Epic Selfies That Will Get Your Heart Racing

maddman1901 Published 04/14/2014

Photographer Jun Ahn takes daring self-portraits, perched high above cities and cliff tops, to create images that show what its like to live on the edge.

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The photographer hangs over the Gangnam district in Seoul, South Korea.
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Ahn describes the series as "a kind of performance without an audience." Her images will be on display at the Christophe Guye Gallery in Zurich, Switzerland in October.
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Ahn hangs over a spiraling staircase.
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Ahn sits on the ledge of a rooftop overlooking Hong Kong.
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Ahn sits on the ledge of an alcove in Italy.
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Ahn dangles over the edge of a rooftop in Seoul, South Korea.
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Ahn sits on the edge of a rooftop in Seoul, South Korea.
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Ahn sits on the edge of a rooftop overlooking New York City
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Ahn stands at a cliff overlooking the 12 Apostles on the Great Ocean Road in Australia.
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Ahn perches over the skyline of Seoul, South Korea.
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Ahn sits on the edge of a rooftop looking across Seoul, South Korea.
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The artist dangles her feet over a bridge in Greece.
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Jun Ahn photographs her feet as she sits on the edge of a rooftop overlooking the skyscrapers of New York City.
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Ahn dangles her legs over the edge of a cliff overlooking the Sea of Japan.
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Ahn says her inspiration for the series came from growing up in New York.

1.
The photographer hangs over the Gangnam district in Seoul, South Korea.
2.
Ahn describes the series as "a kind of performance without an audience." Her images will be on display at the Christophe Guye Gallery in Zurich, Switzerland in October.
3.
Ahn hangs over a spiraling staircase.
4.
Ahn sits on the ledge of a rooftop overlooking Hong Kong.
5.
Ahn sits on the ledge of an alcove in Italy.
6.
Ahn dangles over the edge of a rooftop in Seoul, South Korea.
7.
Ahn sits on the edge of a rooftop in Seoul, South Korea.
8.
Ahn sits on the edge of a rooftop overlooking New York City
9.
Ahn stands at a cliff overlooking the 12 Apostles on the Great Ocean Road in Australia.
10.
Ahn perches over the skyline of Seoul, South Korea.
11.
Ahn sits on the edge of a rooftop looking across Seoul, South Korea.
12.
The artist dangles her feet over a bridge in Greece.
13.
Jun Ahn photographs her feet as she sits on the edge of a rooftop overlooking the skyscrapers of New York City.
14.
Ahn dangles her legs over the edge of a cliff overlooking the Sea of Japan.
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Ahn says her inspiration for the series came from growing up in New York.