VERTIGO
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Vitaliy Raskalov is a Ukrainian photographer and urban explorer based in New York. Since 2009, his bold pursuits have taken him to the summits of the world's tallest and most recognizable structures. Shanghai, Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro are just a few cities from over 100 countries he has spent capturing perspectives that few have ever witnessed. In a world now littered with artificial and seemingly unbelievable images, Raskalov delivers snapshots of a rarely lived reality that intersects with performance art. Behind each image is a story of inspiration, strategy and sometimes, pure luck.
His work has been exhibited in solo shows in Munich, Basel, and Kyiv, and in group exhibitions in Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. He is the founder of On The Roofs, a global urban exploration movement with over a million followers online worldwide. He has collaborated with major brands and hosted an urbex series with Red Bull TV. Using his travel knowledge, Raskalov now also offers private expeditions and select motorcycle tours… but experience is required. -
To stand at the top of the world's tallest structures and look down — this is where Vitaliy Raskalov begins. For over a decade, the Ukrainian photographer has scaled skyscrapers, bridges, and iconic monuments across the globe, driven by adrenaline and a pursuit of personal freedom. His photos are records of a silence that exists only at extreme height: the city reduced to geometry, the horizon stretched beyond comprehension, the human body made small against the vastness of what it has built.
In VERTIGO, these images are printed at a scale that matches their ambition. Floor-to-ceiling and edge-to-edge, they pull the viewer upward and outward, into a space that is at once breathtaking and deeply still. There is no safety net here — only light, air, and the extraordinary view from above.ption
COLLECTION
Russia 2010
Egypt 2013
New York 2014
New York 2014
Shanghai 2014
Shanghai 2014
Shanghai 2014
Shanghai 2014
Shanghai 2014
Shanghai 2014
Hong Kong 2015
Brazil 2015
Far East Russia 2019
New York 2021
New York 2022
New York 2022
France 2022
New York 2023