With a huge, flowing dress acting almost like a sail in the strong winds, one model braved one of the most daring and biting photoshoots you’ve ever seen.
Kristina Marie Folcik-Welts teetered on a cliff spire as gusts threatened to blow her up.
Kristina even had to camp on The Eaglet’s spire in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire, USA overnight in preparation for the jaw-dropping two-day shoot.
But as terrifying as it sounds, photographer Jay Philbrick made sure she was securely attached to the rock at all times.
(Image: JAY PHILBRICK PHOTOGRAPHY / CATERING NEWS)
(Image: JAY PHILBRICK PHOTOGRAPHY / CATERING NEWS)
The 62-year-old – who has hosted daredevil shoots with his wife Vicki Philbrick for the past 12 years – said: “It was very windy on both days and we were having trouble managing the dress.
“She couldn’t blow, but we thought the wind would be a problem.
“In the end, some of the more spectacular shots were about the wind – it really worked out really well.”
Jay, from North Conway, New Hampshire, worked closely with mountain guide Marc Chauvin and clothing designer Alice Elizabeth Andrews Designs.
(Image: JAY PHILBRICK PHOTOGRAPHY / CATERING NEWS)
Jay, of Philbrick Photography, said: “There were five of us carrying all the gear to the base of the climb, but Marc, Kristina and I were the only ones on the set itself.
“The Eaglet session took an afternoon, a night and a morning because we wanted to have a pre-dawn shoot.
“We had already climbed it to make sure it was possible to get Kristina up there, with all the equipment.”
