Johannesburg << Back to Feature Page View exclusive photographs and get the facts behind the frame. Click to ZOOM IN >> Click to ZOOM IN >> Click to ZOOM IN >> Click to ZOOM IN >> Click to ZOOM IN >> Extreme Escape Photograph by Tomasz Tomaszewski A paramedic in a Johannesburg nightclub lets go of the pressure of ferrying dead and wounded to city hospitals as he hangs suspended from 16 metal hooks passed through his skin by a body piercer. "It felt like I was flying," said the ambulance worker. Camera: Leica M6 Film Type: Fujichrome Provia 100 Lens: 35mm f/1.4 Speed and F-Stop: 1/8 @ f/1.4 Weather Conditions: Indoors Time of Day: 3 a.m. Lighting Techniques: Available light from tungsten lights

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