Our world is a wondrous place. And even if you think you’ve seen it all, it has the capacity to surprise you. Even in this age of digital photo manipulation, real photos can, at times, seem so unbelievable that they reignite our childlike sense of wonder. These 19 photos look so surreal and otherworldly, it takes a few moments to absorb that they are truly real. Gaze in wonder and see if you can figure out how these marvelous coincidences came to be.
1. Forest Sculpture by Andy Goldsworthy
3. The Red Beach, Pajin, China
4. Hausmannian Building, Paris
5. Trees in Schonbrunn Park, Vienna
6. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
7. Glowworms Cave, New Zealand
8. Asperatus Clouds, New Zealand
9. Morning Glory Clouds, Australia
10. Clear Water, Greece
11. Sinkhole, Guatemala
12. "Abyssal" by Regina Silveira
13. A Frozen Pond, Switzerland
14. Art by Georges Rousse
15. Burnt Electricity Pole, Russia
16. Setenil De Las Bodegas, Spain
17. Glass Gem Corn
18. Bioluminescent Plankton, Maldives
19. Waves, by Wilma Hurskainen
