Instagram couple faces flak for ''dangerous'' and ''pointless'' infinity pool photo

Tribune Web Desk 
Chandigarh, April 13

An Instagram-famous couple recently shared a picture that will put you on the edge of your seat. 

Kelly Castille, and Kody Workman, an American couple, recently took to their travel page on Instagram called @positravelty to post a scary picture by the infinity pool.

In the picture, Workman can be seen holding Kelly by her arms over the edge of a three-storey infinity pool, her entire bikini-clad body dangling over the edge.

After the couple posted the picture, they were criticised by their followers for risking their lives.

Though the photo was liked almost 19,000 times, they received several negative comments.

Instagram called the photo ridiculous and even called out Kody for risking Kelly’s life.

One user wrote: "Dumbest thing I’ve seen today. Imagine if she fell, all for the sake of a little internet fame." 

Another wrote: "Your stupidity, foolishness, pretentiousness, and utter lack of moral understanding blows my f***ing mind."

"Why is the woman always the one risking themselves for pictures? Never see a guy hanging over a cliff," one person said.

But turns out the picture doesn’t tell the entire story.

After being publicly ridiculed the couple revealed in a joint statement to a news portal, "As for safety we are all responsible for ourselves at the end of the day. The reality is that we felt safe, stable and confident for two reasons. First and foremost, there is another pool below that we cropped out of the shot for dramatisation."

"Secondl we thought about this photo for days, considering the angles and potential," said the couple.

Kody further revealed: "We are both in good shape, we know our bodies and in turn, we know our limits," he explained.

"We had faith in each other and trust to pull this off and so we made the choice as a team to shoot it. There is a lip, where the ridge of the infinity pool juts out over the wall where Kelly could get a solid grip and place her weight on her forearms."

"I held her the entire time and if zoomed you can actually see my grip on her arm. We have both jumped off waterfalls and bridges much higher than the infinity pool," he added, "so the height aspect wasn’t a concern for us at all."