17 travel photo clichés we all need to avoid from now on

Travel photography is tough. Capturing an experience that you want to remember forever without coming off braggy or cliché is not always so easy, especially when confronted with a monument that has been photographed millions of times.

So here is a list of travel photo cliches we hope you will avoid from now on. Hotdog legs is not on here because, well, hotdog legs are hilarious. Please post more hotdog legs, especially if they are actually just a pair of hotdogs on a beach.

1. Torch carrying at the Statue of Liberty

Lady Liberty is trying to light a beacon for the huddled masses and you are just in the way.

A post shared by Srdjan Stankovic (@srky93) on Oct 31, 2017 at 7:39am PDT

2. Balboa-ing in Philly

You know there are statues of real people who founded the oldest democracy on earth nearby, right?

A post shared by 😎JanWARRRY😎 (@jan_warrry) on Oct 27, 2017 at 9:46am PDT

3. Elephant showers in Southeast Asia

Not only is it a cliché, but there is a dark story behind getting some of those elephants to do that.

A post shared by Barsha Thakali (@barsha.thakali) on Oct 14, 2017 at 10:05pm PDT

4. Ohmmm-my-God

Just cus Buddha does it doesn’t mean you have to. I hear he’s actually pretty chill.

A post shared by Kristine Mauhay (@ktinechi22) on Oct 19, 2017 at 9:12pm PDT

5. Human scaffolding at Pisa

Doubling up just compounds the cliché.

A post shared by EXPLORE THE WORLD (@pagextreme) on Oct 20, 2017 at 2:37am PDT

6. Unsynchronized crossing at Abbey Road

Seriously, you’re causing a traffic jam and one of you needs to take off their shoes so your followers think that they are dead.

A post shared by J.B. Long (@ramsradio) on Oct 20, 2017 at 10:35am PDT

7. Kissing the Sphinx at Giza

I know for a fact that the giant cat-demon made of stone did not consent to this.

A post shared by Elene (@elene_1010) on Jan 11, 2017 at 7:48am PST

8. The cup sizes of Bavaria

Yes, those steins at Ocktoberfest are big.

A post shared by Bavaria Fanpage (@beerboobsbavaria) on Jul 6, 2013 at 8:11am PDT

9. The Dead Sea mud shot

It just reminds us that your pores are going to look amazing later.

A post shared by Dominique McCollum (@domineek_adrienne) on Oct 20, 2017 at 11:34am PDT

10. Fondling the Taj Mahal

There is a dead emperor and his wife in there! Stop trying to stimulate their mausoleum. Ditto for the Vatican.

A post shared by ANA (@anamadamapola) on Oct 20, 2017 at 2:15pm PDT

11. Making out in Times Square

Considering that the original may not have involved consent on her part, mimicking the shot just feels kinda weird.

A post shared by Jordan Hanna (@jordan_hanna) on Oct 20, 2017 at 2:57pm PDT

12. Christ the Imitator

You’re not Jesus, Steve.

A post shared by Bruce Jones (@brucejoneschicago) on Aug 16, 2016 at 3:11pm PDT

13. That stock photo of Machu Picchu

Seriously, can we get a new angle please?

A post shared by Travel Blog #dametraveler (@dametraveler) on Oct 19, 2017 at 11:10am PDT

14. Infiniti by the sea

We get it, you can afford a swank hotel.

A post shared by 🔱Crystal💎Lee🌹 (@skinnybia503) on Oct 20, 2017 at 12:22pm PDT

15. A Roman Gelato Holiday

How about not blocking famous works of art with your dessert?

A post shared by Peyton (@peytonmeersman) on Sep 14, 2017 at 9:21am PDT

16. Henna tattoos

Also applies to your #firstbindi.

A post shared by Showtime Travel (@showtimetravel) on Oct 17, 2017 at 5:53am PDT

17. Just anything about how Paris is romantic

We are all sick of you Paris, with your lovelocks and your manic pixie dream city ways. You know what’s romantic? Antwerp. Yeah I said it. Get that baguette outta my face and sling me a Belgian Waffle.

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