60 Accidental Photobombs Where The Background Became The Star

Have you ever taken a photo and looked at it later only to realize there was something insane going on in the background that you had no idea about? That is what happened to these people. Unbeknownst to them at the time, the images they captured ended up being surprisingly hilarious.

We’ve chosen 60 of the funniest ones we could find to share with you today. From a man trapped in a lifejacket to a photobombing horse getting in the shot, to a couple of cows getting it on, you never know what’s going to happen behind your back when you aren’t looking. After all, these individuals certainly didn’t.

1. Walking Underwater

The little girl has no idea about the aquatic wall art behind her. She is casually walking along. Meanwhile, it looks like a hungry dolphin is about to eat her.

2. Super Quiet Neighbors

At first we were wondering why the neighbors were so quiet. Then we looked at the background of the photo and noticed that there was a cemetery located next to the house. That certainly explains it.

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3. Life Jacket Problems

Channel 2 was doing a beachside interview as part of their news report. However, the best part of the report is what’s going on in the ocean. A person is stuck in a life jacket and falling all over the place trying to get it off.

4. Falling Down

This is the family’s Halloween photo from a few decades ago. Everyone is having a great time playing around in their costumes. That is everyone except for the younger sister in the back falling upside-down off of the swing.

5. Don’t Look Behind You

If Hollywood made a horror movie where the main character was a pet fish, this is what it would look like. Peering through the glass behind the fish is a giant cat. The little goldfish is absolutely terrified.

6. Epic Photobomb

Typically, it’s one annoying person who jumps in to photobomb an image. However, in this case, it’s an entire family. The four women must have been so surprised when they looked at their group picture later.

7. Royal Presence

These two were actually photobombed by Queen Elizabeth in their picture. What a royal pain the Queen is to ruin a selfie like that! Luckily, everyone is all smiling about it, including the Queen. She is cracking up.

8. Horses Humor

The horse in the adjacent stall thinks he is so hilarious with his giant grin and tongue hanging out. He knows his friend is trying to take a nice photo and can’t resist ruining it.

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9. Police Selfie

Here we have another horse doing the same exact thing! Horses are one of the goofiest animals. They always know when a photo is being taken and love putting on a big cheesy smile for the camera.

10. Gaycation

These two best friends were on vacation in Orlando when they decided to take a picture together. When they looked at it later, they couldn’t believe it. The flying banner in the background makes it look like they are a little closer than they thought they were.

11. Slash Fan

This elderly woman is a huge Slash fan. She has no idea, but the man himself is standing right behind her. She is completely oblivious to the fact that seconds from now, she is about to meet the singer-musician in person.

12. Superhuman Strength

This guy thinks he is pretty strong. However, he is no match for Batman. The superhero mocks the bodybuilder from the background by doing the same pose next to his Batmobile.

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13. Tough Job

This couple was having a lovely dinner out and enjoying every second of it. The server bringing their food to the table had a much different experience though. He was stopped by a small kid unexpectedly trying to grab his private parts.

14. Mystical Dog

This is one rainbow that you definitely don’t want to go searching for the pot of gold under. We thought mystical creatures were the only ones that poop out rainbows. However, it turns out that some dogs do it too.

15. Whale-Watching Fail

This is what it looks like when you spend hundreds of dollars to go on a whale-watching trip and miss the only whale that breaches because you were too busy taking a selfie. At least the camera caught the action though.

16. Supporting Photo

It’s a rite of passage when you go to Italy — you must take a photo of you holding up the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Unfortunately, multiple people trying to capture the same shot at the same time can cause issues.

17. Time Warp

“Took a picture of a man and daughter at a coffee shop to show them what they would look like in 10 years,” writes the Redditor. The father and daughter couple at the outside table is several years ahead on the space-time continuum compared to the two inside.

18. Sleeping Classmates

The guys in the background taking a snooze on top of each other aren’t even friends. They are just two tired classmates trying to catch some z’s while the professor isn’t looking. Finals weeks can be pretty exhausting.

