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Elevating the art of self-portraiture to a new level (literally), Tokyo-based photographer Hayashi Natsumi's work consists of the artist seemingly floating in midair within conventional settings in and around the Japanese city.
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Titled "Today's Levitation", the series is updated daily with new photographs set in a variety of locations from a desolate street to a busy train platform. Using the aid of a simple tripod, the self-portraits are taken with a 10-second timer from a distance. All the poses are captured in mid-jump with no aid of a rigging system or photoshop.
Impossibly relaxed and composed, the floating subject injects a surreal atmosphere to the often normal set, rendering an image devoid of gravity or physics.
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From Designboom. More of Hayashi Natusmi's images can be seen on her daily blog.