Listen, we know stock photos are usually pretty bad.
Photographers try really hard to create interpretations of a wide variety of subjects so they can easily sell their work on various stock photo agency sites. But there should probably be a rule that if you’re making a photo about a specific job, you should have at least an entry-level understanding of how it works. Because, lordy, these stock photos are something else.
According to Petapixel, a group of scientists started the hashtag #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob last week to highlight images that didn’t exactly nail what they were supposedly portraying.
Take, for instance, this terrible photo of a gynecological exam:
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
Wow.
Below, more people roast ridiculous stock photos of their work:
"And the Lord said: 'Let there be oxycodone'. And there was oxycodone, and the oxycodone was good. And there was much rejoicing!"
— Arya Snark (@XtremeRPh) May 6, 2018
#BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/Q9W001Hz0S
I too have asbestos fingers #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/uAEXm7jP0q
— Ben Cartwright (@_Ben_in_space) May 5, 2018
Just setting up my digestion reaction. This is how we cut DNA.#BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/bgKis9IvDF
— Elisabeth Bik (@MicrobiomDigest) May 6, 2018
Authors have terrible posture because we can't afford chairs and instead sit on piles of our unpublished manuscripts. Every 500 words (typed one-fingered on a typewriter) we reward ourselves by lighting a massive cigar. #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/efCiXcMOlu
— Clare Mackintosh (@claremackint0sh) May 6, 2018
"Thankfully I have this stethoscope to confirm absence of heart sounds." #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/cVLVExtNqI
— Brendan Riordan (@concernecus) May 8, 2018
A pediatrician, shown here about to test the primitive eye poke reflex, also known as the Three Stooges reflex. If present, the baby will place their hand vertically against the nose while saying nyuk nyuk nyuk. #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/5yXFb5kxHa
— Clay Jones (@skepticpedi) May 7, 2018
They’ve started the surgery... time to put you to sleep!#MedTwitter #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/ZUyei89k0t
— Sandman, MD 💉 (@jrubin121) May 7, 2018
It is very important to look seductively shortly before your hair and gloves get caught in the drill and cuttings get stuck in your eyes...#BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/E5nZnn5hb2
— Kekskobold (@c00kiekobold) May 6, 2018
I find listening to the shoulder joint an incredibly important part of any examination. Heart and lungs are for losers #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/ZBiac9ayYC
— John Taylor (@johnthevet) May 6, 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
"Hey space astronomer, where is space?"
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) May 4, 2018
[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
It is true that most lawyers are Slytherins #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/K8sw6qksmw
— (((Sam Crane))) (@Samanticka) May 4, 2018
This stock image of a scientist is PRICELESS. I too often find myself inspecting each nugget of dry ice one by one. Can never be too careful 🤣 pic.twitter.com/f1HrDgobuK
— Nicole K. Paulk (@Nicole_Paulk) April 24, 2018
First we write “Physics” on the chalkboard, then we grab a sharpie and scribble some *nonsense* on the nearest window. We all know the same equation and we will write it on literally anything.
— Robert McNees (@mcnees) May 5, 2018
#BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/nc8mZtrXe0
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
I sit in a dark room and project code straight to my face while solving complicated problems. This helps me to immerse myself in it and "feel" the code. #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/eMtGurNr5d
— Tauno Talimaa (@tauntz) May 4, 2018
Academia is bearded men eagerly pointing at absolutely nothing and being very serious about it. #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/9eTGttEdrm
— Leonie Höckbert (@leofromtherock) May 5, 2018
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