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50 Funny Times The Background Of Photos Was Better Than The Foreground (New Pics)
When we compose our pics, it's usually the foreground that gets the most attention. After all, it's often where the main action is. But sometimes the background totally steals the show!
Whether it's an animal doing something unexpected or a total stranger intentionally photobombing, the possibilities are virtually endless.
So to remind you to pay attention to every pixel within a frame, we at Bored Panda compiled this exclusive list of some of the funniest backgrounds in photos ever. Continue scrolling to enjoy the images and fire up our earlier piece for more of the same.
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#1
Best. Photobomb. Ever
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#2
In Honor Of The Royal Wedding, I Present My Friend Derek Getting Photobombed By Prince Harry While Working The Invictus Games Last Year
#3
This Is Perhaps The Best Photo Ever Taken In Rio
#4
And The Award For The Best Lifeguard Goes To
Paul Mckay 5 years ago
Forget George, it looks like she's on the forest moon of Endor, judging by the Deathstar shield generator on the ridge. (Return of the Jedi)
#5
My Mom's Visiting Me In Anchorage And We Got Photobombed In The Best Way
#6
Best Photobomb At My Cousin's Bachelorette Party
#7
Came Across The Greatest Photobomb Ever
#8
Best Wedding Crasher Ever! Thanks For Being So Awesome
#9
Photobomb Level: Adorable
#10
Photobombed By A Dolphin
#11
Expert Level Photobomb
Phoebe Bean 5 years ago
1. "Hey! WhatĀ“s going on??" 2. "Are you taking HIS picture and not mine?" 3. "ThatĀ“s not cool, dude!" 4. "So....Photobomb!!!"
#12
Making Friends With Some Locals In Morocco A Few Weeks Ago. The Guy In The Back Liked To Photobomb Every Pic And I Wasnāt Complaining
#13
My Daughter Is A Pro At Photo Bombing
#14
This Is My Mother (On The Left) And Her Friends At A Concert And It Appears That They Time Traveled And Photobombed Themselves
#15
Went To Take A Picture Of My Girlfriend At Brunch When Suddenly
#16
While Taking Wedding Photos In The Park, We Were Visited By A Friendly Family Of Trash Pandas! They Checked Us Out For A Few Minutes, Then Went On Their Way
#18
Zombie Horse Photobomb
#19
When You Take A Picture While Riding And A Local Dude Is Photobombing You
#20
This Family That Photobombed Us
#21
Dwayne Wade Accidentally Photobombing A Proposal
#22
The Weatherman Had A Dog On A Small Dog Couch In A Background
#23
The Boy Behind Is A Whole Mood
#24
Cats Cannot Let Dogs Live In Peace
#26
A True Photobomb
#28
The Best Photobomb
#29
Greek Photobomb
#30
My Wife And I Photobombed By A Giraffe
#33
Mini Donkey Photobomb
#34
This Couple Wanted Dust In The Air For Their Wedding Photos, The Best Man Made It Happen... And Then Some
#35
My Parents Met A Friendly Stingray On Vacation
#36
Perfect Photobomb
#37
One Is Never Too Old To Photobomb A Bikini Shot
#38
I Tried To Subtly Crash A Prom
#39
Raising The Bar On Pigtail Fashion
#40
Epic Photobomb
#41
Took A Pic Of My "Hidden" UPS Package And My Cat Decided To Bomb The Photo
#42
Got This Gem
#43
The Face When You Notice Them Trying To Hide
#44
Nova Was Curious As To Why I Went Outside Without Her, So She Photobombed
#45
My Friend Took This Picture Of His Son At The Mall. Noted Kid In Background
No one (parent or attendant) was paying attention to the fact that he wanted out of the bouncy ride. I think we all feel like this some days
JennyLaRue 5 years ago
Ah the old 'pretend I took a photo of the person in front of me, to capture the scene in the back' trick!
