

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    Apropos of nothing, the phrase "god damn it" is redundant. "Damn" means "to be condemned by god to suffer eternal punishment in Hell" so...

    Old heads mad
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stfu and go prey for forgiveness for being such a god awful buzz kill

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    "In terms of photography, almost any smartphone is probably a real treasure trove of unique shots," says Ivan Strakhov, a photographer from Odessa, Ukraine, with whom Bored Panda got in touch for a comment. "Yes, if you want to get rare shots on a regular basis, you need to walk around the city a lot and have a tenacious eye. However, sometimes the person who takes the picture does not realize how funny or beautiful the shot is."

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    "Remember Vivian Maier, a nanny from Chicago, who in the second half of the last century walked around almost all of the city, walking with children, and filmed several tens of thousands of frames on her camera? People who knew her during her lifetime dubbed Maier 'Mary Poppins with a camera', but she became famous after her death, when her huge archive accidentally fell into the hands of two professional photographers, who instantly realized what a treasure they were lucky to find."

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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was done by a zoo during a storm to keep them safe.

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    "Therefore, all I can say is 'Shoot, shoot, shoot!' The more the better. Yes, it will most likely be thousands of mediocre shots, but among them, who knows, there may be a real masterpiece. Well, or the shot will end up on one of the similar pages on the internet dedicated to 'cursed' images, this also cannot be ruled out," Ivan Strakhov states.

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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You sure we're in the right trunk road or did we branch off too early,?

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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't worry pandas! Thats just Ed from my 2nd grade class. Nice dude

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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd be logging a complaint if that was my car.

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    Be that as it may, many of these photos, despite the fact that they look damn weird and bizarre, still attract the eye. And in some places I do want to laugh - even if with a share of goosebumps, because some of the photos look creepy. However, people love everything strange and inexplicable... So please feel free to scroll this post to the very end, mark the submissions you liked best, and upload some of your self-shot 'cursed' photos in the comments. And who knows, maybe Vivian Maier's fame will come to you much sooner?

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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fish heads, fish heads, yummy yummy fish heads, eat them up, Yum!

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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very clever. How else would he carry it?

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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a Swedish breakfast I think. It was voted the worst food in the world a while back

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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You were reaaaadddy. Now you're burnt out.

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