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50 Unphotoshopped Pics That Look Fake But Are 100% Real (New Pics)
Real-life can be far, far weirder than fiction and what our imaginations can sometimes come up with, and we’ve collected the proof. What you can do with a camera is practically magical, and we’ve got a lot of respect for all types of photographers (aka Light Wizards). They can use perspective and reflections to their advantage to stage some truly mind-bending images.
Bored Panda has painstakingly hand-crafted this list, featuring some of the most impressive and coolest photos from the internet, which are incredibly hard to believe aren’t photoshopped. However, they’re completely ‘natural’ and unedited, with all of their illusory effects captured either intentionally or entirely by accident.
Scroll down for some truly impressive unedited pics that look photoshopped to the max, and upvote your fave ones. If these photos inspired you to try something similar, we’ve got an extra dose of phantasmic and fantastical photography motivation for you right over here.
Professional photographer Dominic Sberna was kind enough to answer our questions about photography, recognizing photo-editing in images, and the importance of camera angles. You'll find our full interview with him below, so be sure to scroll down and read his thoughts, Pandas.
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#1
Clouds In Harrodsburg, Kentucky. No Filter
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#2
Schrödinger's Cat
#4
Perfectly Timed Picture Of My Firework
#5
The Clearest Water In The World, Melissani Lake, Greece
Panda-riffic 4 years ago
That would freak me out. With the water being so clear you have no perspective as to where the actual bottom is.
#6
The Perspective Makes This Dog Look Like A Big Monster
#7
My Black Cat Looks Like My White Cat’s Shadow
#8
What A Cold Front Looks Like
#9
This Window Makes My Backyard Look Like It’s In 4 Different Seasons
Cecilia Herrera 4 years ago
This could be on a book jacket on "A Window Into Autumn," the sequel to "A Door into Summer," (By Robert A. Heinlein,) had he written a sequel.
#10
He’s Charging Up For His Special Attack
#12
The Sun Hit This Freshly-Paved Tarmac Just Right And Made A Real-Life Rainbow Road Through Polarized Lenses
#13
A Shot Of Burning Man That Looks Like A Solar System
#14
Cat Nearly Gave Me A Heart Attack
#15
Veterans' Cemetery
#16
My Broken Antenna On My Car Looks Like A Half Sunken Boat
Pansexual Pancake (She/they) 4 years ago
If not for the caption I would have thought it to be a perfectly normal boat on some really debris filled water
#17
Space Needle In Seattle Over Clouds Looks Like The Cloud City From Star Wars
#18
The Pic I Took Of This Fire Looks Like A Deer
#19
Any Interstellar Fans Out There?
#20
My Cat Sitting On The Back Of My Chair Makes It Look Like She’s Wearing A Leather Jacket
Cecilia Herrera 4 years ago
The jacket would be just the thing to complete her "Cool Cat" look.
#21
Horse Lady
#22
Found This Chili With A Perfect "Mild To Hot" Gradient
#23
8 Hours Worth Of Detailing A Black Car
#24
This Lava Looks Like A Pile Of Body Limbs
#25
By Complete Coincidence, The Trees Along This Street Matched The Colors Of The Buildings
#26
Floating Above A Manhole
#27
Entrance Of An Underwater Observatory In Lake Zug (Switzerland). I Took The Photo At The Weekend, Reminds Me The Truman Show
Anna Harding 4 years ago
"Was nothing real?" "You were real. That's what made you so good to watch."
#28
I Took A Picture Of A Window With Rain On It And It Looks Like A Planet Surrounded By Millions Of Stars
#29
World's Tallest Bus
#30
The Black-And-White Costume
#31
My Cat Seems To Have Misplaced His Body Somewhere
#32
The Clear Ice In My Absinthe Looks Like A Chunk Was Cut Out Of It
#34
The Tapestry Above My Bed Made A Pretty Sweet Reflection In My Coffee This Morning
#35
Alternate Realities
#36
I Saw A Lenticular Cloud Over A Cumulus Cloud That Made It Look Like A Helicopter
#37
This Lucky Perspective Shot Makes It Look Like A Reckless Giant Snail Is Dangerously Overtaking The Car On The Turn
#38
Sat On A Bench Outside An Office And Noticed My Reflection In The Window Perfectly Fit In The Chair
#39
The Dew Forming On This Trampoline Is Squared Out By The Fabric
#40
Managed To Get This Perfectly Timed Photo Of My Pom Today
#41
Photo I Took On My Phone Looks Like Live Action GTA
#42
Shadow And Slope Makes It Look Like He’s Floating
#43
Power Of Shadows
Samantha Mannion 4 years ago
Omg I was trying to figure out what shadows were in the 2 pictures for longer than I should have lol
#44
At The Right Time Of Day, My Dog's Favorite Napping Spot Makes Him Look Really Magical
#46
Sausage Fingers
#47
I Covered A Door In Mirror Paper Squares And Now It Looks Almost Like Some Sort Of Portal
June’s Very Own 4 years ago
I feel like I could just stick my hand in it and it would go right through
#48
The Reflection Of My TV Makes It Look Like Girl With The Pearl Earring Is In My Backyard
#49
Spotted A Construction Worker Glitching Today
#50
We Can Now Project The News Into The Sky
#51
The Reflections Of Ceiling Lights Appear To Be Alien Ships Descending On Shreveport
MissMePhoenix 4 years ago
Riiiight....."ceiling lights" "appear to be" you can't fool me aliens, i know it's you
#52
There Was A Bird On The Very Top Of Every Tree At Work Today
#53
This Restaurant That Looks Like It Was Drawn
#54
Young Girl Posing With A Bag Of Popcorn
#55
I Think Taking This Dump Will Start A New Mission
#56
The Melting Snow On This Chair Looks Like A Tree
#57
Headless Security Guard Officer
#58
The Steering Wheel Reflection Looks Like A Planet In The Sky
#59
Fan Looks Like It’s Missing A Blade
#60
My Friends Cow Looks Like Outer Space
#61
Taken At Royal University Of Phnom Penh
#62
The Sun Is At The Right Angle To Make A Rainbow In My Faucet
#63
Pulled The Card Quickly To Her Face Right As I Took A Photo Resulting In Capturing Both
#64
The Shadow On His Shirt Makes It Look Like The Guy In The Back Is Badly Photoshopped Into The Picture
#65
This Photo I Shot Of Flying Birds Looks Like I Copy-Pasted Them In Photoshop
#66
A Rock Created Bird Shaped Window Art On My Car
#67
My Daughter, Where's The Rest Of Her? Oh I See, Do You?
