Having produced the book, “Michigan lighthouses, An Aerial Photographic Perspective”, (I have a keen appreciation of the work involved. Thanks for sharing an incredible diversity of the interplay between us and the rest of Creation!Ī great collection of photography, especially the video. Lighthouses symbolize constancy and it’s no coincidence that they are often identified with the guiding light that has been the compass of our spirituality. These images are superlative in showing the epitome of our dynamic relationship with beauty, terror and strength that are the ‘calm within the storm’. And in many ways, their labors and works seemed designed to frame the grace, strength and sense of purpose of the light-keepers. Sometimes the builders and the structures they built were generous in their aesthetic spirit as though inspired by the importance and compassion of the work they did and by the majesty of the elements they understood and watched for us. On a broader note, sometimes lighthouses are, in my opinion as a designer, some of the most beautiful structures ever built by people. How lighthouses are constructed is a fascinating field! I am going to see if I can find those pictures. The stonework was incredible for its smooth, continually curved face and for the interlocking joinery of every one of its individual blocks, seeming to defy what seemed possible for stone to be! It fit together literally like a jigsaw puzzle that has resisted the shear and torque of waves shown towering twice the light’s height. Considering how much energy it took to build the present structure, it must have been awfully important to have a lighthouse at that location! This example was shaped like a smooth tapered round cone that diminished in diameter in concave curves. The piece also chronicled the light’s predecessors which were destroyed by storms. Photo #3 by Staff Photographers of Boston Herald American via cliffĪ long time ago I saw some pictures of how at least one stone lighthouse (I believe in Great Britain) was constructed in the 1800’s and was still standing strong at the printing. The newspaper publishes a special section, which chronicles the worst New England storm in 200 years-54 dead, 10,000 homeless and evacuated. Other Herald American photographers fan out around the region, photographing the blizzard’s destruction: Villages buried in freezing flood waters, commuters trapped in snow-covered cars. That’s when I got that shot, and that’s the same time I threw up.” The pilot tells Cole, “We can’t stay out here any longer.’ Just as he started to turn, I saw a huge wave. In the raging wind, they circle the lighthouse. The whole coastline was gone, houses in the water, houses floating, waves crashing inside them. The pilot said ‘You’re crazy, nobody’s going up.'”īefore long, they are airborne. “I found this place called Discover Flying School. I’ve never seen anything like it.” Determined to cover the storm, Cole heads for the Hyannis airport. Kevin Cole, chief photographer at The Boston Herald American, is stuck in Plymouth, Mass. A blizzard has rammed New England, shutting down roads, businesses and schools. The lighthouse is 114 feet high, which means that foam is spraying 100 feet into the air, propelled upward by a raging sea that sinks ships and floods towns up and down the coast. 1978 Pulitzer Prize, Feature Photography, Staff Photographers of Boston Herald American. Which do you think will win? We love these pics! īlizzard Rams New England. It’s a struggle the power of the storm’s ferocious waves are attacking the architecture of man. Can you imagine being inside a lighthouse while nature is doing her stormy best to chew it up and destroy it with punishing waves? In this collection of fantastic photos, it’s nature vs man-made lighthouses and landmarks. Lighthouses are found worldwide, marking dangerous coastlines and lighting the way to safe harbor. And some are amazingly brave and talented photographers who capture that perfect split second to share with us. Yet some people are held spellbound by nature’s fury.
Those exciting huge waves are then terrifyingly ferocious. But there are times when the waves turn into churning monsters of nature that attack man-made objects like lighthouses. When you don’t live close to a coastline or a major body of water, seeing the waves when you visit is exciting. Tagged architecture, environment, ferocious waves, huge waves, hurricane, Lake Michigan, lakes, lighthouse, man-made, nature, nature's fury, photos, pics, pictures, waves, waves vs lighthouses.
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