Cat photobombing two women.

Fish photobombing a snorkeler (d_fairy via Reddit)

Cancun-area fish photobombs this snorkeler.

Melissa Brandts and her husband, Jackson, with the intruding squirrel.

Couple in Alberta get photobombed by a squirrel. (Though actually from 2009, this kept trending in 2012.)

Cat photobombing a treehugger.

Redditor bungie16, actors Vincent Caso and Felicia Day

Actor Vincent Caso photobombs actress Felicia Day's picture with a fan.

Cat and dog (via Cheezburger, http://cheezburger.com/6488772608)

One of these animals is photobombing the other.

Palm tree photobombing a group of people on a beach (via Imgur, http://imgur.com/DUVHm)

Palm tree photobomb (or did the people photobomb the palm?).

Toddler photobombing an aunt (uncouthsilence5 via Reddit)

Toddler photobombs aunt.

Shark photobombing a boater (Potatomonster via Reddit)

Near Adelaide, Australia, a shark photobombs a boater. The Reddit poster claims the photographer didn't notice until after the picture was taken, due to light reflecting off the water.

Husky photobombing another dog (jfoster51 via Reddit)

Husky photobombs another dog.

Video still of Stormy interrupting a news segment via http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCZCXEg7ALU)

Global News newscast videobombed by Stormy the dog.

Man photobombing friends on the Fourth of July (kayisneato via Reddit)

Fourth of July photobomb sparks online discussion: is this Photoshopped?

Seal photobombing penguins.

Pigeon photobombing New York City (nomdeweb via Reddit)

Pigeon photobombs the Chrysler Building.

George Clooney, Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber (© News Pictures/WENN.com)

George Clooney photobombs Cindy Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber.

Cat photobombing a newborn baby.

Dog photobombing a driver (eyeseayou via Reddit)

Dog photobombs a driver.

Praying mantis photobombs a spider.

Sloth, students in Costa Rica (© Manuel Ramirez/Caters News Agency)

Sloth photobombing youth International Student Volunteers in Costa Rica.

Fish photobombing a swimmer (Nick Kelly on National Geographic's MyShot http://bit.ly/i8ZAZh)

Fish photobombs snorkeler off Thailand.

Tina Fey and Omar Hernandez (http://imgur.com/2SpXO)

NewYorkerNick: "Some weirdo photo bombing my buddy on the set of 30 Rock..."

Schoolchildren photobombing President Barack Obama (© @BarackObama via Twitter)

Amorous young man (top row), photobombs President Obama in Delray Beach, Fla.

Sarah Bourland (far left) & friends being photobombed by a stingray (© Sarah Bourland, epic676 via Reddit)

Sarah Bourland (far left) and friends Natalie and Kendall being photobombed by a stingray in the Cayman Islands.

Cow photobombing a horse stuck in a fence.

24 of the funniest photobombs of 2012

12/10/2012

The year 2012 was a big one for the photobomb. The art of subtly making a picture better thanks to a person or thing suddenly appearing in the camera's field of view gained worldwide attention as a thing to do and even earned a place in the hallowed "pages" of the Oxford Online Dictionary. To celebrate this huge cultural leap forward, we're taking a look back at our favorite photobombs from 2012. From photogenic cats, attention-hogging fish and humans (even celebrities) who just have to be in the shot, check out the best of the best.

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