Photos That Look Fake But Are Completely Real

Understandably so, as no one wants to be the butt of jokes on the internet. However, you should trust the authenticity of the photos you are about to see. They may look fake, but that’s only because they are some of the most amazing juxtapositions of nature and human imagination.

To complete the experience, visitors also get to hear the sounds of crashing waves and noisy birds from the speakers.

It’s the work of super-talented artist, David McCracken, titled, Diminish and Ascend. With the correct angle and lots of cloud overhead, this welded aluminum stairway may seem likely to take you to the moon if you are patient enough.

This huge dust storm was spotted off the coast of Australia. The storms, which are pretty common around drylands, cause widespread power outages, flooding, and bushfires.

Ancient lakes evaporated, leaving behind a thick layer of salt. To form these beautiful reflections, the salt flat only needs a thin layer of water from the overflow of nearby lakes.

The boats are actually on the clear and transparent turquoise blue water. The sight is so out of this world that pictures like this are hard to believe.

Their blue color makes them all the more beautiful and ethereal. The bluish mountains in the background complete this perfect sight.

In case you are wondering, those bubbles are trapped methane gas. As soon as the weather becomes sunny, the ice will melt, and the methane bubbles will explode with glee into the atmosphere.

The Shirogane Blue Pond in Japan can turn green and back to blue again, depending on the weather, and maybe its mood. The waters aren’t the only attraction—the beautiful trees in the surrounding area are also a sight to behold.

Sitting on George V Avenue in Paris and nicknamed “The Melting Building,” this edifice was built to keep the eyes of passersby glued and their imaginations intrigued.

The lake’s color looks like any other until a rare kind of algae changes its water to dark pink during January through March.

These lights aren’t a reflection—they are actual lights from beneath the water generated by a special kind of algae that emit light as beautiful as those colorful neon signs on the streets.

In person, the books look real, but in actuality aren’t real books—they are made of metal frames and a bit of chemical hardeners called epoxy resin.

This photo is of the Chaohu Lake in China’s Anhui Province. The water looks like green paint due to the presence of blue-green algae.

In the photo, water flows from its opening into a large stream from seemingly nowhere. That’s enough proof that the picture could be fake. Yet, it is real. The water flows from a transparent tube that is blocked from view by the water stream.

The sinkhole was a natural disaster that hit the city in 2010, boring a large hole in the ground and swallowing a three-story factory in the process. The hole is 100 yards deep and 60 feet wide.

Pine trees in a Poland forest decided to take a different posture, maybe because they wanted more attention than a crowded forest could provide. Since this photo came onto our radar, seems like their plan has worked out just fine.

The miracle here is that the cables, which should have naturally drooped due to the lack of tension, seem intact. This one we can’t explain!

He has transformed a decades-old desert shelter into an artistic wonder using glass. He replaced its windows, doors, and part of its body with mirrored glass, creating a structure that partially takes the appearance of its surroundings.

It was the beginning of the 2011 Qatar Open, and this photo captured a scene that was planned to promote the event. However, the wet floor, which prevented any balls from bouncing, still produced loads of amusement for the tennis champions.

This landform is widely known for its unbelievably breathtaking view and its vibrant colors, which are primarily shades of red, orange, and yellow. Just looking at this image, you would think an artist got a color palette and went crazy on it.

What makes them look even more realistic is how they appear suspended in time. If you ever spot one, you should definitely take a picture of it. 

At first glance, it looks like a gigantic rumpled piece of cartoon paper that can be blown away if the breeze is strong enough. However, in reality, it is actually a sculpture made of metal and painted to give off the look of a two-dimensional cartoon drawing of a three-dimensional piece of paper, depending on how close you are standing to it.

This cloud formation was included in the International Cloud Atlas in 2009; this marked the first addition since cirrus intortus in 1951. 

While it might seem fake, it is a very real place located in New Zealand, and people have been visiting the cave for more than 100 years. You should definitely think about adding it to your bucket list; it is quite a sight!