Awkward family photos may become a TV show

Awkward family photos are something most people can identify with, and a couple of men in the U.S. believe that is one of the reasons for the success of their web site and book – and possibly a new TV show.


Doug Chernack and Mike Bender came up with the idea of posting comical family photos online in May 2009, and were amazed at how quickly it became popular.

The Awkward Family Photos  website is now visited by people all over the world.

“The idea came about when Mike was visiting his parent's house and noticed an awkward vacation photo that his mom had hung in their house” said Doug. “He and I were at lunch a few days later and when he told me about the photo. I told him that I had plenty of pictures like that too.

“It dawned on us that if we had these types of photos, everybody must have them so we set out to create a community where people could feel comfortable submitting their own uncomfortable family photos.”

They simply hoped that friends would let others know and they would get a few submissions to keep their site going.

They went from a few hits a day to more than a million during the first week.

Because they were receiving so many pet photos,  Awkward Family Pet Photos   was launched in July, 2010.

If this phenomenon does in fact reach our screens, expect alot of ' staged ' awkward photos is my guess.