Tons of people spend so much time, money, and dedication learning how to take picture perfect photographs. Photography is a skill, an art, and a craft, and it is not learned overnight. Even at an amateur level, photography takes talent and hard work. Every once in a while, though, a perfectly captured photo is taken completely by accident. It's amazing when this kind of thing happens, because no one could have planned it.

These perfect moments could be something as silly as an animal photobombing someone's lovely selfie or a kid falling off a swing. It could also be something as amazing as a sudden change in weather like a random bolt of lightning. Some photos are taken with pure luck, and those photographers are praised for capturing such a cool image.

Perfectly timed photos are spectacular to see, and it must be pretty wonderful to be the lucky person behind the camera, taking these photos. Here are 25 photos that people took at exactly the right second, creating something magical.