Parkour in NYC Photos: How to Get the Shot

Text by Tetsuhiko Endo; Photographs courtesy of Brett Beyer

Photographer Brett Beyer has documented everything from still lifes in tiny studios in Manhattan to landscapes in California. It should come as no surprise, then, that he jumped at the chance to photograph the emerging activity of urban free running, or parkour, as it is known in its native France.  

“When I first saw parkour on television, my visceral reaction was that it was really cool. But on a deeper level, I was intrigued by the way that they reinvented the urban landscape,” he explains.  

ADVENTURE recently sat down with Brett look at photos and talk about his new book, NY Parkour, and how he captured the young traceurs of the urban jungle in their natural environment. 

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Comments

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Why people do Parkour knowing of its risks. Like if someone jumped off a 20 story building, they know the consequences. I dont think this is funny though, I dont feel sorry for them, but this is how you learn to do things, by making mistakes. And isnt it human to make mistakes?

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You might have missed the part where David Belle, the creator of parkour, was a French military firefighter. Unless you were being sarcastic, of course.

[chris]

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Pakour is areally amazing activity . i saw few teenagers in europe doing it once. booked a flight through last minute call. worth trying in my opinion.the pakour i mean :)

[Kelly]

Very cool but its been done before
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