Stock photos are weird enough. You search “computer man” and photos appear with people smiling and staring in front of a Dell laptop from 2002. If that wasn’t disturbing enough, some strange and funny stock photos have you asking “WTF is this for? Why??” Every stock photo tells a story. Sometimes, it’s a story of unrequited love. Other times, it’s a story about a man in a horse costume holding a gun and freshly-baked pie. They’re everywhere and they make no sense. The Reddit users on r/WTFstockphotos can’t even explain them all.
I’ve decided to take a guess what purpose these photos serve. By the end, we’ll all feel as though we’ve had a fever dream.
You asked for WTF stock photos, and weird stock photos is what you’re going to get:
1. A great image for an ad campaign about a person who absolutely can’t decide who they are.
2. “These kids with their MP3s and their Nintendos don’t even know what a CD player is!”
3. This is how Russian hackers get into your computer.
4. Great image for a guide on safely fixing your own appliances.
5. You can’t say Spaghetti without “Getty” images.
6. POV: Me when I told my mom I wanted to study Greek in college.
7. Do you need a weird photo of a guy kidnapping an old man for your low-budget movie? Is it dark comedy about a son-in-law who’s also a hit man? We got you.
8. Pucker up and give us a duckface, daddy.
9. I can’t tell if this is a cheap Halloween costume or a still from an even cheaper video game.
10. When you find out you accidentally bought a veggie corndog.
11. DIY tech support.
12. WTF, why is the baby the same age as the dad? Is this for a clinic where you can clone yourself?
13. “Go get me some Häagen-Dazs or f*** around and see what happens.”
14. Roberto Benigni’s next film looks strange as hell.
15. I’d assume this is for a “furry meetup group” but furries usually have nicer costumes.
