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By definition, stock images are professional photos that are used for commercial purposes, like complementing publications, adverts, etc. But in reality, we know very well that many stock pics out there are just so weird, they've become somewhat of a household name for bizarre, pointless, and lousy photographs that make them particularly laughable.
It's this precise quality of the wacky and wondrous elements of stock photography that makes you instantly realize that what you’re seeing is a stock image and nothing else.
Thanks to this subreddit which has 333k members, we now have the most "seriously?", "are they kiddin’ me?" "do u see what I’m seeing?" compilation that poses way more questions than it answers.
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This Makes Me Feel Uncomfortable
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It would be weird if it didn't make you uncomfortable
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Oh Damn You Caught Me Keeping A Bowl Of Crackers In The Fridge
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I'm embarrassed at how long it took me to understand what was wrong with this
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Surfing The Web
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Tri Wahyu Yulianto Tri Wahyu Yulianto Community Member Follow
See her face, the face of "why must i received this modelling offer from Shutterstock?"
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While scrolling through this post, you are very likely to start wondering in what kind of context someone would need a stock image of a man with a meatloaf mask blended into his skin, or a shot of a woman pointing a baguette at a chef in what seems to be a carefully staged... bakery robbery. It all has to do with the demand for very specialized imagery which happens when a subscriber browses through the peculiar stock archive. But the photographers have to already be ahead of the demand and anticipate people’s imagery needs before they start typing in the keywords.
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Trying To Tell Your Wife Her Cooking Is Crap
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Dr Nostromo Dr Nostromo Community Member Follow
Yeah... that's subtle.
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#5
This Stock Photo Illustrates The Dangers Of Shirt Hoarding
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Google female bullying and you will find more of these pictures with the same girls.
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An Italian Having A Conversation With A Giant Nacho
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He looks like he's having a stern conversation with him like "I'm nacho friend, dude"
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According to The Atlantic, “Shutterstock's content team will do direct outreach to the site's top videographers, photographers, and illustrators 'to help fill specific content needs.'” However, the contributing photographers are the ones who figure out what the subscribers will be looking for. These days, stock imagery has become kind of its own aesthetic category that’s posed and weird without any apparent reason. Incredibly, according to Shutterstocker Emily Goodwin, “it's the utilitarian content—the images that capture the banalities and absurdities of everyday life—that prove popular” on the website.
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I Think I’ll Go Snow Skiing In A Bikini; Ya Know, Since I’m Pregnant And All
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RU Sirius RU Sirius Community Member Follow
This is the girl from the fishing picture above now is looking for that fisherman after months from their encounter
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#8
Kermit Sacrifices A Potato?
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Mrs. Potato-head is now a widow.
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Woman Is Robbing Bakery With A Baguette
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Ok, buddy. Give me all your dough!
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#10
Alligator Attacking Businesswoman In Office Cubicle
Julia Atkinson Julia Atkinson Community Member Follow
Sign on break room wall: It has been 0 days since the last alligator attack
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Forbidden Affair
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Legless Child Traumatized By Parent's Woodland Furry Romp
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Apple
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Just because you can use photoshop doesn't mean you have to
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#13
After Many Weeks Lurking, I Have Finally Found A Wtfstockphoto
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Ty Stratton-Quirk Ty Stratton-Quirk Community Member Follow
They're not smiling back.
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I Have No Idea What This Is Supposed To Represent
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potatoes equal money.
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She Doesn’t Have A Spine
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I'm thinking it. You're thinking it.
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Dads When Gas Prices Go Up 1 Cent
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"Sir,your gas tank port at your right. It's your first time fill gas?"
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Yes Grandma I Want Some Ice-Cream
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Who managed to get a hold of my family photos??
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#18
Please Nurse, Do Your Job
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She'll conch you right out
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It's Like I'm Really There!
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Ironically, the program running right now is "Experience in the Emergency Room".
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Ok, Love You Too
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Ty Stratton-Quirk Ty Stratton-Quirk Community Member Follow
I know they're supposed to be shorter than the other fingers, but rule of thumb clearly doesn't apply here.
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#21
Bubble Wrap Fun
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If they got into a fist fight, I bet it would sound hilarious!
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#22
When No One Shows Up To Your Victorian Themed Whoville Party
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Is that a giant plate behind her?
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#23
Congratulations On Your New Husband!
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So so creepy.
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Man With A Meat Loaf Mask Blended Into His Skin Or Whatever This Is
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What fresh hell is this.
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Burger Baby
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Dude you're supposed to chew 25 times per bite. You're going to need some Alka Seltzer. You must've looked like a pelican when swallowing that.
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#26
So... I Came Across This Picture
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She's giving me the silent treatment!
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How To Properly Censor A Dingdingdong
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She doesn't like putting pricks in her mouth.
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Man Poking A Gpu Card With A Soldering Iron
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You’ve gotta love the fact that he’s clearly never held – or perhaps even seen – a soldering iron. In his entire life.
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I Don't Even Know What To Say
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The baby does not come out, let's try attract him with a pineapple
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Warning Sign
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Russians? Rabbits? I need to know!!
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Stock photography is where surrealist photographic artists go to die.
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Sloopi Good response!
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I'm confused about my feelings and none of them are good
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okay that was weird
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Stock photography is where surrealist photographic artists go to die.
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I'm confused about my feelings and none of them are good
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