Takashi Shibuya was born in New York City, raised in Tokyo, and went to college in Portland, Oregon.  He continued with this tradition of globetrotting by heading to Hawaii, and most recently, to Panama, Ecuador, Chile, and Peru.  Not content to take standard photos of the scenery, he gathered up his friends to take the possibly the most hilarious and imaginative planking series since the meme debuted earlier this century.

Sometimes requiring a closer look, sometimes involving a good many animals, and occasionally requiring the assistance of traveling companions, Takashi Shibuya’s planking photos are anything but orthodox to the meme!

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