16 Surreal Suspended Shoots
From Hair-Raising Surrealism to Gravity-Defying Ads:
Meghan Young — Jul 16, 2010 — Art & Design
There's something undeniably magical about gravity-defying scenarios; take these surreal suspended shoots as an example. By creating the illusion of floating feminine forms, photographers have tapped into our imagination, encouraging us to play along even though we know may of these stills are not actually possible -- unless you've traveled to space, that is.
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Hair-Raising Surrealism
Brooke Shaden's Gravity-Defying Photography Rocks
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Blood-Rushed Portraits
Mark Miller Captures the Faces of Suspended People
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Suspended Fashion Snapshots
This Kristian Schuller Photography Portfolio is Sheer Perfection
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Haunting Teen Photography
15 Year Old Channels the Supernatural
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Gravity-Defying Ads
‘This is a Crazy World' Turns Reality Upside-Down
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Suspended Fashion Editorials
.Cent Magazine's Torturous Spread
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Floatograph Lookbooks
The Sretsis SS10 Collection has a Whimsical Lookbook
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Floating Patterned Fashiontography
Model Isa for 'Prints of Darkness' in Wallpaper Magazine
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Water-Flinging Gymnastics
The Nick Rudnicki 'Heroes' Series is Dramatically Set
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Gravity-Defying Editorials
'Geometry of Mind' for Pastaiga Magazine is Stellar
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Bonnet Bouffants
'De Javu' by Laura Vanagaityte Features Gravity-Defying Hair
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Iconic Jumptography
The Philippe Halsman 'Jump' Photo Collection is 1940s Fabulous
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Suspended Self-Portraits
Obscure Specializes in Body Mod Photography
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Magic Show Fashiontography
Luana Teifke Does a Few Magic Tricks For Vogue Brazil 'Moda E Magia'
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Suspended Photography
The Sabrina Siedt ‘Greetings from Absence' Resists T
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