19. Relationship Stages

According to Isaac Newton, for every reaction, there is an equal and opposite one. The couple in the front is happy, loving, and enjoying the wedding, while the couple next to them is having the worst night ever.

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20. Jumping Puppy

The dog playing around behind the fence totally spoiled this couple’s romantic photo. Even though the pup is supposedly trained and obedient, it leaped into the shot just like a wild animal would.

21. Sad Elmo

When the man chose to take a photo with Woody from Toy Story instead of Elmo, the furry red creature was really disappointed. He thought he was going to be the first pick. However, at this point, The Muppets are pretty much old news.

22. Friendly Player

Here we have a father and son posing with their new jerseys. Although, because of the game that is happening on the TV, it looks like the son is being cradled by basketball player Tim Duncan. The NBA star has no idea he is photobombing the family picture currently.

23. Just Spectating

Normally, engagements are a private affair. However, in this case, Fiona the hippo got a front-row seat. It’s so amazing that she was there to celebrate the special moment with the couple.

24. Smooth Moves

Alcohol and cheerleading practice don’t mix. That is what this photo proves. The one girl and the guy are trying to do an assisted flip together and it isn’t going so well.

25. Powering Up

This Power Rangers crew is ready for action. However, so are the police officers. Sometimes, it takes joining forces with multiple groups if you really want to succeed as crime fighters.

26. Funny Siblings

The girl thought she looked exactly like the young girl in the picture frame so asked her dad to take a photo of her. She never expected her brother would be caught kissing himself in a mirror just a couple of feet away.

27. Excited Response

The man walking on the path appears as though he is strolling along naked with his girlfriend. The jets got very excited about it, shooting up just in time to sensor the inappropriate behavior.

28. Shark Surprise

Here we have a massive great white sharking just popping in to say hello. It has some serious teeth. We can only hope that the cage is nice and sturdy or else the shark might end up getting a snack.

29. Goofing Off

From a distance, the photo looks very normal — just a kid looking around the classroom. Then we zoomed in. There is a kid balancing upside-down on the ground using his head at another table.

30. Alien Gummy

They spotted an incredibly long sour gummy worm in the bag and decided it was picture-worthy. However, they forgot that the photo was going to capture their feet. Are they actually some sort of spooky alien creature?

31. Future Husband And Wife

She is super excited that she caught the bouquet at the wedding. It means that she will end up getting married soon too. Not everyone is impressed though. Her boyfriend is sitting next to her with a shocked look on his face and the dad off to left is making a disapproving grimace.

32. Party Pooper

The girls wanted to wish their friend Kelly a happy birthday. The dog had other plans in mind. He couldn’t hold it and ended up ruining the picture.

33. Indoor Prison

The cat in the window is insanely jealous of the outdoors cat. She is stuck inside while the other one gets to frolic around the neighborhood, wild and free. It’s such a tease.

34 Family Feud

Fridge magnets can be a whole lot of fun. It’s obvious that there is some sibling rivalry going on in this family though. One person wrote “Nick”. One wrote “Nate”. And another used both of their names to spell something else.

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35. Not Chewbacca

It appears as though Chewbacca from Star Wars is lurking in the background. However, it’s an illusion. It is actually just a lady walking by with a massive hairdo.

36. Shocking Gummy

The man can’t believe how big the piece of gummy candy it is. It turns out, neither can the other lady shopping. She looks even more surprised than the man is about the giant worm.

37. Young Talent

The boy’s brother barely knows how to walk and he has already mastered the art of photobombing. He saw his Dad taking a picture and pulled up his shirt in the background as a joke. The toy car’s face is pretty funny too.

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38. Petting Zoo Fun

The animals at this petting zoo are out of control. The ostrich is up close and personal with the camera and in the background, a pig is stepping on a woman’s foot. It caused her a lot of pain.

39. Ready For Launch

See all of the various cannons in the photo? If you look closely, you’ll notice that the one on the left has a family stuffing a baby in it. They are seconds away from basting the child off out into the open waters.

