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Suspending Over the City

Written by

Jordan Ginsberg


I really like this shot of Pirão suspending in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. If you were to look just at the top half, it’d be your typical Christ-like outdoor woodsy suspension picture, but no—just behind him are apartments, a strip mall and city buses. Hey, a little minor cognitive dissonance never hurt anybody.

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33 responses to “Suspending Over the City”

  1. heretic138 Avatar
    heretic138

    cool pic, but whenever i see a cruxi-fiction pose i just wnat to throw spears

  2. heretic138 Avatar
    heretic138

    cool pic, but whenever i see a cruxi-fiction pose i just wnat to throw spears

  3. heretic138 Avatar
    heretic138

    cool pic, but whenever i see a cruxi-fiction pose i just wnat to throw spears

  4. Nik Avatar
    Nik

    nice picture!

    look at his shadow unter his feet = )

  5. Nik Avatar
    Nik

    nice picture!

    look at his shadow unter his feet = )

  6. Nik Avatar
    Nik

    nice picture!

    look at his shadow unter his feet = )

  7. Magician Avatar
    Magician

    Beautifull ! ! !

  8. Magician Avatar
    Magician

    Beautifull ! ! !

  9. Magician Avatar
    Magician

    Beautifull ! ! !

  10. bastian Avatar
    bastian

    Oooh, another nice suspension picture coming from Brazil! And the city backdrop gives it something almost surreal.

  11. bastian Avatar
    bastian

    Oooh, another nice suspension picture coming from Brazil! And the city backdrop gives it something almost surreal.

  12. bastian Avatar
    bastian

    Oooh, another nice suspension picture coming from Brazil! And the city backdrop gives it something almost surreal.

  13. MadHatter Avatar
    MadHatter

    Hot

  14. MadHatter Avatar
    MadHatter

    Hot

  15. MadHatter Avatar
    MadHatter

    Hot

  16. Ava Avatar
    Ava

    this is beautiful.

  17. Ava Avatar
    Ava

    this is beautiful.

  18. Ava Avatar
    Ava

    this is beautiful.

  19. -LEO- Avatar
    -LEO-

    Oooooooooooooooooh Yeah!!!!
    The city background, the type of suspension chosen, the shadow on the grass, the coulds, damn! It all adds up!!
    This is art
    Body art
    Cheers!

  20. -LEO- Avatar
    -LEO-

    Oooooooooooooooooh Yeah!!!!
    The city background, the type of suspension chosen, the shadow on the grass, the coulds, damn! It all adds up!!
    This is art
    Body art
    Cheers!

  21. -LEO- Avatar
    -LEO-

    Oooooooooooooooooh Yeah!!!!
    The city background, the type of suspension chosen, the shadow on the grass, the coulds, damn! It all adds up!!
    This is art
    Body art
    Cheers!

  22. Becky Avatar
    Becky

    Damn, I’d tap that.

  23. Becky Avatar
    Becky

    Damn, I’d tap that.

  24. Becky Avatar
    Becky

    Damn, I’d tap that.

  25. redredred Avatar
    redredred

    that makes me jealous, because the picture talks so much selfesteem.

  26. redredred Avatar
    redredred

    that makes me jealous, because the picture talks so much selfesteem.

  27. redredred Avatar
    redredred

    that makes me jealous, because the picture talks so much selfesteem.

  28. Jessica Avatar
    Jessica

    amazing.

  29. Jessica Avatar
    Jessica

    amazing.

  30. Jessica Avatar
    Jessica

    amazing.

  31. coco Avatar
    coco

    great photo….

  32. coco Avatar
    coco

    great photo….

  33. coco Avatar
    coco

    great photo….

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