This is actually kind of sad :( RIP Lightkeeping profession - thank you to all the lighthouse keepers that helped bring our people home alive for so many years
@@tomfisher9089 Breaking: Human male discovers that in exchange for goods and services the counterparty expects something in return. Up Next: Do Humans need food? And if they do, how will they obtain it if they are no farmers?
Fortunately*, there are indeed systems in place, that still "bring our people home alive", without many humans actually living such remote existences for all those years. (* Not a matter of fortune at all - it's just good old progress without the often misplaced sentimentality. 👍🙂)
@@rm5146 This epic photograph is also displayed in the intensive cares quarter of the public hospital in Geneva, it has been there for years.. Just at the entrance of it.
I have this picture hanging in my lounge room. I have had it since 1989 and I am always fascinated by it. So glad I know the story behind it, and have seen the real man himself now. Wow. What still gets me is just how casual he was...look at him....hand in his pocket !! Ha !! I know he didn't see the wave, but he still knew it was a very windy and heavy sea day, and yet so casual. Love it !!
I have it on our Log Wall next to our Fireplace in our den. I’ve read online that the picture has sold over 500 thousand times!! our picture is pretty big but it’s not quite as big as this wall poster picture. That this lighthouse keeper was given.
From a young age to the present day I wish to spend a year in a lighthouse. For me it is a symbol of patience and withstand the storms of life. And a guide for the safety of others
@@GaborPetre-dl3xs I would really like to understand what you wrote because honestly, I didn't understand anything despite the TH-cam translation, but nevertheless I put 👍 for your two comments
I've marveled over that remarkable, iconic photo over the years...in many locations in my travels. Like others, I always wondered about the fate of the lighthouse keeper at that moment and the circumstances behind how the photo was created. This video was fascinating to hear the story behind it...and the outcome. As a photographer myself, all of us strive to take that one indelible, timeless image that will outlive us. Some of us accomplish it...most don't. One motto I've always followed over the years is when someone asks me how I decide where to be to stand when taking a photo - I metaphorically tell them to look at where everyone else is - and stand somewhere else.
my late wife got me mine for Christmas in 2007. It hangs on the wall in our guest bathroom which has a Nautical theme. It's often commented on by lots of people that see it for the first time.
Finally!! I've always wondered if lighthouse keeper survived. I've had "La Jument" lighthouse picture for over 25 years. Everyone asks me the same thing including where the lighthouse is etc. It's survived over 18 different moves through four states because it's one of my favorite pictures. Thank you for posting!!
Loved this short story with so much positive comments...wish I could've had my OWN copy of the photo just to share the experience with everyone here...great job indeed!!
@Stevey B I’ve wanted to know the story behind the photo. There was no internet in 1991 and basically impossible to found out that information. So yeah I have waited all my life to find out the story.
Facebook needs a remember/bookmark feature. I can't lose this video. This picture meant so much to me having it on my wall in giant poster form in my late teen/university years. What a gem finding this video. Absolutely love these guys for doing all of this.
What a great story and encounter between the lighthouse keeper and the plucky photographer who's helicopter noise made the keeper so curious he opened his 'front door' to see who was there! I had this photo on my wall for many years, until it faded. Here's a link to another amazing lighthouse adventure of Ushant: Insane Shift Change of French Lighthouse Keepers The change of shift at Kereon lighthouse in the Iroise Sea, the last French sea lighthouse to become automated 10 years ago.
I purchased this picture of the lighthouse in 2005 from Ikea and had it over my sofa for seven years. I loved it and i sold it in a yard sale for $50 😁
The Bretons 💪in the Oceanstorms are like Sahraouis in the Sandstorm or Himalayan Sherpa in Snowstorm..... They just feel good in their element. When "normals classics" people just pray to survive😖 We are the Frenchtastics 😘🙋🏻♂️with love. NB : photographer and helicopter pilot was amazing to 👏 Thanks to alls
"A lot of people thought he must have died, just a few seconds after the photograph, swamped by that wave...but he survived - and I'm going to find out how." As a kid, I assumed he just walked inside and shut the door. Now, we finally hear that he... ... just walked inside and shut the door. 😐
I remember this photo! Incredible timing. So he didn't know the wave was coming and for some strange reason a helicopter is outside. He opens the door to see what heck is going on and BAM, he is famous. That is funny. Thank you Sir.
I've always wondered about the background of this picture. Having been a lightkeeper on the west coast of British Columbia for 45 years. I hope to get a copy of this for my wall one day. Thanks for the story. And yes our lighthouses are still manned here in Canada.
your comment is a great small story. which lighthouse did you keep if you don't mind? I saw that photo when I was in elementary and always wonder about where was taken, from where...with a telephoto, who was the guy and so... watching this mini-documentary and reading all these nice comments made my day.
D33P S3A started my career at Egg island ltstn. Then to Addenbrooke ltstn. Then Langara ltstn. Then to Pachena Point ltstn then finished at Pulteney Point ltstn. Served as Principal Ltkpr at each station with the exception of Egg Is. 1973-2018.
I was given a large, framed print of the wave crashing into the stalwart lighthouse. I never knew where it was until now. Thanks for posting! Great narration!
It's mostly what bought me here ? To know more about how and why the picture was taken. I feel it's amazing how the Lighthouse could withstand the continuous pounding from the sea.
