They are the festive photos most families would want to forget but these embarrassing snaps have become an internet sensation.Parents posing in paisley pyjamas, a family dressed in fig leaves and a couple with reindeer antlers are some of the most popular pictures on the Awkward Family Photos website.
'It all started when my mum hung a picture on the wall of me, my dad and my brother doing a silly ski pose for my dad's 50th birthday,' said Mike.
'I went out for lunch with my friend Doug and told him about the picture and he said he had lots of embarrassing family photos too.
'It got me thinking that everyone must have awkward pictures and we decided to set up a website to share them as a sort of celebration of awkwardness.'
The website was soon discussed on a radio station and within a week it had a million hits.
Now 20 months on the pair get sent 150 pictures a day, from all around the world including the UK, China, Australia and Brazil, and have now posted 1000 photos on the website.
'People that come to the site have a good sense of humour and are able to laugh at themselves,' he added.
'We all love our families but they are uncomfortable at times too. They are the type of pictures that everyone can relate to.
'The website has now become a full time job for us. We never envisaged how big it would get.'
Mike said the Christmas snap of the dad without his shirt on and t
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