22 Ingenious Pics of Everyday Life That Are Optical Illusions

Daniel Bonfiglio Published 12/01/2024 in wow

If you think that special effects and clever perspectives are modern photographic developments, think again. People have always been cheeky.

Here are 22 ingenious pics of people going about their everyday lives, with a few little twists.

1.
Child trying to cut a sun beam, 1886.
2.
Floating baseball player, 1960s.
3.
Balancing act, 1940s.
4.
Tiny friend, 1956.
5.
Girl jumping in the clouds, 1964.
6.
Tsar Nicholas II and royal family members having old fashioned fun 1899.
7.
The tiny bride, early 80s.
8.
9.
The giants, 1940s.
10.
A camouflaged road in Finland during WW2. The trees were hung up with rope so the Russians couldn't see the road.
11.
This man looks giant.
12.
Boy and car, 1955.
13.
14.
“I recently found this old photo of my mom in the 80s. It looks like she was kissing the dog, but the mirror on the right shows she was actually 15-20 cm away from the dog.”
15.
Floating head, 1910s.
16.
Ladies on the beach, 1946.
17.
Kids with toys! 1950s.
18.
“My grandfather dressed as a nurse at the beach. It wasn't even a costume party, he just thought it would be funny. 1950's.”
19.
A boy on Krampus shoulders during a parade, Mitterndorf, Austria, 6th of Dec, 1949.
20.
22 college students cram into a telephone booth, 1959.
21.
A man "loses his mind” in a photo booth.
22.
Having fun in front of the camera. 1900.

1.
Child trying to cut a sun beam, 1886.
2.
Floating baseball player, 1960s.
3.
Balancing act, 1940s.
4.
Tiny friend, 1956.
5.
Girl jumping in the clouds, 1964.
6.
Tsar Nicholas II and royal family members having old fashioned fun 1899.
7.
The tiny bride, early 80s.
8.
9.
The giants, 1940s.
10.
A camouflaged road in Finland during WW2. The trees were hung up with rope so the Russians couldn't see the road.
11.
This man looks giant.
12.
Boy and car, 1955.
13.
14.
“I recently found this old photo of my mom in the 80s. It looks like she was kissing the dog, but the mirror on the right shows she was actually 15-20 cm away from the dog.”
15.
Floating head, 1910s.
16.
Ladies on the beach, 1946.
17.
Kids with toys! 1950s.
18.
“My grandfather dressed as a nurse at the beach. It wasn't even a costume party, he just thought it would be funny. 1950's.”
19.
A boy on Krampus shoulders during a parade, Mitterndorf, Austria, 6th of Dec, 1949.
20.
22 college students cram into a telephone booth, 1959.
21.
A man "loses his mind” in a photo booth.
22.
Having fun in front of the camera. 1900.