Thanks to a recent trend on Twitter, people are publishing bad stock photos of their jobs. They represent them in a completely inaccurate and unprofessional way, often even inappropriate – but every time it’s completely hilarious. It started with photos of scientists and doctors, but the people of other professions got involved as well, and it’s hysterical.
The hashtag under which all these ridiculous photos are united is #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob. I have chosen some of my personal favorites, and trust me, the competition was strong!
Chemists spend so much time looking at colored liquids they completely neglect their personal hygiene #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/NyEn7gBOm3
— Patrick Schanen, Scientiae Doctor (@pschanen) May 8, 2018
As a wetland scientist, I am definitely never wet and covered in mud and I always squint into the sun while examining cloudy liquids in glass containers (the more breakable the better for field work!). #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/xYxmXgFw4i
— Anna Armitage (@MarshDispatch) May 7, 2018
This is EXACTLY what architecture is like, well done stock photo guys #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob .@lorcansirr .@DermotBannon .@MaoiliosaRey pic.twitter.com/Ecxr7jaeUj
— Olga Keogh (@olgakeogh) May 7, 2018
As a chemistry teacher I always have all the different-coloured liquids on my desk, next to the microscope, whilst sporting perfectly-manicured nails. Also something with a hydrogen double bond drawn on the board behind me.#BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/40MJ8EBFIn
— Dr Kat Day 🏳🌈 🧪🐙 🇺🇦 (@chronicleflask) May 5, 2018
I always give a thumbs up after a pelvic exam, it’s so not creepy at all #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/wzOW0ULr1f
— Jennifer Gunter (@DrJenGunter) May 6, 2018
As an ecologist, I can confirm that my days consist of much stethoscoping of trees in an unnecessary lab coat. It’s the only proper way to detect wildlifes. #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/wAEB9YPnUc
— Kirsty Elliott (@Trouty_Trout) May 5, 2018
Admittedly, I wish being a planetary scientist meant I could move the planets with hand gestures #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/INiJI8R1dw
— Sabine Stanley (@PlanetSabine) May 5, 2018
“Hey space astronomer, where is space?”
[Space astronomer puts on his lab coat and adjusts his space safety goggles] “According to my latest science, there is space.” pic.twitter.com/ndeVJCsPXP— James Felton (@JimMFelton) May 4, 2018
Because if you *really* want to understand the brain, you have to listen to it. Real close. #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/yMHIcATAVg
— Ben Marcus (@bmarcus128) May 4, 2018
There are also some bad stock photos of photographers:
Say, #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob fans:
Has anyone thought to look up “Stock Photographer?” pic.twitter.com/9FC9byNe3A— Bill Higgins (@MrBeamJockey) May 6, 2018
“Stock Photographer” #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob tip:
When shooting tiny pixels on your laptop screen, be sure to use one of your Big Black Lenses. pic.twitter.com/Udp63Io8Qz— Bill Higgins (@MrBeamJockey) May 6, 2018
I used to be a teacher, although I wouldn’t say any of my students loved me this much…
All my pupils gaze lovingly into my eyes while I mark their written work. I always wear white, and something silky, for practical reasons. #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/cq059js7dH
— Char [shah] (@ellaboheme) May 7, 2018
And I was never this hot and seductive while teaching the English alphabet:
A big part of linguistics is pointing to the alphabet while seductively taking off your glasses #TheMoreYouKnow #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/P1dYhHf9F7
— Lena Ackermann (@masterwahnsinn) May 7, 2018
As a writer, I found some tweets related to the jobs I’ve done so far and my current job. For example, here’s what copywriting looks like:
Because copywriting means copying stuff off the internet and writing it out in pen. #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/QgCf7PDOIh
— Carina Martin (@copycatch) May 8, 2018
And my absolute favorite:
I don’t know what people are going on about with #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob
This is exactly what I look like when I write. pic.twitter.com/HCb0uSFEOm
— Shanna Germain (@ShannaGermain) May 6, 2018
Anika Malone has a very good point regarding these photos. She writes that she would love to recreate all of them to make them look more realistic, but she lives “in a society that shows 9 mos. pregnant bellies on stories about abortion.” This pretty much sums it up.
As a photographer viewing this #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob (yeah, the photog stocks are shit, too), I kind of want to recreate these all, so they’re more realistic, but…I’m in a society that shows 9 mos. pregnant bellies on stories about abortion.
— Anika Malone (@12bLAxx) May 7, 2018
Some Twitter users were bothered by this hashtag, considering that stock photographers put a lot of time, money and effort into making these photos, and websites like Shutterstock take a cut from every sale. It might seem like the trend on Twitter is making fun of stock photographers, but I don’t see it that way. I think it’s not meant to undermine anyone; it’s there just for fun. And I found it fun indeed.
[via IFL Science]
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