19 Incredible Photos From New York City's 17-Year-Old 'Outlaw Instagrammer'
Deas is part of a community of photographers that scale buildings and bridges in NYC, looking for the perfect photo.
Deas is only 17, but has been photographing for years.
All of his work goes on Instagram...
...where he's built a strong following of fans and admirers.
"For them, photography is more performance — or competition — than visual art," Chen wrote of Deas and this community for New York Magazine.
Here's a shot overlooking Times Square.
Bridges are a specialty.
Most all of the places Deas shoots from are off-limits.
The photos are worth the trouble.
The community of outlaw Instagrammers was mostly unknown and underground until earlier this summer.
When white flags appeared on top of the Brooklyn Bridge.
"He posted a note on Instagram to his more than 22,000 followers, declaring that he did not do the bridge," Chen writes.
But it garnered tons of interest for those who had never heard of Deas and the outlaw Instagram community.
So Deas did an interview with a news station, explaining to them how he gets his shots.
"He explains that the best time to climb bridges is in the very early morning, right after they shut the lights off," Chen writes of Deas.
He's hit most of the bridges in New York. Here's a shot looking downtown from a building around 25th street and 5th Avenue.
Deas' method is "largely spontaneous."
He goes wherever he feels like.
With no signs of stopping anytime soon.
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