I'd say it was staged. I'm an ex hang glider pilot and have no experience of paragliding, but I'd wager that the clip-in point depicted here is sufficiently far above your head so as to make the likelihood of getting a crystal clear photo like this on any kind of hand-held camera - while in flight and presumably crapping yourself - exceedingly unlikely.
My best guess: this was a staged photo, taken on the hilltop on solid ground, to illustrate common clip-in hazards, perhaps as part of an article/guide.
This picture was submitted to the USPPA site by one Robin Rumbolt, based on a hear-say story told him by one of his students, with an image found somewhere on the internets - so not a highly reliable source.
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