#46
Best Photobomb All Year
#47
This Happy Fish Photobombing Me
#48
Got Married Last Week. My Favorite Picture From The Night Got Photobombed By My Buddy
#49
Reminder To Always Check Your Background When Taking Pictures
#50
That Time Drake Photobombed My Family's Photograph
#51
Happy Birthday To One Of My Very Best Friends. Even Though Most 2020 Was Ruined By Covid, You Still Some How Managed To Sneak In A Photo Bomb This Year
#52
My Husband And I Went For A Selfie. Got Photobombed By Our Corgi
#53
Photobomb Level 8
#54
Stork Delivers Best Photobomb Ever
#55
My Friend Tried To Take A Nice Picture At The Mall
#56
A Bridal Shower Is An Opportunity
#57
The Queen Of Photobombs
#58
Super Cute Photobomb
#59
I Photobombed A Girl On The Beach Taking Pictures, Told Them About It And Had Them Send It To Me
#60
Definition Of Photobomb
#61
Photobomb Level: Duckbill Platypus
#62
President Of Austria Casually Walking His Dog In The Background Of An Ongoing Interview
#63
Excellent Photobombing
#64
Photobombed By Judgy Granny
#65
These Guys Photobombing A Couple's Photoshoot
#66
We Got Photobombed By An Alpaca
#67
Funny Photobomb
#68
You Can Always Count On The Kindness Of Strangers
#69
Went Skating With My Friends Last Night. This Is What Happened When My Skate Got Clipped As I Was Trying To Photobomb Their Photo
#70
When You See It
#71
Imagine Getting Your Picture Taken And Then Later Realizing Kanye West Was Just Chilling Behind You
#75
Most Wholesome Photobomb
#76
Took Our First Ever Trip To Disneyworld. Got Photobombed
#78
He's Right Behind Me... Isn't He
#79
Photobomb
#81
Was Setting Up The Camera And A Random Stranger Showed Up For A Photobomb
#82
Hilarious Photobomb From A Complete Stranger
#83
Cute Old Man Photobombed My Son
#84
I've Reached My Photobombing Peak
#85
The Perfect Photobomb Doesnāt Exi...
#89
The Peak Of My Photobombing Career. I Will Never Top This
#90
Cheeky Kid Photobombed Me At The Natural History Museum While I Was Taking A Photos Of A T-Rex Skull
#92
Another Birthday Dinner
Faith Nicole 5 years ago
Why do the 2 people on the right look like they have alien eyes, contacts, or flash from camera?
#93
These Is Always One Who Has To Be In The Photo. Odele Showing Off Some Great Photo Bomb Skills
#94
Got Our Engagement Photos Back And Our Dog Had A Pretty Spectacular Photobomb
#95
Went To Take A Picture Of My Puppy, And Captured My Jealous Cat In The Background
#96
When You Try To Look Good At The Club
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
If it wasn't for that girl in red, it would have been a perfectly seductive picture
#97
The Best Part Of This Is The Photobomb In The Background
#98
Next Level Photobombing
#100
Who Knew The Best Selfie Iād Ever Take, Would Be In A Parking Lot With My Sister
#101
"Just To Remind You, We Pencilled In That Cuddle For 4pm"
Olivier Caissy 5 years ago
"Yes, Watson, right after I finish streaming." "No at 4pm, not a second after." Love them, Johnny is one of my favourite YouTuber.
#102
Thereās Famous, Then Thereās āI Photobomb Whoever I Wantā Famous
#103
A Little Photobomb From My Brotherās Wedding
Floofy Samoyed 5 years ago
How dare you have a photoshoot when this dog is trying to take a dump
#104
Kitten Photobomb
#105
Just A Nice Day At The Museum
#107
I Donāt Know Her. This Is From 2016. Still One Of My Favorites
#108
My Mom Just Wanted To Take A Picture Of My Little Cousin And His New Friends And My Dog Kept Photobombing
#109
My Hot Friend With The Iceman/Mr. Everest Legend Himself And An Epic Photobomb
#110
Just My Son Getting Photobombed By A Sewer-Pond Llama That Looks Like It's Balancing On His Head
#111
Ironman Photobomb At A Renaissance Masquerade Ball
#112
Three Ladies And A Photobomb
#113
Canāt Take Any Good Pics Without Your Best Friend Photobombing
#114
"Have You Ever Felt Like Piglet?"
