Jay Cochrane, "The Prince of the Air", completes The Great China Skywalk over the Yangtze River in Qutang Gorge, China, on October 28, 1995. The skywalk was and is the greatest ever made spanning half a mile between the canyon walls and 1,350 feet above the river. ©Mark D Phillips
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Jay Cochrane skywalks blindfolded at the Flamingo Hilton in Las Vagas. ©Mark D Phillips

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Jay Cochrane skywalks above the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) on 11 August. Cochrane, 59, will skywalk daily at the CNE for the 125th anniversary of the event. He last performed skywalks at the event for the 100th Anniversary. Photo by Mark D. Phillips
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Jay Cochrane walks above the Pearl of the Orient Tower in Shanghai, China as he accomplished a world record for the highest and longest nighttime building-to-building wire walk on September 24, 1996 during the Shanghai Tourism Festival. ©Mark D Phillips

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Jay Cochrane skywalks in Niagara Falls on May 21, 2002. ©Mark D Phillips
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Jay Cochrane created bridges in the sky and raised thousands of dollars for charity. It's time for a lasting memorial to be built.

Niagara Falls was his passion and beginning in May 2022, our website will feature the 20th Anniversary of the DECADE OF SKYWALKS performed by Jay Cochrane.

I had the honor to photograph Jay's performances in Niagara Falls and around the world. They were spectacular.

All images are copyright Mark D Phillips and are available for purchase through this website. Let's make Jay Cochrane's legacy complete with a permanent memorial in Niagara.

  • Jay Cochrane checks a guide wire for the Great China Skywalk over the Yangtze River deep in Qutang Gorge on October 19, 1995. The letters on wall behind are ancient naming the gorge. Covered by water after dam completion. Jay Cochrane, the world's premiere high wire walker, completes his first skywalk of the summer in Niagara Falls, Canada, on Thursday, July 6, 2007 as he passes by the Skylon Tower. Cochrane will skywalk twice daily on the 1,000 foot long wire between his two specially made 200 foot tall towers (20 stories). In the ten-week schedule, Cochrane will walk over 20 miles on the wire. Called "Up Close and Personal with Jay Cochrane," the skywalks are an effort to secure permission for Cochrane to skywalk over Niagara Falls. ©Mark D Phillips
  • Jay Cochrane, "The Prince of the Air", practices for his skywalk over the Yangtze River in Qutang Gorge, China, in 1995. The skywalk was and is the greatest ever made spanning half a mile between the canyon walls and 1,350 feet above the river.©Mark D Phillips
  • Jay Cochrane, "The Prince of the Air", completes The Great China Skywalk over the Yangtze River in Qutang Gorge, China, on October 28, 1995. The skywalk was and is the greatest ever made spanning half a mile between the canyon walls and 1,350 feet above the river. ©Mark D Phillips
  • Jay Cochrane, "The Prince of the Air", completes The Great China Skywalk over the Yangtze River in Qutang Gorge, China, on October 28, 1995. The skywalk was and is the greatest ever made spanning half a mile between the canyon walls and 1,350 feet above the river. ©Mark D Phillips
  • Jay Cochrane, "The Prince of the Air", walks the middle of the skywire during The Great China Skywalk over the Yangtze River in Qutang Gorge, China, on October 28, 1995. The skywalk was and is the greatest ever made spanning half a mile between the canyon walls and 1,350 feet above the river. ©Mark D Phillips
  • Canadian Jay Cochrane walks above the Pearl of the Orient Tower in Shanghai, China as he accomplished a world record for the highest and longest nighttime building-to-building wire walk on September 24, 1996 during the Shanghai Tourism Festival. ©Mark D Phillips
  • Canadian Jay Cochrane walks above the Pearl of the Orient Tower in Shanghai, China as he accomplished a world record for the highest and longest nighttime building-to-building wire walk on September 24, 1996 during the Shanghai Tourism Festival. ©Mark D Phillips
  • Canadian Jay Cochrane walks above the Pearl of the Orient Tower in Shanghai, China as he accomplished a world record for the highest and longest nighttime building-to-building wire walk on September 24, 1996. Cochrane plans to walk across Niagara Falls in 1997. ©Mark D Phillips
  • Jay Cochrane walks the wire blindfolded during his World Record Blindfolded Skywalk in Las Vegas in November 1998. The walk was broadcast on FOX Network's "Guinness World Records: Primetime" on Tuesday, February 23, 1999. ©Mark D Phillips
  • Jay Cochrane skywalks above Niagara Falls, Canada between the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort and the Hilton Hotel on 14 June, a distance of 650 feet and 400 feet above the ground. Cochrane performed the skywalks between the hotels daily beginning June 17, 2005. The daily walks were a prelude to the ìSkylon Tower" skywalk beginning July 1st which began at a height of 400 feet atop the Niagara Fallsview Casino and traversed a distance of 1,800 feet where Jay will step off the wire on top of the Skylon Tower, more than 600 feet high. The "Skylon Tower" skywalk will be the longest skywalk in North American history. ©Mark D Phillips
  • Jay Cochrane, skywalks in front of hundreds crammed into the observation deck of the Skylon Tower for the first day of Skywalk2012 on July 6, 2012. Jay completed his walk to the Hilton Fallsview Hotel, 1300 feet away in Niagara Falls, Canada. ©Mark D Phillips
  • Jay Cochrane Skywalk2012 first day on July 6, 2012 from the Skylon Tower to the Hilton Fallsview Hotel, 1300 feet across in Niagara Falls, Canada. ©Mark D Phillips
  • Jay Cochrane completes the first performance of Skywalk 2012, the Greatest Building to Building skywalk in North American history. Cochrane will grace the Niagara Falls skyline from the Skylon Tower (520 feet tall) to the top of the Hilton Hotel (581 feet tall) for the entire summer. At 1300 feet distance, he will cover approximately 20 miles on this wire in the 81 scheduled performances. ©Mark D Phillips
  • Jay Cochrane skywalks above Niagara Falls, Canada between the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort and the Hilton Hotel on 14 June 2005, a distance of 650 feet and 400 feet above the ground. Cochrane will perform the skywalks between the hotels daily beginning June 17, 2005. Diners in the Hilton restaurant watch during dinner. ©Mark D Phillips
  • Jay Cochrane Poster of Skylon Tower skywalk in Niagara Falls. ©Mark D Phillips
NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA
A DECADE OF SKYWALKS
THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY
SKYWALK AT NIAGARA, 2002
SKYWALK NIAGARA, 2012
NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA
A DECADE OF SKYWALKS
THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY
SKYWALK AT NIAGARA, 2002
SKYWALK NIAGARA, 2012