# Hilarious Periodical Photo Bombs An Anonymous Photographed Transit Passengers with Celebrity Faces By Simal Yilmaz | Published 2013-04-17 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/periodical-photobombs References: [visualnews](http://www.visualnews.com/2013/04/14/hilarious-newspaper-photo-bombs-forced-perspective/) A clever anonymous created a series of periodical [photo bombs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frames-booth) on the subway. This brilliantly bored transit photographer folded newspaper pages and photographed public transit passengers with their faces covered and substituted with that of celebrity and icons' such as Yoda, Queen Elizabeth, Kate Middleton, Shakespeare, Natalie Portman and David Beckham. The [newspaper photo bomb](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-daily-snoo) series is hilarious due to how accurately the faces in the newspapers are matched up with those of the passengers. The compositions they create are unusual and fun. Daily [subway rides](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/follow-the-frank-line) to and back from work can undoubtedly get a bit monotonous. However, this comical anonymous has found a fantastic way to induce a taste of creativity to pass their time and created a meme that will surely be shared around for a period of time. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 55% | Activity: 38% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Periodical Photo Bombs:** Anonymous photo bombing in newspapers creating funny compositions involving public transit passengers and celebrity faces. - **Subway Entertainment:** New ways of amusing and entertaining riders during their daily commute, like anonymous photo bombing - **Viral Content Creation:** Creating viral content through the use of interesting and amusing transit photography ### Where This Applies - **Publishing:** Creating newspapers or other periodicals focusing on amusing content for public transportation riders. - **Advertising:** Using periodical photo bombing as a new advertising tool for transit-related products or services. - **Tourism:** Using photo bombing as a way of spotlighting local tourist attractions for subway riders. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Knitted New York Subways](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/straphangers-lounge.md) - [Cheeky Sandwich Seat Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/middle-seat.md) - [Singer-Themed Transit Takeovers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sony-and-olivia-rodrigo.md) - [Viral Face Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crazyface.md) - [Time-Altering Digital Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/time-machine-feature.md) - [Enigmatic Graffiti Incidents](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/enigmatic-graffiti.md) - [Cross-Border Condiment Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smuggler-marmite.md) - [Imaginative Buildable Magazines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lego-and-wallpaper.md) - [Repurposed Waste Transit Tiles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jeffrey-miller.md)