Mar Shirasuna/Carters
...models teetering dangerously
close to the edge of New York City's tallest buildings sometimes holding incredible yoga poses
...series called Beauty And NYC
...you've got to have nerves of steel to do this
The
incredible pictures are part of a series called Beauty And NYC which
sees the women lying on ledges and peering out at the surrounding
skyline.
However, these models are not here to show off any clothing, with all pictured in next to nothing and some even posing nude.
Photographer , from Japan, has been shooting New York for the past
three years, and he estimates he has been on more than 150 rooftops in
the process.
Mar first had the idea to photograph
the models against the NYC skyline with the Empire State Building in the
background after fans of his landscape shots kept asking to accompany
him
Mar Shirasuna
created the series Beauty And NYC as an antidote to the selfie
generation capturing models against the epic skyline, with the Empire
State Building in the background
The idea behind the Beauty And NYC project came to Mar while he was looking for a new way to shoot the city.
Having
posted photos of New York on social media, Mar's followers began asking
if they could come with him to experience the amazing views.
By
adding individuals to his images, Mar was looking to 'reinvent the
selfie' - models, he thought, would make the images more beautiful,
different and creative.
Over
the past year, Mar has photographed more around 50 models, and he
continues to receive requests every day from those wishing to be
photographed by him.
Mar has travelled to 150 New York roof
tops in search of the perfect view but he is determined that there is
still more to be found
The
brave models have been pictured balancing against the outer side of
safety fences, on the lips of roofs and some have even braved the snow
in search for the perfect picture.
Each image is uploaded to Mar's Instagram account, which has more than 79,000 followers.
Mar
said: 'Right now, we are living through the selfie epidemic, and when I
brought some of these people onto the rooftop, they would start taking
selfies.
In this dynamic shot a daring model
poses in the yoga position while maintaining her balance on the edge of
the building with the Empire State Building in the background
Mar uploads each of the stunning images to his Instagram account, which has more than 79,000 followers
'My
goal for this project was to reinvent the selfie, recreate it and make
it something more beautiful and more creative. So, I started taking
pictures of beautiful women on the rooftops with my project.
'I like to pick buildings in locations where I know the view is going to be amazing.'
Although Mar has explored 150 roof tops in the city, he says he is confident that more views are to be found.
He continued: 'What fascinates me most about New York is that even after living here for 20 years, there's always a new view.
'Today
I might find a view that I didn't know existed yesterday, and tomorrow I
might find yet another view that I didn't even know existed today -
that's the beauty of it.'
Over the past year, Mar has
photographed more around 50 models, and he continues to receive requests
every day from those wishing to be photographed by him
In one image two women pose together overlooking New York at sundown while another teeters on the edge of a building at night
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