SUBMITTED BY: Jumping Norman LOCATION: Easter Island, Chile
From the same kooks who probably think the 1969 NASA Moon Landing was created in a secret CIA movie studio, we’ve been accused of creating some of our more surreal Tacky Tourist Photos in Adobe Photoshop. The “Egyptian Cheerleading Tryouts” shot in particular has a few conspiracy theorists wondering if the picture is “real.”
All it takes these days to capture your friends and family in orbit these days is a half-decent point-and-shoot camera with a sports setting — and the perfect angle.
Similar to planking and leisure diving, jumping shots have a global fanbase that keeps trying to top each other. Our friend “Jumping Norman” meticulously collects these images and catalogues them on Facebook, punctuating the year with the Jumping Norman Awards.
In honor of Jumping Norman’s contributions to the Tacky genre, we will be featuring his Award winners sporadically throughout the rest of the year.
Do you have any classic Jumpshots taken at a tourist attraction around the world? Drop us a line at tackytouristphotos@gmail.com for a chance at dual immortality — with us and with Norman!
Haha…Fantastic….love this tacky jumpshot with the “tepid reaction” from the native residents, haha