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30 stunning photos that were timed so perfectly it’s hard to believe they’re real
These photos are amazing! My favorite is number 17 - what about yours?
Ashley Fike
08.30.17

What makes the perfect photograph? Is it the subject? The lighting? The timing of the click of the lens? Sometimes it’s one thing or a collection of many things, but one thing is for sure — a great photograph can capture some of the most beautiful moments and places on earth.

The 30 photographs below are so incredible; it’s hard to believe that they’re real.

Get ready to have your mind blown. We swear — these aren’t Photoshopped.

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1. At an outdoor theater in the Yunan province of China, performers climb in front of a red backdrop with the Jade Dragon Mountain above them.

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2. Spring is captured in the rolling hills of Washington.

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3. Hotaru Ika firefly squids in Japan light up the dark ocean waters.

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4. A sunset and an eclipse coincide to create an epic celestial event.

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5. Believe it or not — this is one photo. Not four.

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6. Fog becomes trapped in as a village in Indonesia is receiving its first-morning sun rays.

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7. The Blue Pond in Hokkaido, Japan contains colors so vivid, they’re hard to believe.

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8. Marlon Brando’s make-up transformation for The Godfather is incredible.

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9. This UFO-shaped cloud could explain a lot of those inexplicable sightings.

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10. As the sun hits the top of a hill just right, it looks like glowing with fire.

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11. Millions of flamingos gather at Lake Nakuru in Kenya, Africa; creating a swarm of pink.

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12. This vampire squirrel as the fluffiest, bushiest tail ever.

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13. Volcanic activity creates a flurry of elecricity in the air above.

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14. A surfer and a dolphin share a wave in Kalbarri, Australia.

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15. Horses are actually amazing swimmers.

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16. Mount Fuji casts a 15-mile long shadow on the valley below.

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17. A group skydive brings 138 parachutists together mid-air.

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18. The International Space Station captures a stunning lightning storm over the Arabian Peninsula.

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19. A cabbage’s geometric shape is almost mesmerizing.

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20. The rock pillars in Zhangjiajie National Park, China defy gravity.

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21. Sand cliffs of the Namib Desert drop off into the ocean.

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22. The surroundings are like something out of a fairy tale in the Olympic National Forest.

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23. A newborn sea turtle gets some assistance from a jellyfish.

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24. Two seas meet — the Baltic Sea and the North Sea.

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25. This sand bar has become a cemetery for ships that ran aground.

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26. Autumn colors at a lake in Poland create an unbelievable masterpiece.

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27. The kelp forest is a playground for a harbor seal near San Diego.

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28. A slice of meteorite is truly out-of-this-world beautiful.

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29. A shuttle launch was captured from a satellite.

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30. Water drops from the crops as a farmer in Vietnam walks with his bounty.

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