--- title: Wes Anderson Real-Life Scenes Photos by Photographers description: Photographers are sharing their best Wes-Anderson-lookalike shots to a subreddit devoted to the twee aesthetic of the popular director. canonical: https://time.com/4827008/accidental-wes-anderson/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-21T18:47:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:44:44.610Z og:title: Wes Anderson Would Be Jealous of These Real-Life Scenes og:description: Amateur photographers are sharing their most Wes-Anderson-worthy shots og:url: https://time.com/4827008/accidental-wes-anderson/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Wes Anderson Would Be Jealous of These Real-Life Scenes twitter:description: Amateur photographers are sharing their most Wes-Anderson-worthy shots twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Wes Anderson Would Be Jealous of These Real-Life Scenes > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jun 21, 2017 6:47 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jun 21, 2017 6:47 PM UTC Eat your heart out, [Wes Anderson.](http://time.com/3855389/wes-anderson-cafe-milan-italy/) Photographers are taking to Reddit to share their best shots of scenes, landscapes, and architecture that would fit right in during one of the popular director’s aesthetically-specific movies like [_The Royal Tenenbaums_](http://time.com/money/4528519/favorite-accountants-tv-movies-ben-affleck-accountant-film/item/the-royal-tenenbaums/) or [_Moonrise Kingdom_](http://time.com/14643/wes-andersons-eight-most-disturbing-scenes/). (Think: pleasingly symmetrical framing, sherbet-ready pastel colors, and old-fashioned glamorous decor.) In the subreddit, called “[Accidental Wes Anderson,](https://www.reddit.com/r/AccidentalWesAnderson/?count=25&after=t3%5F6i653w)” users are submitting their photographs of everything from whimsically-designed museums to deserted beaches and playfully-arranged rooms. As eye candy, the images transport viewers to a world of quirky characters and peeling paint jobs, just as Anderson likes it. The visionary director’s last film, [_The Grand Budapest Hotel_](http://time.com/17897/wes-andersons-the-grand-budapest-hotel-make-that-the-great/), came out in 2014\. He’s currently working on a new movie called _Isle of Dogs_, slated for a 2018 release [according to IMDB. ](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0027572/#director)In the meantime, fans of his distinctive work can go back and rewatch classics like [_The Darjeeling Limited_](http://motto.time.com/4216226/world-travel-movies/item/the-darjeeling-limited/) — or bookmark this subreddit for regular perusal, as it’s being updated daily with new, artful submissions that adhere to his twee aesthetic. In fact, Anderson himself might want to take a peek at these photos for future shooting locations. 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