When AI imagery and easy access to Photoshop can bring any image into question, it’s fun to stumble upon photographs that look fake, but are indeed authentic.

The collection below includes some you may have seen before, but also a number of new ones (to us at least).

Some of them are perfectly timed, perfectly aligned, or just happen to catch a perspective that seems too strange to be real.

Check out the full collection on BoredPanda.

A Wave Of Clouds Rolls In North Central Minnesota

A dramatic view of dark, stormy clouds looming over a deserted road, with trees lining the horizon.
doggodad2013

This Is 1 Picture. The Netherlands

A wide road lined with tall trees on one side and a calm body of water on the other, under a partially cloudy blue sky.
VettigeSwa

I Came Across These Odd Trees While Hiking A Volcano On Tenerife

Three yellow trees standing on a dark volcanic landscape with a rocky terrain.
stoomhap

Two Giants?

Two men stand on the edge of a construction vehicle's scoop, one wearing a blue hoodie and the other in an orange safety vest, with a street scene and vehicles in the background.
M3COPT3R4

This Photo From Inside A Tent Looks Like Photoshop

View of a misty forest through the opening of a tent, showcasing tall trees and sun rays filtering through the foliage.
Ingelo8Jean

Grandma’s Hair Is On Fire

An elderly woman walking with a bag and cane in front of a building, with steam billowing from a vent beside her.
Quantization Report


Osaka Expo There Is A Hole In The Sky For This Building

A large, futuristic building with a rounded top and smooth exterior, set against a blue sky.
Raxxla Report

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Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

4 Comments

  1. Suzanne Gamble

    The 2 giants was easy. I can’t figure out how Grandma’s hair is on fire. I would think the smoke is behind her, and just lined up just right to make it appear the smoke is coming from her head, but it seems too close to not be. I’m obviously missing something. 🤷

  2. Those are really quite cool photos. Laughing feels good. The one of the two giants took me the longest to figure out.

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