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Anti-Gravity Illusions

By Mark McConville

TRIPPY ā€œanti-gravityā€ pictures appear to show a man holding on for dear life just by his fingertips as he tries to avoid the huge drop below.

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Kaisaki / mediadrumworld.com

Like the Leonardo DiCaprio movie Inception taken to the next level, other mind-bending shots appear to show a man floating above a spiral staircase, reaching out for a fallen friend and intriguing patterns on the ground.

Kaisaki / mediadrumworld.com
Kaisaki / mediadrumworld.com

Kaisaki / mediadrumworld.com
Kaisaki / mediadrumworld.com

In fact, the images act as optical illusions. The man in the picture is actually lying horizontally on the ground and so, isnā€™t facing a potential fatal fall as a combination of his pose and the camera angle would suggest.

Kaisaki / mediadrumworld.com
Kaisaki / mediadrumworld.com

The snaps were taken in Tokyo, Japan by Japanese photographer Kaisaki, who explained how he managed to create photos that trick the eye.

Kaisaki / mediadrumworld.com
Kaisaki / mediadrumworld.com

ā€œA location that has a saturated line work appears when taken from an angle,ā€ he said.

ā€œIn others I am being aware of the gravity by lowering one arm and facing down.

ā€œI put full strength to one arm, imagining that it is holding all of my body weight and this created a production as if falling into a hole.ā€

Kaisaki / mediadrumworld.com
Kaisaki / mediadrumworld.com