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American photographer and videographer from New York Ben Frank (Ben Franke) presented to the public pictures of acrobatic stunts one of the most exciting and dangerous sports - parkour.





In recent years, this kind of sub-culture has become very popular worldwide. Different contests and festivals for athletes, artists, overcoming urban obstacles with incredible ease. Ben Frank for a long time watching the movement in New York and literally walk in the footsteps of parkurschikami or tracers, as they call themselves. Photographer always admired their sporting prowess, agility, courage and cheerfulness. The result of this observation was a series of photographs called "Parkour movement» («Parkour Motion»).







He invited me to the studio a few parkurschikov Franco shot a spectacular series of complex tricks that seem rather simple at first glance. Photographer states that acrobatic movements tracers elegant and graceful is not less than that of the professional masters the art of ballet.
All photographers know how difficult is the task of capturing the movement in a static photograph. To emphasize skills of urban and track athletes busy traffic, Ben uses the flour.







Ben Frank said: Send an authentic motion picture - a challenge for any photographer. This is an image made in 2D or my series of photographs "Parkour movement" of power transmission, and power of these athletes.