It is often said that a picture can speak a thousand words. Seemingly insignificant moments often turn out to be the ones we most value, and spontaneous photos end up being the most important. Photographers are like the chroniclers and artists of ancient times, helping to record (either consciously or unconsciously) a huge number of events, objects and sights for posterity.
We put together a selection of photographs which contain a greater amount of significance than it seems at first glance.
A child sees his grandfather’s twin for the first time
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/339705-R3L8T8D-650-11802523_868456889901185_8886430519804033668_o.jpg)
Birthday present
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/341555-R3L8T8D-650-Rozmr-szlinap.jpg)
A baby wakes up
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/341655-R3L8T8D-650-thumbnail.jpg)
This elderly lady knitted 300 pairs of warm socks for the victims of a flood
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/340455-R3L8T8D-650-babushka7.jpg)
Arnulfo Castorena wins his first gold medal at the paralympics
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/339655-R3L8T8D-650-11-fotografii-emotionante05.jpg)
A baby sleeps in hospital
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/340105-R3L8T8D-650-5176.jpg)
Selflessness
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/339605-R3L8T8D-650-107088.jpg)
Just an ideal shot
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/341855-R3L8T8D-650-Yours_Mine_And_Ours2.jpg)
A good deed
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/339755-R3L8T8D-650-1235428_2.jpg)
An old shepherd and his dog
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/340655-R3L8T8D-650-full.jpg)
He found the original…
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/340205-R3L8T8D-650-6b471c_4780807.jpg)
A game of volleyball on the US-Mexican border
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/340255-R3L8T8D-650-778657_10202927284042201_1614366122_o.jpg)
An elephant embryo in the womb
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/340505-R3L8T8D-650-elephant_p143.jpg)
The connection between species
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/341605-R3L8T8D-650-Thehandoffriendship.jpg)
Would you risk it?
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/341705-R3L8T8D-650-tumblr_mlzcxtyDok1qzyj9no1_1280.jpg)
Run!
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/340905-R3L8T8D-650-Pervobytnoe-zlo-Primeval-2007-original-972.jpeg)
Having fun
We all did it at least once!
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/340705-R3L8T8D-650-HH8zlFP.jpg)
When she’s pregnant, you do what she tells you…
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/339455-R3L8T8D-650-02.jpg)
A devoted friend
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/339555-R3L8T8D-650-1.jpg)
The place where the North and Baltic Seas meet
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/341755-R3L8T8D-650-tumblr_mucgtlosRS1s7di5vo1_12801.jpg)
Someone cares
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/340955-R3L8T8D-650-picdump-956-29.jpg)
At last, something which keeps them all under control
![](http://files.brightside.me/files/news/part_0/8505/340355-R3L8T8D-650-99767.jpg)