It may be home to rats and grime but a creative photographer has turned New York 's subway system into his own fashion studio . Aaron Pegg , 29 , who goes by his middle name Clifton , has captured beautiful models posing in one of the country 's more unusual spots . From eating pizza to flashing Calvin Klein underwear , the girls make the bizarre backdrop their own by showing off the stunning clothes . A model strikes a pose between two trains on a platform of the New York subway . The red dress highlights the brightness of the corridor on this photo shoot . Clifton , who has more than 100,000 followers on his Instagram account 'underground-nyc ' , began taking the photographs in 2013 . And since then the innovative photographer has amassed a huge following online with his arty shots - which include other mass transit systems such as Chicago . Scientists from Weill Cornell Medical College in Manhattan spent 18 months swabbing turnstiles , ticket kiosks , railings and benches for DNA . The boffins also found 15,152 different types of microorganisms sharing the trains with riders including the bubonic plague , dysentery and meningitis . However , New York 's subway system , which carries 5.5 million passengers a week , continues to be a source of incredible artistry for Clifton . Wearing a dress , the sound of the underground is silent as many of the pictures were taken at the subway 's quietest times . The New Yorker said : ' I was shooting the typical city stuff such as rooftop views , buildings , cabs and bridges until one day I almost got arrested for roof topping . 'It was too much of a close call and it was getting too cold to continue to get these views so I asked myself what can I shoot in any weather and have access to all the time ? 'This led me to the subway but I could n't just capture it on a typical day - it had to be different so I decided to capture the stations empty . The carriage awaits for his model who is showcasing the clothes on board one of the trains . 'Photography has always been a hobby and a way for me to creatively express myself but now it is turning into a business . ' I take magazine commissions and anything business related which there is a budget for . ' Clifton admits he often gets unusual reactions from fellow subway riders who happen to walk in on his shoots . He added : ' I get everything from guys smiling and wanting to talk to the models to people shocked and not understanding what is going on . ' Aaron Pegg , who goes by the name of Clifton , has even been snapping the models with food on the subway system . A train approaches on a dark and dingy subway platform as the model strikes a pose in a skimpy top . Taking photographs underground means rain fails to stop play as a model takes displays her outfir . From fashion to pizza , Clifton is accomplished to capturing a variety of images on the world-famous train hub . The platforms are deserted as this model takes up her position on New York subway . The steel posts act as the perfect prop to showcase the Calvin Klein underwear . The only bright lights of Broadway here are the camera flash as a model strikes a pose . The creative photographer was inspired to head underground by a cold snap . The steel posts and shiny blue seats of this subway train perfectly complement the outfit here .
metro uses world famous photography hub as a backdrop for variety of photographic shoots . Confused commuters stop in their tracks to look at famous models in various poses . Inspired to head underground during a cold snap and is now filming others on Instagram .