Man standing on an i-beam over edge of skyscraper

“Rooftopping”: Dizzying Photographs of People (Almost) Falling Off Buildings

I’m not acrophobic per se. It’s more of a general sense of unease – one that I think most people can appreciate. Photographer Tom Ryaboi confronts that discomfort head-on with his series “Rooftopping“.

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The concept is simple: capture people in seemingly impossible positions of almost falling off buildings. The result is dizzying and unsettling in a way that … I actually really dig.

Man standing on an i-beam over edge of skyscraper
© Tom Ryaboi

Rooftopping Photo (by Tom Ryaboi)
© Tom Ryaboi

Check out Tom’s full Rooftopping gallery at TomRyaboi.com.

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