#115
Big Photobomb
#116
Pecan Wanted The Box
#118
My Brother Was Taking A Picture Of My Brother Reading While Another Brother Stubbed His Toe In The Background
#120
Photobombing At Its Finest
#121
I Guess I'm Not The Only One Who's Excited To Meet Jason From Letlive
#122
I Couldn't Help It
#123
This Is So Typical Here. One Strikes A Pose, I Quickly Grab My Camera And Get In Position To Capture That Unique Moment, But Almost Instantly, Another Fluff Comes Photobombing
I guess I trained them too well, they all want to be in the spotlight. And well, itās usually overly cute!
#124
A Fish
#126
Photobombed By The Couple Behind My Father And I
Christina Gude 5 years ago
Yikes....I can't help it...It should read, "...behind My Father and me....". Cuz you wouldn't say "..behind I." Sorry....this is one English grammar mistake that really jump starts "I" (!!! LOL) me.
#127
Our Son Petting Alucard. Bonus Naked Kitty Yawn In The Background
#128
Sabre Toothed Kid
#130
Oh No, Nope
#131
Bicycle Drive-By
#132
Went Out With The Lady, Guyās Head Framed Perfectly As He Photobombs Under Our Chins
#135
Apparently I āRuinedā A Photo Shoot And Should Be āAshamedā Of Myself
#139
Taking A Pic Of My Cat At The Beach Felt Good Until
Lydia Dean-Melchior 5 years ago
Your kitty should have a harness instead of being leashed by the collar, for safety reasons. Cute cat though.
#140
We All Have A Friend Like This
And if you don't, then you're that friend
#141
Step Dad Looking To Get In On The Action
Christina Gude 5 years ago
Looks like Henry Kissinger!!! (Just realized there's a "Kiss" in that name!!!).
#142
I Framed This Gorgeous Photo Of Teddy As The Sun Was Rising. At The Last Minute, Joey Decided To Photo Bomb
#143
The Awkward Background Here
#144
Beautiful Family Picture... But What Is The Guy In The Blue Shirt Doing?
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Kusotare 5 years ago
I photobombed a group picture back before it was a thing. The group was comprised of about 30 people, all of the same ethnic group. I was walking behind them, and I happen to be of the same ethnic group, so I stepped up and got in their photo. Now, 23 years later, I often think of people looking at the photo, pointing to me and wondering, "Who was THAT guy?"
Mary M 4 years ago
Me too! A family was taking a big group photo at the zoo, and, at the last moment, a friendly foreigner joined their group. :-)
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Uncommon Boston 5 years ago
Be nice people! Be funny, be silly, join the group in a group shot ---- but do not add an offensive gesture. Respect others. Consider joining a family picture, then saying something like, "Hey, did you get me in the shot?" So the picture can be taken again. When I take photographs of others, including strangers, I take several pictures -- sometimes, depending on the group, with different instructions - smile, say (funny in the moment word), stand on one leg to show who has good balance, hands on your hips, then try to get the honest laughter that follows. They end up with several staged shots and a bunch of, hopefully, funny pictures. Of course rude, demanding Karens get one photo.
Kusotare 5 years ago
I photobombed a group picture back before it was a thing. The group was comprised of about 30 people, all of the same ethnic group. I was walking behind them, and I happen to be of the same ethnic group, so I stepped up and got in their photo. Now, 23 years later, I often think of people looking at the photo, pointing to me and wondering, "Who was THAT guy?"
Mary M 4 years ago
Me too! A family was taking a big group photo at the zoo, and, at the last moment, a friendly foreigner joined their group. :-)
Load More Replies... Uncommon Boston 5 years ago
Be nice people! Be funny, be silly, join the group in a group shot ---- but do not add an offensive gesture. Respect others. Consider joining a family picture, then saying something like, "Hey, did you get me in the shot?" So the picture can be taken again. When I take photographs of others, including strangers, I take several pictures -- sometimes, depending on the group, with different instructions - smile, say (funny in the moment word), stand on one leg to show who has good balance, hands on your hips, then try to get the honest laughter that follows. They end up with several staged shots and a bunch of, hopefully, funny pictures. Of course rude, demanding Karens get one photo.
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