The photographer who defies gravity: Stunning pictures appear to show man dangling from high-rise buildings

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A Japanese artist defies gravity with his carefully framed photographs.

The Tokyo-based photographer Kaizaki often wanders to off-limits and high-altitude locations to get his shots.  

The vertigo-inducing snaps make it appear as the subjects are dangling into thin air - but in many cases, the optical illusion is achieved by innovative camera angles. 

In a photograph by Kaizaki, a person seems to be hanging by his fingertips off a railway sleeper, and a tunnel entrance in the background looks as if it's a deep pit into the underground

The vertigo-inducing snaps make it appear as the subjects are dangling into thin air - but in many cases, the optical illusion is achieved by innovative camera angles 

In one such example, a person seems to be hanging by his fingertips off a railway sleeper, and a tunnel opening in the background looks as if it's a deep pit into the underground.

'A location that has a saturated line work appears when taken from an angle,' said Kaizaki.

'In others I am being aware of the gravity by lowering one arm and facing down.'

'I 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,' the photographer said. 

'A location that has a saturated line work appears when taken from an angle,' said Kaizaki. 'In others I am being aware of the gravity by lowering one arm and facing down'

The Japanese photographer Kaizaki's innovative camera angles creates gravity-defying optical illusions

This photograph, which Kaizaki labelled 'Reflection,' makes creative use the reflective wall of a skyscraper

The Tokyo-based photographer Kaizaki often wanders to off-limits and high-altitude locations to get his shots

A picture shows a figure perched on a metal beam under a railway bridge, which is reflected in a river below

Other snaps really did require Kaizaki to balance at dangerous heights.

In one photograph, the photographer's feet can be seen dangling off the top of a bridge.

Another picture shows a figure perched on a metal beam under a railway bridge, which is reflected in a river below. 

Kaizaki's previous work includes the book Japan Urbex, which focussed on photographs of Japanese ruins - showcasing the curiosity for exploration that informs his art.

In this photograph, the photographer Kaizaki's feet can be seen dangling off the top of a bridge

Kaizaki's previous work includes the book Japan Urbex, which focussed on photographs of Japanese ruins - showcasing the curiosity for exploration that informs his art

'I 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,' the photographer said