On top of the world: Daring photographer scales sky-high buildings to take stomach-churning shots of the Earth below
Meet the real-life sky walker - the
photographer who risks his life scaling sky-high buildings to take
incredible photos of the world below.
Russian
student Marat Dupri, 19, bought a Canon camera 18 months ago and
immediately decided to start taking shots of beautiful views.
He began
climbing onto the roofs of houses to capture spectacular views from the
air, before deciding to go to even greater heights.
Together with
his fearless friends and models, he has sneaked past guards at some of
Moscow's tallest structures - to produce incredible yet stomach-churning
images.
Scared of heights? Russian student
Marat Dupri doesn't seem to be, as he photographs amazing views from
sky-high structures around Moscow
The incredible
photos show the teens walking in the sky, as they perch hundreds of feet
in the air on pylons, or walking on the edge of a high building with NO
safety harnesses.
Marat said:
‘When I am on the roof I have a feeling that the whole world is by my
feet.
‘All my
problems and trouble are left somewhere down. The height exhilarates me. I
am enjoying with my home town views. It gives me energy and fills with
enthusiasm to make new and great shots.
‘I had
always been interested in photography and a couple of years ago, I
bought my first proper camera.
‘I wanted to
try and get the most spectacular pictures I could - pictures like no-one
else had taken before.
‘I began by
taking pictures from my own roof, but soon I wanted to get bigger and
better pictures.
Quick learner: Dupri only bought his
Canon camera 18 months ago but seems to be getting into the swing of using
it and finding artistic inspiration
‘So I went
with my friend to the top of a 33 storey building. It was about 120
metres high and we went right out to the edge and I started taking
pictures.
It was such a
thrill, we couldn't wait to do it again.
I've taken a
lot of the photos by sneaking past guards and getting access to structures
illegally.
But I think
the risks are worth it to take such amazing pictures.
Marat's
incredible pictures show several of his friends balancing on the very edge
of beams hundreds of feet above the ground.
They are not
attached to any safety harnesses and could plummet to earth at any
time.
Desperate measures: Dupri says he has
sneaked past guards to get access to structures illegally, but says it was
worth every risk
One photo
shows the teens scaling one of Russia's seven Soviet skyscrapers, using a
ladder to scale the side of the building.
And another
shows his friend perched at the side of a monument to Peter I, 215 metres
in the air.
The teens even
took photos on the top of the Moscow tower - one of the highest buildings
in Europe.
Marat added:
‘The building is 300 metres up in the air and it was really difficult to
take photos because of the wind. I had to bend right over and just take a
picture straight down.
‘That was
the most dangerous photo I have taken, it was pretty scary.
‘I've also
taken pictures from a 270 metre high radio mast that was still in
use.
‘I got a
huge adrenalin rush from taking the pictures, but I had a severe headache
for several days after - I think it was from radiation.
‘It was
worth it to get such amazing photos though.’
Higher and higher: The student says 'I
began by taking pictures from my own roof, but soon I wanted to get bigger
and better pictures'