Teen photographer risks his life for amazing photos in Russia - AOL Travel UK

On a high: the photographer risking his life for amazing photos in Russia

• By Ruth Doherty, Sep 13, 2011

(For AOL Travel UK)

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A teenager has been risking his life by scaling sky-high buildings to capture awe-inspiring photographs of the world below.

Russian student Marat Dupro, 19, has been risking his neck since he bought a Canon camera 18 months ago.

He kicked off by climbing on top of his own roof to take snaps, before moving on to heart-stopping heights on the edge of buildings and on top of pylons.

And the scariest bit? He doesn't even wear a safety harness.

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According to the Daily Mail, he 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 below. The height exhilarates me.

'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.

'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.'

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Marat doesn't go it alone, and is joined on his hair-raising photographic pursuits by a group of his friends, some of whom scaled one of Russia's seven Soviet skyscrapers together.

They've even been to 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.'

Even though the pics are incredible, definitely don't try this at home...

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Dennis Welsh has been taking photos for a while now. Born in Philadelphia, he got a Kodak Instamatic at the age of ten and has been shooting ever since.
Since moving to Maine in 1987, Welsh has incorporated the sensibilities of New England into his work, providing a clean, honest style to his photography. Whether shooting an environmental portrait, a skier making first tracks or kids playing in the backyard—Welsh's work consistently conveys a moment that is truly genuine.

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for my work i have been looking at lighting, to decide how i would want to have my work lit and also composition wise and types of

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Here is one of the images from todays shoot, i cropped the image, played with the levels and sharpened the image in the unsharp mask filter.

Todays shoot was only a test shoot to see what else i could do in the studio as i was playing and learning the bowens kit, wes and lewis helped with showing me the ring flash and the right apertures to put my camera on :)

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of a character or kind farthest removed from the ordinaryor average: extreme measures.

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utmost or exceedingly great in degree: extreme joy.

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farthest from the center or middle; outermost; endmost: theextreme limits of a town.

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farthest, utmost, or very far in any direction: an object at theextreme point of vision.

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