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Scary mid-air moments: Artist who captures himself falling
Kerry Skarbakka lives on the edge, quite literally. Leaping off a rail bridge, throwing himself off a cliff, falling off a ladder this daredevil photographer captures himself in mid-air in a gripping series 'The Struggle To Right Oneself'.
He began this project to deal with the emotional pain after he lost his mother to cancer and the 9/11 attacks.
Though 'falling man' Skarbakka admits to using a safety harness while performing his stunts, he has often sustained injuries. But that has not deterred Skarbakka from taking that leap.
Come May 25, his pictures will be displayed at the Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles, California.
Here are some of the scariest mid-air moments that Skarbakka has captured over the last 10 years.
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Scary mid-air moments: Artist who captures himself falling
Skarbakka tries a stunt with a barbell.
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Scary mid-air moments: Artist who captures himself falling
Skarbakka is see tumbling down a wooden structure.
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Scary mid-air moments: Artist who captures himself falling
Skarbakka is seen mid-air, minutes after he takes a jump.
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Scary mid-air moments: Artist who captures himself falling
In another daredevil stunt, Skarbakka captures himself after he jumps off a tower.
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Scary mid-air moments: Artist who captures himself falling
Skarbakka is seen suspended in mid-air after leaping off a stone building.
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Scary mid-air moments: Artist who captures himself falling
Skarbakka captures a picture of himself as he jumps off a cliff.
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Scary mid-air moments: Artist who captures himself falling
Skarbakka is seen in the middle of a fall in a house.
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Scary mid-air moments: Artist who captures himself falling
With the help of some rigging gear Skarbakka is taking a leap.
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Scary mid-air moments: Artist who captures himself falling
Skarbakka throws himself down a flight of stairs as he clicks this picture.
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Scary mid-air moments: Artist who captures himself falling
Skarbakka photographs himself falling from a step ladder at his home in Prescott, Arizona.
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Scary mid-air moments: Artist who captures himself falling
Skarbakka captures himself as he falls freely off a cliff.
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Scary mid-air moments: Artist who captures himself falling
Skarbakka throws himself through a glass window.
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Scary mid-air moments: Artist who captures himself falling
Skarbakka clicks himself seconds after he takes a leap.
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Scary mid-air moments: Artist who captures himself falling
In this picture, Skarbakka photographs himself mid-air as he jumps off a hill.
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Scary mid-air moments: Artist who captures himself falling
Skarbakka photographs himself falling among snow-capped mountains.
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Scary mid-air moments: Artist who captures himself falling
Skarbakka is seen at a distance seconds before he falls into the water.
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Scary mid-air moments: Artist who captures himself falling
Skarbakka captures himself falling on a street.
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Scary mid-air moments: Artist who captures himself falling
Skarbakka clicks himself as he tries some stunts on a bicycle.
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