Dad takes funny photos of his premature baby doing “Manly Things”


By medical definition, a baby delivered before 37 weeks in considered premature. As such, they, particular those born very early, usually have complicated medical concerns.

This is a great little story that shows how a sense of humour, a touch of Photoshop, and a bit of a pun can make for awesome photos. The kid in the snaps is Matt’s little man, Ryan. Ryan was clearly keen to get out in the real world and start getting some experience under his belt, because at nine weeks premature, he was like. I need outta this womb to be a man.”


Matt told Bored Panda, “We joked that he wasn’t premature just “advanced” – so I came up with the idea that we should do a photo shoot of him doing manly adult things. Some of the setups were elaborate – like for the bench press photo. For this one, I made a rig that hung from the c*eiling. It mounted the camera and also held the barbell above Ryan so all he had to do was grip it rather than hold it up.”