An Instagram couple who posed for a difficult photo in an infinity pool was labeled ‘moronic’ and ‘dangerous’ after posting the dicey shot.
Kelly Castille and Kody Workman, an American couple living in Bali behind the Instagram account @positravelty, make a living off their beachy escapes.
But their latest travels conjured scorn among their 63,000 fans — on April 2, the influencers dipped into an infinity pool at Kayon Jungle Resort in Ubud for a thrilling shoot.
In the shot, Workman, 32, held Castille, 33, over the edge of a three-story pool, her entire bikini-clad body dangling over a mysterious chasm.
The photo was liked almost 19,000 times, but the comments were less positive.
“What a stupid, ridiculous photo. When one of you falls and meets your death, then we will see if Instagram was worth it, idiots,” one commenter wrote.
“The dumbest thing I’ve seen today. Imagine if she fell, all for the sake of a little internet fame,” another added.
“Why is the woman always the one risking themselves for pictures? Never see a guy hanging over a cliff,” one person said.
“You know, other people will start dangling themselves from infinity pools and dangerous like this to get a shot like this. Way to set an example.”
Castille and Workman did not immediately reply to Yahoo Lifestyle‘s request for comment.
In a joint statement to Fox News on Thursday, the couple said, “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 dramatization.”
“Secondly, we thought about this photo for days, considering the angles and potentials,” said the couple.
“We are travelers, adventurers, and, above all, creatives. Life is about perspectives, and it is important to review them all. As for the backlash… we know we were safe. A fall would have been nothing more than a nice splash and sprint up the stairs to try it again.”
According to Insider, Castille and Workman met for the first time in May 2018 and have been traveling together since. Kody told the website that Kelly was the idea behind the theatrical photo.
“We are both in good shape; we know our bodies and, in turn, our limits,” he explained.
“We had faith in each other and trust to pull this off, so we shot it as a team. There is a lip where the ridge of the infinity pool juts out over the wall, where Kelly can get a solid grip and place her weight on her forearms.
“I held her the entire time, and if you zoom in, you can actually see my grip on her arm.”
“We have both jumped off waterfalls and bridges much higher than this infinity pool,” Workman added, “so the height aspect wasn’t a concern for us.
