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There’s A Twitter Page Entirely Dedicated To The Dark Side Of Stock Photography And Here Are 30 Of The Funniest Ones
They’re wacky and wondrous, bizarre and tasteless, impossible to explain and somehow captivating. Ladies and gents, welcome to the wacky world of stock photography, where commercial photography meets “what on earth is going on there?” moments, making it one of the internet’s most beloved forms of memes.
And thanks to the Twitter page “Dark Stock Photos” that delivers exactly what it says, we have the most cringy collection to feast on, but with a messed up twist. The Grim Reaper shaking hands with a doctor next to a body laying motionless in a hospital bed? Check. A kid putting a salami tranche into a CD drive? Yep. And it’s pointless listing more, because the craziest thing you can think of—it’s there.
So get your popcorn ready for the sheer stock craziness below, and after you’re done, be sure to check our previous articles with hilariously bad stock photos here, here, and here.
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Most of the stock photo gems look absolutely pointless. I mean, who’d need a shot of a woman pointing a baguette at a chef in a bakery robbery? Incredibly, stock imagery is basically a reflection of the demand for very, even if absurdly, specialized imagery.
When a stock bank user is browsing through the archive, they already have a more or less clear specific idea about what they’re looking for. But the whole challenge the commercial photographers face is being ahead of the demand and anticipating users' needs before they even type in the keywords in the search bar.
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Suzanne Haigh 3 years ago
Kinky? I have many parrot ruined from being "kept" in tiny cages and no interaction, terrible cruelty
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nunya bussiness 3 years ago
this is literally what people do to birds. other people might find this funny/creepy but i think it just gives me another reason to hate humanity. if you have to have a pet bird, dont keep it in a cage all day.
An Co 3 years ago
My father has some birds in a cage. Typically the on the cage is naked, rather than the other way around.
Jo Johannsen 3 years ago
Are you willing to argue with that canary? If he wants nekkid, he gets nekkid.
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Usually, it’s the contributing photographers who figure out what the subscribers will be looking for on stock collections like Shutterstock. Then, there are the website's top photographers, illustrators, and videographers who get direct orders from the content team.
With time, stock imagery has become its own aesthetic category that blends the hyperrealism and absurdity of everyday life. It’s exactly what makes them so appealing for an internet that’s inherently run by jokes, memes, and everything that doesn’t fit the definition.
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Her Highness, Duke of Qin 3 years ago
I do the same to my cat when it starts hitting and scratching lmao
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W McDonald 3 years ago
Hi I came here to ask you a question may I use your profile description please
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Raizy Smith 3 years ago
About halfway through this thread I started coming up with possible articles that would logically use these photos. Send help.
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
This is the creepiest stock photo I ever had the misfortune of stumbling on. If anyone has a Twitter account, feel free to share it with the page. moving-hom...465901.jpg 
W McDonald 3 years ago
Hi I came here to ask you a question may I use your profile description please
Load More Replies... Raizy Smith 3 years ago
About halfway through this thread I started coming up with possible articles that would logically use these photos. Send help.
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
This is the creepiest stock photo I ever had the misfortune of stumbling on. If anyone has a Twitter account, feel free to share it with the page. moving-hom...465901.jpg
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