Jon Rafman Explores Google Street View and Makes Freaky Discoveries
Peter Vallas — May 7, 2011 — World
Jon Rafman is not necessarily an artist or a photographer, but he does have a knack for finding the strangest and scariest pictures one might find when browsing streets on Google Street View.
Since Google Street View rolled out a few years ago, people have been exploring the amazing website and finding some pretty embarrassing and funny photos all over the world. Jon Rafman looked up streets in almost every country to find his golden collection of creepy photos.
A lot of the subjects in these satellite captures found by Jon Rafman involve some gun-wielding individuals. It makes me wonder how safe the Google Street View guys' jobs are. Jon Rafman definitely knows how to tell their story, that's for sure.
Since Google Street View rolled out a few years ago, people have been exploring the amazing website and finding some pretty embarrassing and funny photos all over the world. Jon Rafman looked up streets in almost every country to find his golden collection of creepy photos.
A lot of the subjects in these satellite captures found by Jon Rafman involve some gun-wielding individuals. It makes me wonder how safe the Google Street View guys' jobs are. Jon Rafman definitely knows how to tell their story, that's for sure.
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