#68
Reflection Of Ceiling Lights In My Coffee
#69
Just A Guy Wearing A Hoodie
#71
Someone Broke The Cat
#72
The Clouds Reflected Off This Building Look Pixelated
#73
This Tibetan Cherry Tree At My Local Park Looks Like Copper
Abdul Rahman Falih 4 years ago
see mom, now we can be rich selling copper coins! so money does grow on trees!
#74
My Sister's Hand Passing Through My Cat's Body
#75
This Picture I Took Of My Daughter Holding Praying Mantis Babies Looks Badly Photoshopped
#76
Photo I Took Of A Lake Through The Lense Of Binoculars Looks Like A Planet
Abdul Rahman Falih 4 years ago
its when Neptune and Jupiter collide they make the planet called lakelide
#77
This Picture Of Firefighters In Texas Looks Like A Still From A Horror Movie
#78
Cool Ice Effect After Flood
#79
The Water Spilled In A Way So It Looks Like The Glass Is Levitating
#81
It's Embarrassing Until You Realize They're The Reflection Of The Chairs In The Room
#82
Weird Reflection Makes Man Look Like A Ghost
#83
This Colorful Pigeon I Saw Today
#84
Lake Charlevoix In Michigan Right Now
#85
The Ice On This Street Lamp Makes It Look Like The Light Is Dripping Out
#86
A Giant Woman
#87
A Friend On Social Media Spotted This One Pixel Glitch In The Matrix, India
#88
My Dog Likes To Sit Here, But He Isn't Right Now
#89
I Put My Cat Under A Cover That Looks Just Like Him
#91
An Un-Edited Photo Of My Mate I Took Today That Somehow Makes Him Look Like The Teletubbies Sun Grew Up
#93
The Photo I Took Of My Dog On My Phone, Looks Like I Photoshopped Him In
#94
The Building Across The Street Reflected Into My Room
#95
Reflection On Window Looks Like A Massive Spaceship Landing
#98
This Pic Of My Girlfriend Lying Down After A Hike Looks Photoshopped. She Looks Like A Sticker
#99
This Chair I Balanced Looks Like A Poorly Photoshopped Chair Image
#100
My Husband Is At Yosemite National Park. He Already Looks Like He Is Photoshopped
AnnaBanana 4 years ago
I spent a couple of days at Yosemite when I was 12...I'm almost 52 now and I can still remember just how spectacular it was. Hope I get to see it again someday!
#101
This Art Nouveau Building Known As The "Het Bootje" ("Little Boat") In Antwerp, Belgium
#102
Bigfoot?
Final score:
41points
#105
The Flash From My Phone Made It Look Like My Fiancé’s Legs Were Animated/Photoshopped
#107
These Clouds At The Beach Make It Seem Like The Sky Was Badly Photoshopped
#108
Objects Cast No Shadow On The Ground Making Them Appear As If They Have Been Badly Photoshopped. It's Known As "No Shadow Day"
Today April 25th at around 12:17 the sun was directly at the zenith in India.
#109
Reflections In The Window Look Like A Glitch In A Skybox
#110
Caught My Aunt’s Dog Mid-Jump And She Looks Photoshopped
#111
My iPhone Looks Like It's Disappearing
#113
These Throw Pillows Look Fake, Almost Like A Poorly Done Photoshop Work, But It’s Just How They Reflected The Light
#114
My Potato Looks Photoshopped
#116
The Shutter On My Analog Camera Glitched And Now My Friend Looks Like He's Floating
#117
Light Diffraction Made My Beans Look Like They Were A Picture Of Beans Sitting In A Dish
#118
Enjoy This Pic Of Lahaina Noon In Singapore
During the high noon of that day, all shadows are cast directly downward, causing straight vertical poles to look like they are photoshopped, or are in a cheap indie video game.
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What do you think ?
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 4 years ago (edited)
This was a truly fun and fascinating thread! More fun content like this and less celebrities and “Am I the Arsehole” threads, por favor.
P Switch 4 years ago (edited)
Yes I agree these posts is a sight to behold and the aita and celebs posts can induce cringe
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Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 4 years ago (edited)
This was a truly fun and fascinating thread! More fun content like this and less celebrities and “Am I the Arsehole” threads, por favor.
P Switch 4 years ago (edited)
Yes I agree these posts is a sight to behold and the aita and celebs posts can induce cringe
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