French photographer Patrice Letarnec's surrealist photo series "<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fletarnecpatrice.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F70101022271" target="_blank" target="_blank">Walking Upside Down</a>" features people doing handstands with their clothes on upside down.
Walking upside down: A funny statement —
French photographer Patrice Letarnec's surrealist photo series "Walking Upside Down" features people doing handstands with their clothes on upside down.
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Letarnec's photo series was inspired by the French expression "marcher sur la tête," which translates to walking on your head. It's a French way of describing someone who is acting foolishly.
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Letarnec's photo series was inspired by the French expression "marcher sur la tête," which translates to walking on your head. It's a French way of describing someone who is acting foolishly.
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Letarnec strives to pair intriguing poses with whimsical Parisian settings.
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Letarnec strives to pair intriguing poses with whimsical Parisian settings.
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Doing a handstand isn't easy, so the photographer worked with Parisian schools to find dancers who were up for his imaginative project.
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Doing a handstand isn't easy, so the photographer worked with Parisian schools to find dancers who were up for his imaginative project.
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"During the series, one of the dancers said they could not do the walking handstands because in order to walk on their hands they had to see the horizon," the photographer said.
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"During the series, one of the dancers said they could not do the walking handstands because in order to walk on their hands they had to see the horizon," the photographer said.
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When the dancers got comfortable with walking on their hands, they started adding their own movements to the poses.
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When the dancers got comfortable with walking on their hands, they started adding their own movements to the poses.
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Photography is just a medium for capturing an idea, said Letarnec, whose real passion is fine art.
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Photography is just a medium for capturing an idea, said Letarnec, whose real passion is fine art.
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He shot these photos in a realistic way, despite their surrealist tone.
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He shot these photos in a realistic way, despite their surrealist tone.
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"In the U.S. people might see this just as a series of silly photos, but it's a social commentary," said the photographer.
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"In the U.S. people might see this just as a series of silly photos, but it's a social commentary," said the photographer.
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These photos are supposed to be silly, said Letarnec.
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These photos are supposed to be silly, said Letarnec.
Courtesy Patrice Letarnec