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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CHEEKY FROG HITCHES A RIDE ON A SNAIL

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HEROIC BURNS SURVIVOR BECOMES FIREFIGHTER

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INDONESIAN TRIBE UNTOUCHED BY MODERN LIFE

An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .

NAKED AMBITION: WORLD’S LARGEST SKINNY DIP

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BABY WITH HALF-A-HEART MAKES THIS MOTHER'S DAY EXTRA SPECIAL

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MANDELA MEMORIAL

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BAITBALL READY TO POP

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BRITAIN'S LOST MILITARY HOSPITAL

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FISHERMEN IN MYANMAR BALANCE ON ONE LEG

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