A 19-year-old daredevil Instagrammer shares how he outruns the cops to take these incredibly dangerous shots

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Kostennn

Inside an abandoned theater in Newark, New Jersey.

"Urban exploring" - climbing atop bridges, roaming underground subway tunnels, or trespassing into construction zones - has become increasingly popular in the past two years, and punishments have grown more and more strict.

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Perpetrators can potentially be arrested, fined, and even flagged by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force - not to mention the massive safety risks they take when they scale these structures.

One urban explorer, a 19-year-old daredevil photographer known as Kostennn to his followers, has risked a lot to get the perfect shot.

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Inspired by the skateboarding and graffiti culture that he's been entrenched in since he was 16, Kostennn has been photographing his crew ever since he picked up a camera. "[Photography] has become my lifestyle and source of income," he told Business Insider.

While his more than 200,000 Instagram followers have the luxury of enjoying his work from the safety of their phone screens, Kostennn has done some pretty dangerous things for his work. He shared some of his most exciting stories with us.

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