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.

Breathe..

These shots (clickthrough for the second) by Luke are from the 2008 Philadelphia SusCon Convention.

Allen Falkner.

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26 responses to “Breathe..”

  1. Emily Avatar

    Beautiful, beautiful photos.

  2. bold Avatar

    the second shot is fucking orgasmic

  3. outmywindow Avatar
    outmywindow

    Second shot is amazing.

  4. Danielle Avatar
    Danielle

    Oh yeah go Luke!!! 😉

  5. lindsey Avatar
    lindsey

    both shots are amazing but that second one is just flat out fuckin sexy

  6. ovaryaction Avatar
    ovaryaction

    sooooooooooooooooo amazing.

  7. De Avatar
    De

    Agreed. Beautiful photos.. INTENSE.

  8. Tired Avatar
    Tired

    Very nice photos. :] It looks so intense. I doubt if I could ever go through with a suspension.

    Also, why is Roo’s name no longer clickable? I have some ogglin’ to do!

  9. *Stitch* Avatar
    *Stitch*

    Yay luke! Those suspensions were awesome to watch. He captured them perfectly.

  10. LUKE Avatar
    LUKE

    Thank you all for the comments they really mean a lot to me!

  11. havock Avatar
    havock

    awesome photos

  12. Bastian Avatar

    wow. Impressive photography indeed. I really like the suspension-themed entries of late!
    #8: There you go; oogle all you want!

  13. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    Just gorgeous!

  14. Bill Avatar
    Bill

    that guy^ is sexy as shit. even if you can’t see his face…

  15. Bill Avatar
    Bill

    oh damn… this was like right by me too. we… should meet each other.

  16. drumdrummummum Avatar
    drumdrummummum

    Love the pics, the first one looks really industrial. I do find it amusing that it looks like he has still got his phone belt pouch on, maybe he was expecting an important call, “erm no mum i’m a bit busy right now”

  17. Indebted Avatar
    Indebted

    The second shot just shows how wrong WC Fields was about Philadelphia – the expression alone should be enough to make a whole city proud. Who is the amazing piece of fuckmeat in the photo?

  18. Courtney Avatar

    That second picture is total desktop background material! 🙂

  19. TracieHanna Avatar

    luke!!!!!!!!!! so proud of u!

  20. Jill Vicious Avatar
    Jill Vicious

    Beautiful.

  21. LukeNJ Avatar
    LukeNJ

    thank you Tracie!!!

  22. xvictorx Avatar

    I’m pretty sure i witnessed the tail end of this. Is there video of this performance anywhere.

  23. MUTE-ONE Avatar

    These shots were from our show at the philly tattoo convention, not suscon.

  24. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    MUTE-ONE – Corrected.

  25. Bertany Avatar

    The first one is really striking. I love the detail and contrast.

    Both pictures look super intense, too.

  26. BAR WENCH Avatar
    BAR WENCH

    LUKE, YOU’RE WORK IS AWESOME…KEEP IT COMING

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