30 Incredible Before And After Pictures Of The Greatest Photoshop Battles

Now and then, a photograph so ambiguous emerges, it is just begging to be featured on the subreddit r/photoshopbattles. From a sleepy two-year-old to the President of France celebrating a football match, we've compiled a list of before-and-after images from the wackiest PS battles on Reddit, showing that a great photo editor is nothing in comparison with a collective troll army - well, at least in terms of creativity.

Unless you are familiar with it, here is how a Photoshop battle works: redditors (Reddit users) upload unedited images to the subreddit and its subscribers are encouraged to edit the pictures in any way they like and submit the artwork in the comments where they are voted on by the community. The more votes an artwork generates, the higher in the section it's displayed, and the one to receive the most points "wins" the battle.

The time-sensitive and competitive /r/photoshopbattles is currently the 31st biggest subreddit with more than 15M subscribers. On average, 111 posts appear on it every day, receiving 310 comments during their first 24 hours. One time, an image of Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg pouring coffee sparked a Photoshop battle. Redditors used the photograph to put Solberg in Star Wars, Game of Thrones, and Jurassic Park among several other scenarios. It escalated up to a point where the politician herself saw what was going on and acknowledged the competition.

Scroll down and enjoy the submissions: