This model dangled over a 1000 ft skyscraper for a photo without safety equipment
Feb 17, 2017
Dunja Đuđić
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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I know that people these days really try hard to get likes on social networks. But I still get surprised how far some of them would go. After the guy who climbs the skyscrapers to take shots, one model went a step further (quite literally). Viktoria Odintsova had a photo shoot on top of Cayan Tower in Dubai: a 306-metre-tall (1,004 ft) skyscraper, the world’s second tallest high-rise building.
But it wasn’t enough just to take photos on the top. The photo session ended with her dangling over the edge of the skyscraper while holding a male model by the arm, without any safety equipment. The crazy has just reached a new level.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ1owXJZaSQ
First, Victoria took the photos leaning back while the male model held her hand. She published the photo on her Instagram profile for 3 million followers to see.
However, it seems this wasn’t enough. The other photo was taken while she was hanging over the edge of the building, holding only the man’s arm. Not one of them had the safety equipment (and I wonder if at least the photographer had it).
I’m surprised by the number of likes Viktoria got, but the comments speak a different story. The followers were pretty harsh in the comments, calling her “a moron” and stuff like that. But this one’s my favorite: “Risked your life, and it’s not even a good photo.”
Viktoria stated that “all the stunts were performed by professionals” and advised the followers not try it themselves. The caption on one of the photos reads: “I still can’t believe I did it. Every time I see it, my palms get sweaty.” Mine too, Viktoria. Mine too!
The photos are decent, but there were ways to make them without risking anyone’s life. Have you guys heard of Photoshop?
As I said, I know people do tons of stupid stuff just to get likes. But I wonder where this stops. Is there a limit anyway? People got killed because of photos (especially selfies), but it seems it didn’t serve as a lesson to others. What has to happen to make people stop and think before they go fishing for likes? What do you think?
[via Daily Mail]
Dunja Đuđić
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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37 responses to “This model dangled over a 1000 ft skyscraper for a photo without safety equipment”
Yeah, that’s just stupid. No photo is worth risking your life for.
Darwinism …
Deserving of a Darwin Award? :)
People like you need to stop feeding them attention. It ain’t rocket science.
More publicity and awareness when people actually die doing these stupid things.. there’s loads of examples here’s but one.. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/01/nyregion/man-falls-to-his-death-trying-to-climb-four-seasons-hotel.html?_r=1
Epic selfie?
What needs to happen? Stop making stupid people famous. Just don’t spread it and make it viral. Without hype it will end.
Gravity.
I lol’d
I thought it was obvious?
I love this comment. :D
Natural selection.
War Photographers are risking their lives as much as a few other groups of Photographers.
Just to keep this in perspective. I don’t like that she is dangling only held by hand. It is giving a bad example for others. It seems that it worked for her though…her numbers on the Instagram are sky high.
one day she is going to fall down if she keeps doing this stupid act.
And you are all validating and encouraging them by giving them tons of coverage.
Calling them out as morons validates and encourages them? Their goal is to be publicly humiliated as complete idiots?
Their goal is to generate as much traffic as possible, so guess what…
stop posting articles about it
I saw crazy fools taking photos like this at the Grand Canyon which would’ve been a 4,000-5,000 foot drop to the bottom.
Well, I was going to say “to stop it, mags like you have to stop giving them publicity,” but I see that has already been said many times in this thread.
I just don’t understand how you could legitimately even ask that question, if you are literate enough to publish a magazine… :(
What needs to happen to end DIYPhotography post that kind of publicity ?
So what? I’m sure back in the day when half these skyscrapers were being built I can guarantee the workers didn’t have safety equipment either.
Sharing this kind of “stunt” for web traffic only perpetuates copycats. You’re part of the problem DIYPhotography. I find it highly unethical and ironic to criticise it, yet contribute directly to the publicity.
arrest her just like the wall climbers, throw her in jail might deter other idiots!
And your shameless exploitation of their stunt merely encourages others.
Shameful.
All that for a mediocre photo?
to think that we’d lose a babe like that.
Prosecution. A death or just ignoring them. Pick one
No need to be uppset. She probably can fly, you know with all of that air between her ears… So what’s the problem? :P
Stop posting stuff like this.
With this attention within a couple of months time there will be a post of a girl that died as a copy cat. Media murders in this way.
Nothing needs to happen let natural selection take its course.
a strong breeze?
YOLO.
But Life doesn’t have a Reset Button.
Russian/ukrainian new national sport (for younger folks).. Nothing special (anymore)… ;)
She’s an adult, I hope the crew had the area underneath her cleared to protect and innocents.
Can we get back to DIY hacks and PVC studio gear?