For extreme sportspeople, just participating in the activity is never enough. You have to first record it on GoPro, make a Red Bull sponsored movie of the entire thing, then tell everyone you know about it. This is a great shot, and no doubt about it, but surely the act of skydiving should be enough of an adrenaline rush without having to make it all wacky.
There is also a deeply sad side to the photo, which turns it from a stunt into a tragedy. Mere seconds after the photo was taken, the skydiver was due to deploy his parachute. Only it wouldn't open, and his friend with the camera had no time to help him out. Had he not been so focused on getting the photo, he might have realized in time and survived. Instead, this stunt became his last.