40. Caught Red-Handed

At first we thought this photo was funny because of how unhappy the birthday boy looks to be turning 21. Then we saw what was actually happening. There is a man getting pickpocketed behind him!

41. Angry Brother

It’s something that all brothers love to do — terrorize their sisters. This one is on the verge of attacking his sisters with a stick. It would have been such a lovely photo otherwise.

42. Prairie Fire

“My mother sent me this picture, saying, ‘Look at the cool new door I just got for the garden!'” explains the Redditor. There was just one minor thing — she made no mention as to why there was an insane fire going on.

43. Monopoly Man

This is a photo from the Senate hearing for Equifax. There is a man casually sitting there in a Monopoly costume observing the proceedings. We imagine he is hoping that the executives get sent directly to jail, do not pass go, and do not collect $200.

44. Glamour Shot

In the foreground, there are two beautiful women posing for the camera on the boat. In the background, there is an extremely large man posing in his Speedo with his fat roll hanging out like it’s nothing.

45. Sister Down

The sister of the groom “passed out at the exact moment the judge said ‘You may kiss the bride'”. We suppose that’s one way to steal the spotlight. It must have been pretty overwhelming for her to see her sibling getting married.

46. Brandon & Jac

These two friends took a photo of themselves together exploring New York City. It couldn’t have been more perfect. The girl in between them is wearing a t-shirt with an ampersand logo on it.

47. Candid Camera

The idea was to get a neat candid photo of the bride and the groom. It was a success. However, that also meant capturing an unsuspecting woman shoving a mouthful of salad in her mouth in the shot too.

48. Man And Woman

This accidental photobomb is a combination of two people. A woman makes up the bottom half and a man makes up the top half. The end result is pretty phenomenal.

49. Canine Centipede

Here we have a similar combination photo except with dogs. The three pups in the shot are all sniffing each other’s hind-ends, forming one long canine chain. It’s one of the goofiest things that we’ve ever seen.

50. Double Proposal

The couple had no idea until they looked at the photo, but it turns out that there was also another couple proposing at the exact same time. Unfortunately, only one couple could get the prime spot. The other one was forced to propose in the back by a bench.

51. Leader Of The Pack

First check out the kid’s t-shirt. Then check out the dog howling through the window in the background. Do you notice any similarities? It’s a very random coincidence.

52. Showing Off

After the guy got a new tuxedo, he decided to try it on and send a picture to his girlfriend. What he didn’t realize was that she would be able to see the photo taker in the mirror — it’s his dad wearing nothing but underwear.

53. Legendary Phoenix

This duck is on fire! Not literally, but it definitely looks that way. It is rocking a crown of flames and its eyes are lit up bright orange.

54. What’s For Dinner

This picture was from a Disney trip a few decades ago. The most interesting part though is what Mickey Mouse is doing. It appears as though he is trying to eat a kid.

55. Where’s Waldo

Everyone remembers the Where’s Waldo paintings from childhood where you had to find the man in the striped-red clothing hidden amongst the crowd. Well, this is the real-life version.

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56. Giant Waste Of Money

The front row seats at NBA basketball games are extremely expensive. Imagine you purchased one and then got stuck behind the guy who played Hodor in Game Of Thrones. The poor people sitting back there can’t see anything.

57. Butterfly Attack

One girl is really enjoying the butterfly experience. The other girl though is deathly afraid. If it manages to land on her, she might have a heart attack.

58. Ring Collections

The man in the back thought he had a lot of rings. Then he saw the other guy. At that moment, he instantly realized that he didn’t have enough and needed to get some more.

59. Falling Down

Getting thrown off of a horse is an extremely good way to get hurt. Although one man was distracted taking a selfie, luckily, there was another man behind him ready to jump in and try to catch the girls.

60. The Art Of The Photobomb

This is one baby that truly understands how much fun it can be to photobomb someone. He is learning quick. A couple of more years and he will be a total professional.

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