27 unusual photos from Google Street View

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Since 2007, Google Street View has taken panoramic images of more than eight million kilometers of roads in 45 countries and in almost three thousand cities around the world.

Canadian artist and filmmaker John Rafman likes to study these photos. He saves screenshots of the best photos and publishes them on his blog (although he never indicates where the picture was taken). Rafman named his blog "9-Eyes"(literally — "nine eyes") in honor of the nine cameras that are usually equipped with Google Street View machines for shooting.

27 unusual photos from Google Street View
27 unusual photos from Google Street View

According to Rafman, he spends hours browsing the Google Street View archives.

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

He likes being a "virtual explorer".

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

It collects photos taken in various parts of the world.

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

Sometimes they capture beautiful serene landscapes…

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

... dynamic scenes…

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

... or something frightening.

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

Rafman chooses such shots that it seems as if they were taken by a real photographer, and not by Google robots.

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

You can see a lot of interesting characters in Google Street View photos. Here, for example, the superhero lay down to rest…

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

And this man is doing a trick on his ATV.

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

Here the eccentric characters of the comedy "Mir" got into the frame Wayne."

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

And here Pluto is having fun.

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

In many photos, you can see animals.

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

In this picture, the monkeys are resting in a hot spring.

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

Rafman never indicates the location where the photo was taken.

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

So we will never know where the police officer detained this man…

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

What is the address of the house wrapped in toilet paper?…

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

And where to find this rusty factory.

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

The photos leave a lot of questions unanswered. Is the driver of this car okay?

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

Why did this pier flood?

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

Why is this girl sitting in the middle of the road?

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

Who is this masked stranger?

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

Why are these guys so happy?

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

Many photos look simply unreal.

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

For example, this frame looks like an illustration for Jane's novels Austin.

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

And this building seems to have appeared from the future.

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

The photos that Rafman selects show how strange…

27 unusual photos from Google Street View

... and our world can be fascinating.

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