FROZEN IN TIME LIGHTHOUSE

This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow. Standing in temperatures well below freezing, the lighthouse is transformed into a giant icicle. These stunning photographs were captured by American photographer Thomas Zakowski, 56, after he visited several frozen lighthouses on a trip to Michigan; United States after a storm hit the state. “The lighthouses were frozen solid by the waves that came crashing down against the pier,” says Thomas, of South Bend, Indiana.

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DERELICT MANSION

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GATEWAY TO THE UNDERWORLD

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HUNGRY TURTLE ATTRACTS AN AUDIENCE

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CRICKET FINDS AN UNUSUAL SEAT

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ANTS IN TUG OF WAR

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BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS BROUGHT TO LIFE

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OWLS PLAY TUG-OF-WAR

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