A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

The Most High Above

Chris was one of my favorite shots from today. I’ve had an awesome response and I can’t wait to post the massive update of photos. This is only the first day!

For those of you asking what the tattoos on Chris’s chest say:

“The Most High Above Is My Only Judge”

“Courage Glory Passion”

It wasn’t until getting online that I saw the L-O-T-S flashing in my inbox on IAM and realized just how many IAM members and BME readers were at the convention! It was great seeing and meeting so many people! Hopefully tomorrow is just as great!

Comments

32 responses to “The Most High Above”

  1. valy Avatar

    oh roo…that’s a lovely guy..wonderful script on his chest…lovely

  2. valy Avatar

    ups…*rachel*…sorry…didn’t saw who posted 😡

  3. Rachel Avatar

    My name is Rachel. 🙂

  4. Warren Hiller Avatar

    So looking forward to seeing all the NIX photos, definitely wish I could have been there this year.

  5. Gemini Avatar
    Gemini

    Hm, just curious.. but why are text tattoos always in such overly decorated fonts? Scribbly serif ones that make it so hard to read, in this case it seems more like “Ilory” than “Glory”, or well I assume that’s what it says. O_o

    Is it some left over thing from the old days of tattooing, or do people actually like it this way? :S To me it always feels as if people have been trying too hard to make it look prettier..

  6. Parahnus Avatar
    Parahnus

    He Has A For-Head Dent Jus’ Like Me ^_^

  7. Kristin Avatar
    Kristin

    Lovely Man… 😉

    -badlydrawgirl

  8. MissM Avatar

    I agree about the font, looks great, but looks like Ilory. Still, looks very very hot though hehe.

  9. Caspar Avatar

    “trying too hard to make it look prettier”
    Tattoos are meant to be pretty 😛
    Most people don’t want something like Comic Sans written on their body (though of course there are people who prefer this and similar fonts) I guess it’s because this style of fonts hold connotations of elegance and grace- or at least that’s how I’ve always seen it…
    Either way, I think it looks beautiful, and it’s a lovely photo :]

  10. havock Avatar
    havock

    im definitly set for 2009 nix toronto
    -adam

  11. Gorilla Avatar
    Gorilla

    I thought it said ‘Story’.

  12. Mrs. Penguin Avatar
    Mrs. Penguin

    A couple of observations:

    1) AWESOME photograph (by this I’m referring particularly to the technical/artistic aspects of the photo).
    2) Agree with the fonts used in tattoo lettering frequently being so overly ornate that they’re somewhat difficult to read. They do look pretty, though…..
    3) It’s very refreshing (not sure if that’s the right word but give me a break, I’ve been up since 3:00 and have not yet had coffee) to see someone who isn’t white featured here. I imagine there are a myriad of reasons why people of color seem (in my perception, anyhow) to be under-represented either here on IAM/BME or in general in the modded community. And it is also nice that this is a beautiful portrait.

  13. Mrs. Penguin Avatar
    Mrs. Penguin

    PS, I can’t quite make out what the smaller line of text on the top says – anyone know?

  14. MissM Avatar

    The Most High Above, Is My Only Judge 🙂

  15. bodypainting. Avatar

    Lovely Man… 😉 fantastic

  16. Shaun Avatar
    Shaun

    That font isn’t overly decorative.
    I much prefer cursive lettering tattoos to any other sort of font that I’ve seen used.

    I think this tattoo is very nice.

  17. Fantazi Avatar
    Fantazi

    HOT guy, nice tattoo!!:D

  18. Melf Avatar
    Melf

    Oh, lovely stuff.

  19. DangerBitch Avatar
    DangerBitch

    nom nom nom

  20. cassidy Avatar
    cassidy

    ahhhhhhhh.
    where are all the updatess?!

  21. Rachel Avatar

    Cassidy: Can we take the weekend off? 🙂

  22. aly Avatar

    that makes me happy. :]

  23. frozen Avatar

    Gorgeous photo and a beautiful man. I love seeing so much portraiture work on modblog. Keep up the good work guys!

  24. lippi Avatar
    lippi

    Rawr.

  25. MrsMelvin Avatar

    NOOO, no days off for the people who gives us the precious mod pics.

  26. Rachel Avatar

    You people are slave drivers! Updates coming up! 🙂

  27. Will Avatar
    Will

    Please may we see more pics of guys like him. Please Rachel, please.

  28. London Avatar
    London

    hes very attractive.

  29. Tranque Avatar
    Tranque

    Roo needs to get postin’ more, so those of us that couldn’t make it don’t feel so left out. :p

  30. Sara Avatar
    Sara

    Haha, I totally agree with Mrs. Penguin. He’s a cutie too. Oh yeah, and nice tattoos mwhaaha

  31. bijou Avatar
    bijou

    such a beautiful portrait.

  32. Jennifer Avatar
    Jennifer

    What a beautiful, beautiful man.

    Mrs. Penguin said:
    “3) It’s very refreshing (not sure if that’s the right word but give me a break, I’ve been up since 3:00 and have not yet had coffee) to see someone who isn’t white featured here. I imagine there are a myriad of reasons why people of color seem (in my perception, anyhow) to be under-represented either here on IAM/BME or in general in the modded community. And it is also nice that this is a beautiful portrait.”

    And I could not agree more.

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