40 Pictures That Made Being Amazed Feel Possible Again
“Be amazed” feels like a lot of pressure. What if I’m only impressed? Is pleasantly surprised enough? Do I need to gasp?
Luckily, the pictures from r/BeAmazed do most of the work. This is where people share the rare, beautiful, strange, and impressive things they’ve encountered around the world. Some photographers caught a moment that probably lasted less than a second. Some artists spent months creating a single piece. Nature, meanwhile, continues to receive attention for things it made without posting a behind-the-scenes video.
I can’t guarantee a gasp, but there are at least a few pictures here that deserve an audible “Whoa.”
1. Man Posing With Picture Of Forest He Restored
2. Real Life Superhero
3. A Perfect Example Of What It Means To Be Human
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5. Volvo Choosing Widespread Safety Instead Of Enforcing Its Patent
6. Pizza Owner Found Out That People Are Eating From The Shop’s Garbage. This Is What He Did
7. May God Bless This Boy
8. This Sheep Walked Under A Gravity-Fed Grain Feeder Right Before It Rained
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10. When Tattooing Transforms Lives
11. This Store Is A Little Reminder That Kindness Still Exists
12. What A Legend
13. A 16 Yo Snuck Her Camera Into A Queen Concert In ’78 And Got This Gem
14. Crows vs. Humans
15. He Became The Owner For 1 Minute
16. This Is What 20 Years Of Practice Looks Like ! 2006 vs. 2026
17. Hope This Bottle Travels The World
18. The Fact That This Is Carved From Solid Marble Will Never Cease To Amaze Me
19. NYC Hairstylist Spends His Sundays Giving Free Haircuts To Homeless People
20. Drone Captures An Elephant Family Sleeping Together
21. Photographer Tracked Down People He Captured 40 Years Ago To Recriate Their Photos
22. Real Life Superhero
23. The “World’s Poorest President” Who Donated 90% Of His Salary To Charity And Chose To Live A Simple Life
24. A Four-Leaf Clover Given At Age 8, Kept In Pop’s Wallet For 20 Years
25. Art In France
26. Owen Burns, A 13-Year-Old From Michigan, Saved His 8-Year-Old Sister From An Attempted Kidnapping By Using A Slingshot
He Struck The Attacker In The Head And Chest, Forcing Him To Flee. Police Later Identified The Suspect Based On Visible Injuries Consistent With The Attack.
27. This Is Very Nice Story
28. Mother Reunited With Son After 32 Years Of Searching
29. Before And After Of The Excavation Of The Ancient Greek Stadium
30. This Dad Is A Legend
31. A Father Designs A Headstone For His Wheelchair-Bound Son Depicting Him “Free Of His Earthly Burdens”
32. True Love
33. Grandmas Are The Best
34. Design That Puts People, Animals And Nature First
35. True Story: A Wildlife Photographer, Dolph Volker Once Woke Up From A Nap Under A Tree And Find A Cheetah Sleeping Against Him
36. She Took On Mcdonald’s And Won
37. The Way The Frost Highlights The Sculpture
38. Rachel Robinson, The Wife Of Jackie Robinson, Is 103 Years Old! She Still Looks Amazing!
39. These Are Known As Asperitas Clouds
40. Punch, The Viral Lonely Monkey, Has Now Been Hugged And Groomed By An Adult Monkey For The First Time. Things Are Looking Better For The Little Guy
