15 Everyday Photos That Accidentally Turned Into Surrealist Masterpieces

Anyone can take a picture, but not everyone is an artist. Thankfully, there’s a form of art that requires no talent, just sheer luck!

The “Accidental Surrealism” subreddit has just 20,000 followers, but it features some of the coolest pictures on the internet. Each one started off as a regular snapshot but wound up stretching the fabric of the real and the imagined. If you’ve ever admired the surreal modern art of Salvador DalÃ or M. C. Escher, this subreddit is for you.

1. Surrealism is all about seeing magic in everyday objects, like this melted egg timer.

2. This entrance to an underwater observatory in Zug, Switzerland, seems like it could lead to another dimension.

doorway set against water and sky background — Reddit

3. Ordinary hail caught in crop netting looks like something out of a fairy tale.

hail collected in netting so it looks like it's hovering above the ground — Reddit

4. This segment of a brick wall has been worn down by the ocean for years, giving it a strange and unexpected wobbly look.

section of brick wall that's been softened by sea water over time — Reddit

5. A cargo ship filled with shipping containers creates its own floating city skyline.

container ship casts a shadow that looks like city skyline — Reddit

6. “Caught the reflection of the light in the window. Looks like it’s floating in the sky!”

reflection of outside merged with ceiling — Reddit

7. This person tried to take a panoramic picture of the Eiffel Tower, but they got something much, much cooler.

Eiffel Tower skewed by panorama picture — Reddit

8. Don’t worry, this church in Georgia (the country, not the state) is not about to be swept away by a giant wave. It actually just has a snow-capped mountain behind it.

castle in Georgia with mountain behind it that looks like the ocean — Reddit

9. About 5,000 liters of ink spilled in Dartford, U.K., but we’re not even mad.

spilled paint that looks like art — Reddit

10. This “magic eye” moment is brought to you by the sun shining through wooden slats. Nothing more, nothing less.

reflection on docks that looks like stripes — Reddit

11. A tornado in Gum Creek, Tennessee, created this work of accidental surrealism.

shed turned on its side after tornado — Reddit

12. Although floods surrounded it, this swimming pool remained untouched by even a drop of dirty water.

clean swimming pool surrounded by dirty flood water — Reddit

13. It was so hot in India that the streets melted and this happened.

street lines that have melted from heat and are now wavy — Reddit

14. A simple mud puddle provided the perfect reflective gazing pool.

reflection makes it look like the world is upside down — Reddit

15. Octo-cat says hi.

cat sitting near mirror so it looks like it has multiple legs — Reddit

Who else has a new favorite subreddit? These amazing shots are a nice reminder that magic is all around us, if we only take the time to see it at just the right angle.

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