Rooftopping? It's just jaw-dropping! Vertigo-inducing pictures taken by rooftopper who wants to take photography to new heights



Photography craze of Rooftopping sees thrill seekers climbing to dizzying new heights for the perfect picture


If the thought of walking along the edge of skyscrapers completely unprotected turns you queasy, it's probably best you look away now.

Daring photographer Tom Ryaboi snaps the Toronto skyline from the top of skyscrapers as a pioneer of the heart-stopping photography movement rooftopping.

To achieve these breathtaking photographs, he often has to evade security guards, dogs - and even urban falcons defending their nests.

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Daring photographer Tom Ryaboi snaps the Toronto skyline from the top of skyscrapers

The 28-year-old is one of the pioneers of rooftopping, which sees members scale tall buildings to take pictures of the streets below Walking freely along the edge of skyscrapers, knowing full well that one slip would mean game over is part of the attraction for rooftoppers. This particular rooftopper has the audacity to do it in a clown's mask

To achieve these breathtaking photographs, he often has to evade security guards, dogs - and even urban falcons defending their nests Fearless rooftopper stands on the very edge of one of Toronto's skyscrapers as a camera catches the pose. A fall would mean certain death Tom Ryaboi is really pushing the boundaries here as he straddles two iron girders suspended above a skyscraper roof

Here Mr Ryaboi can be seen setting up his camera on the edge of a building at dusk

Tom Ryaboi can be seen here angling his camera for a downward shot of Toronto at night, with the CN Tower in the background The 28-year-old, from Toronto in Canada, has climbed more than 100 buildings and produced some of the most stunning examples of the craze. Previouslty, when asked why Mr Ryaboi got into rooftopping, he said: 'It's addictive and I am always looking for a higher roof in the city. But I still feel the buzz whenever I reach the top and feel the wind. It's a pure rush of adrenaline.' Disguising themselves so they can carry out their daring stunts, the thrill seekers avoid security and CCTV before climbing to the top of skyscrapers and hanging off the edge - photographing the evidence as proof of their antics. RELATED ARTICLES Previous

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Next Bare-devil! NAKED female climber enjoys stunning Thai... Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a giant manned... Share this article Share He added: 'I try to blend in as much as possible. In an office building I dress like I work there, on a construction site I dress like the workmen. 'It's in my blood. When I was a child one day, my dad came home from work and found me sitting on top of the fridge. 'They had no idea how I had got there, but obviously I just liked climbing things.'

Rooftoppers often disguise themselves to get past security and to the top of buildings in order to capture the shot they want The dangers of rooftopping are obvious as followers climb out to areas that are unprotected and thousands of feet above ground A female rooftopper is seen here sitting on the edge of a skyscraper at night Life continues below as rooftoppers capture scenes that are rarely seen by the general public Canada's tallest building, the CN tower towering, poking above cloud level and photographed by an intrepid rooftopper risking his life on a nearby skyscraper roof Rooftopping will often take its participants above cloud level

Mr Ryaboi clearly has a head for heights as he leans over some of Toronto's tallest buildings A slow exposure of the streets of Toronto A downward shot between two skyscrapers This downward shot captures the sheer drop over which rooftopper Tom Ryaboi peers Trainers on the rooftop ledge show just how close rooftoppers get to the edge Part of the art's allure is the adrenaline rush photographers get when taking pictures in such dangerous locations Up close and personal to the bright neon lights of a tall building in Toronto

VIDEO City RIsing: Tom Ryaboi explores the sights from above in a stunning timelapse