Awkward family pictures reveal why posing around water often leads to holiday photo fails

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There should be some key rules when taking family holiday photos: never sport a mullet, don't wear matching outfits... and never, ever pose for snaps around water.  

Over the years, shots next to lakes, pools, rivers or the sea have provided endless entertainment.

Whether it's going overboard or forgetting your swimmers, family albums across the country are littered with comical images that the subjects hope will never see the light of day again, but which thankfully are now being shared on the website awkwardfamilyphotos.com

For some reason, all sense seems to fly out of the window when people go on vacation and decisions that would never normally be taken, like allowing a toddler to hold a young baby on the ledge of a harbour, suddenly seem reasonable. 

Elsewhere, a sudden desire to be a professional photographer sees happy snappers trying their hand at skills like panoramic pictures or Photoshop can end in hilarious results. 

Read on to see some of the funniest images from the last few years... 

Pretty in pink: This young man wishes he had remembered his swimming trunks on a family lake trip 

Pretty in pink: This young man wishes he had remembered his swimming trunks on a family lake trip 

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Share Foot loose: This woman slipped overboard during a family boat trip down the rapids 

Foot loose: This woman slipped overboard during a family boat trip down the rapids 

Head first: The position of this mother's face made it seem like her son was lying naked on the family Jacuzzi  

Head first: The position of this mother's face made it seem like her son was lying naked on the family Jacuzzi  

Backwards parenting: This couple realised their mistake after expecting their toddler son to hold his newborn baby brother 

Backwards parenting: This couple realised their mistake after expecting their toddler son to hold his newborn baby brother 

Happy hump day: This toddler was shocked to witness two hippos mating in the aquarium 

Happy hump day: This toddler was shocked to witness two hippos mating in the aquarium 

She's behind you! A young woman ducks out of a family photo on a yacht unintentionally 

She's behind you! A young woman ducks out of a family photo on a yacht unintentionally 

Getting legless: This attempt at a panoramic picture went horribly wrong 

Getting legless: This attempt at a panoramic picture went horribly wrong 

Scream if you want to go faster: These two women appear to be on different log flumes 

Scream if you want to go faster: These two women appear to be on different log flumes 

The last straw: This man enlisted the help of a young family member to drink his beer in the pool 

The last straw: This man enlisted the help of a young family member to drink his beer in the pool 

Plenty of fish in the sea: This young woman holds a poor fish in an embrace

Plenty of fish in the sea: This young woman holds a poor fish in an embrace

Lucy in the sky: This woman used a trip to the beach to try out Photoshop for the first time 

Lucy in the sky: This woman used a trip to the beach to try out Photoshop for the first time 

Holiday fall out: This couple used a waterfall backdrop to pretend to carry out a murder 

Holiday fall out: This couple used a waterfall backdrop to pretend to carry out a murder 

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