![]() ![]() The exhibit, with more than 200 images, was curated and designed by Bender and Chernack, who acknowledge that none of this would be possible without generous participation from the awkward families who so bravely sent in their photos. In 2014 “Awkward Family Photos: The Exhibition” debuted to record-breaking crowds at the California Heritage Museum in Santa Monica. Since then, Awkward Family Photos has released three books (including two New York Times bestsellers), received two Webby awards, and has been named one of the top 10 comedy websites by CNN.com and one of the top 25 blogs by. ![]() The site quickly became an Internet sensation, receiving millions of visitors and submissions from around the world. ![]() Bender and his childhood friend Doug Chernack set out to create a friendly place where people could share their own odd family moments. Website founder Mike Bender saw an awkward vacation photo hanging in his parents’ home and realized there were likely many other people with their own awkward family pictures. The exhibition is a spin-off of the website, which was launched in 2009. ‘Awkward Family Photos: The Exhibition,” opens Tuesday at the Peoria Riverfront Museum and will be up through Nov. ![]()
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