14 Photos Where Something Went Really Wrong

Our photos are supposed to preserve joyful, touching or simply lucky moments of life. But sometimes, at the most crucial moment, things start to go wrong. One awkward gesture, an accidental angle, a split second — and instead of a smile in the photo, something strange, funny or even frightening remains forever.

“Tried to take a picture of the beautiful landscape, got this instead.”

• Just found my new screensaver. © UnrealGiant7979 / Reddit

“My friend caught the bouquet. Look at her boyfriend’s face on the left.”

“Tried to take a picture of my ice cream. Greedy seagull ruined it!”

“I’m not sure if it’s a cat or a dinosaur.”

“It looks like the tattoo is petting a kitty.”

“My cat yawned at just the right moment.”

“Salvador Dog-Li Painting”

• OMG, you melted your dog! © InstructionTop4805 / Reddit

“My levitating kid on the ice rink”

“That must be painful.”

“Holding the rose up to the camera for you to see better... oh wait, no, that’s...”

“I was doing yoga at sunset, and then this happened.”

“I found this while looking through my uncle’s wedding photos. I don’t remember anything about it.”

“Photo-bomb level: toddler”

“Longest finger in le Tour de France?”

And here are some more random photos that deserve a place in an art gallery.