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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IDYLLIC ICELAND

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MONSTROUS WAVES DWARF DARE-DEVIL SURFERS

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BOARDER” COLLIES AND SURF MAD MUTTS HIT THE WAVES

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TUNNEL FOR VICTORY

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UNDERGROUND CHIC

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