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.

And I was a Gulliver,

In a land of Lilliputians!

Click through to see iam:lanileegarver with another tiny friend.

Comments

43 responses to “And I was a Gulliver,”

  1. kozy Avatar
    kozy

    perfect 🙂

  2. kyl Avatar
    kyl

    she looks so serene – if i had those on my face i’d be screaming and swatting.

  3. JustJen Avatar

    I LOVE the little elephant.

    As is the case with #2, she looks beautiful but I’d be swatting at them. 😉

  4. Campos Avatar

    Awww, the first one is so cute.. I had one of those as a kid. Amazing predators.

  5. Aiwass Avatar
    Aiwass

    mantids! <333333
    not sure what kind they are though

  6. Summer Avatar
    Summer

    I am pretty sure they are stick insects but could be wrong an I think this is possibly one of THE most beaautiful picture I have ever seen so serene an she is Beautiful.

  7. emily Avatar

    She is stunning.
    Her skin is so beautiful and I love that her piercings are so feminine and pretty-they really compliment/suit her.

  8. V Avatar

    Holy gorgeous!

  9. BettyAtlas Avatar

    I love the composition of these. Something about them is extremely calming.

  10. Shnike Avatar
    Shnike

    Gorgeous!!!

  11. Sunshine Avatar
    Sunshine

    She is quite beautiful, and so are these photos!!

  12. Mari Avatar
    Mari

    I don’t so much care for the insects, but she’s gorgeous.

  13. Matt Avatar

    I like the second picture alot more than the first.

  14. Lani Avatar

    They’re mantises, these were two of the brown ones. 🙂 We chilled them first for a little bit so they’d be less active, but they still managed to crawl up my nose >.<

  15. Adwoa Avatar

    Lani, you are simply lovely.. even with insects crawling up your nose.

  16. Dee Avatar
    Dee

    AHHH PRAYING MANTIS!!:( Very pretty girl and nice piercings,but very scary buggies!:p

  17. Lani Avatar

    haha thank you, i like the second picture so much more though, i think i look kinda funky here >.<

  18. cardboardfrog Avatar
    cardboardfrog

    wouldn’t we all love some beautiful woman covered in stick insects?

  19. Adwoa Avatar

    Well that 2nd picture just makes me want to kiss you so we probably shouldn’t go there.

  20. Sade Avatar
    Sade

    I love the first pic so much:)

  21. emily Avatar
    emily

    I wonder where she found her tiny friends.

  22. d Avatar
    d

    walking sticks are not the same as mantids, they’re not even in the same order

  23. HERe Avatar

    beautiful.

  24. Star Avatar
    Star

    I love the serenity of these pictures, and that you chose to use insects as a prop. Mantises are actually very gentle creatures, as so photographically interesting, so great choice!

  25. martron Avatar

    I knew these pictures would end up on here! Beautiful.

  26. naxo. Avatar
    naxo.

    beautiful picture…

  27. maya Avatar
    maya

    thats a beautiful picture
    simple and stunning

  28. hellyeah Avatar
    hellyeah

    sexy sexy lips

  29. Meg Avatar
    Meg

    She is absolutely beautiful.

  30. Amanda Avatar

    I love the first picture. Unfortunately, I have the worst time finding mantis. They are my favorite bug and i have only seen one in the past 10 years. AWFUL 🙁

  31. Edmond Avatar
    Edmond

    i kno the bugs are fake but is the ellephant fake also? i herd about miniture ellephants like that from my dad he works at a zoo. that one looks very real too me.i wonder witch one would win in a fight.the mantis or the ellephant. lol.

  32. Lee Avatar
    Lee

    How beautiful, and I simply love the mantids.

  33. Sloppy2nds Avatar

    Damn! So prettyful, so elegant, and nice long legs. And the face they’re crawling on isn’t so bad either.

  34. Lani Avatar

    Cam you cant even see my legs here haha i love you. The mantises are real the elephant is fake >.< they don’t come that itty bitty, not that i know of

  35. DangerBitch Avatar
    DangerBitch

    This is an AMAZING photo.

  36. Myke Avatar
    Myke

    Eek…bugs….
    The girl is pretty though, and the bugs sorta look good on her…

  37. Squig Avatar

    amazing photo!

  38. sazmatazz Avatar
    sazmatazz

    i dont like the look of those. they look like they eat people! do they eat people? if so, they must be removed from the lovely face ASAP!

  39. Etoile Avatar

    AHHH NO HATE BUGS AHHHH

  40. Killaya Avatar
    Killaya

    They’re praying mantis, they’re very gentle little creatures, very good for the garden and won’t hurt you at all 🙂 She is gorgeous and they are gorgeous little bugs, so they go well together.

  41. snakelady1956 Avatar
    snakelady1956

    Nice mods!! I love mantids, they are the neatest insects. I have some out in the garden. The little elephant is cute, too.

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