This photographer encloses couples in 'vacuum-sealed packs of love' and the photos are unbelievable

The INSIDER Summary:

• Haruhiko Kawaguchi photographs couples vacuum sealed together.
• He has 10 seconds to take the pictures before his subjects need to breathe again.
• He hopes to capture the couples' adhesion and connection to each other.
• Don't try this at home.

This photo series gives new meaning to the phrase "You take my breath away."

Haruhiko Kawaguchi, also known as "Photographer Hal," uses an unconventional method to document couples' closeness to each other.

In his ongoing series called "Flesh Love," he explores the bonds that hold people together by eliminating the space and air between them. He vacuum seals lovers into plastic storage bags meant to hold bedding, then quickly snaps pictures while they hold their breath. 

Here are 10 stunning vacuum-packed photos.

Haruhiko Kawaguchi is a photographer based in Tokyo, Japan.

After publishing a book called "Couple Jam," for which Kawaguchi photographed couples crammed into bathtubs, he wanted to continue experimenting with other household objects.

He settled on using vacuum bags that hold bedding, and began recruiting couples to pose curled up together inside the plastic bags.