Amazing!!!…I was a Lighthouse Keepers daughter…my Great Great Grandfather , my Great Grandfather, my Grandfather, my Father were all lighthouse keepers in Australia…we lived on an Island..my Dad lived on 2 Islands..I didn’t like the lifestyle as a child but would love to be back there at anyone of them now as an older woman..
a lighthouse in the mid of a storm, is the image of faith and strength inside ourselves! there is not any other worth fortune, but the resistance to the onslaught of cotidian life itself as the la vieille Jument in the sea of Iroise! C'est très belle vidéo!
I also bought it for my late husband around the same time. Was a very large framed print with a scripture verse placed under the photograph. Always thought it was an amazing photograph and thought about what someone had to endure doing that job. ❤
Wow Love lighthouses and their history Magnificent structures built by brave men and populated by men of strength and character Awesome footage and this is from a series called 'Coast'
Hands up who came here after watching 'Beacon 23'? lol. I've seen this picture 100 times over the years, and always wondered about it, now I know. Thank you for sharing :)
I have finally discovered the Photo Man and the Man in the Lighthouse. In 1989 I was in California and we had an Earthquake and I was put in Charge of a Earthquake Committee for my company, and it ran until I left in 1994. Shortly thereafter, I found this Photograph and I was in awe and in amazement, of the thrust and power of the Ocean Waves and how strong they were in the picture. I was so inspired of this picture that it has never left my mind and heart. The inspiration came when I was reading Matthew 7:24-29 one day. Then it happened, my heart began to race at how Jesus Christ allows the waves to hit and batter a lighthouse. And at the same time; as I trust him, no matter how strong the winds and the rains come my way, my house or life will not fall. Because I have built my life Upon the Rock and not on Sand. Be Blessed in knowing a God who allows you to be tested, just to make of you a Strong Character - Lighthouse !
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I have this picture in my home office. With Covid and home working, lots of people have commented on it. Fantastic to learn more about the back story. Thank you!
@@x-raytech7811 Technology saved plenty of people as well and it also made lives easier for many. People talk plenty to each other, only cynical assholes who love seeing everything being bad think otherwise. Kinda funny, you shit on technology with a name such as X-Ray Tech. You realize that one thing revolutionized medical technology and saved lots of lives. You're a stupid person did you know that. Technology destroys some jobs, but it also creates new jobs.
@@flybeep1661 u r a bit rude but I will still respond. Technology discovered x-rays but also atomic bombs that killed at once in japan a lot more lives than we have cured sick people around the world maybe since 1945 till now. Also they broke the treaty of nuclear deal last week so they ll build more bombs now. Technology also extend the life span of elderly but also sufferage with it. In Syria right now advanced countries dropping bombs on civilians. I can name many more examples.
First seeing that picture decades ago I was drawn to it’s ominous beauty, but like many, I too feared the guy met a terrible fate. Thankfully not so and what a great story.
First saw the photo in the mid 90's, and have always been curious about the keeper, and whether he was safe after that huge wave. I now know the answer. Thank you so much!
I had that framed poster when I was married. It hung in our living room and I always dreamed of what it would be like to live there, at least for a time. That was over twenty years ago and I still think of what it would be like. I can only imagine the feeling of riding out a big storm within the safe confines of a lighthouse like LaJument...it would be the ultimate "bucket list" experience for me.
Interesting! The photographer flew there to capture the last days of the manned lighthouse before automation took over and the keeper came out at the sound of the helicopter- very serendipitous.
It's sad that technology, and GPS, have made this sort of job obsolete. I grew up as a kid in the 1970's, and when you didn't have cell phones, or Google, there was an awful lot about life, and the world, that you simply did not know. You grew up with a sense of "mystery", and believe it or not, there was a time when not having instant answers to all questions was a *GOOD* thing. You grew up with *WONDER* . It's sad that no kids today can grow up with a sense of wonder.
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Up until about 30 to 35 years ago here in the United States we still had between 80 and 115 “Lighthouse” Employees. And, I know I’m not the only one that feels so pissed off pertaining to what I say next. None of these jobs had to go the way of the wind. NOT. A. ONE, DID. These jobs could have been preserved. And, They should have been. Because, just like the lighthouses themselves, that are preserved in history, so was being a, “LIGHTHOUSE-KEEPER.” we have dozens and dozens of light houses here in the United States that are preserved under local, state, and federal protection. And by Congress. The jobs should have, and could have been secured by Congress!!!!!
I'm so glad I watched your video which led me to your lighthouse video link. We have that lighthouse picture in our office and I have often wondered the story behind it. Thank you, my boss I'm sure will enjoy the video also.
some of them do but after millions of hits remember the walls are made for that exact purpose the walls are 5 feet thick and they are 50 feet in the ground/sea
I would LOVE to stay in this lighthouse. Hearing the waves crash on the side.. It would be SO cool. I would love to live in a lighthouse like this :) It makes you wonder how they built this......Just think with those waves crashing in with such force while they try to make concrete forms and such..... I dont have any clue how they did it ... Crazy!
@@naufalalfariz9815 .. No, in response to him wondering how they built it, I meant they probably built the lighthouse during the summer months when there wasn't a storm ("waves crashing," etc). I'd like to live in a lighthouse as well. From that higher elevation, you'd probably get great signal reception (assuming there's a signal anywhere nearby).
concrete needs to set... and might need a couple days.... so how did they... how did the masons.... do this in 1911? The precast-drag-moor and anchor methods didn't exist then...
I LOVE the hilarity that can ensue with auto CC translate. at 4:05 mark, while viewing the blown up photo, the translation captions read: "Normandy cocktail to supplement 3-game cheaper more normal notice or perform a little bit moments of fear not become solid I see exceptional diesel signed and delivered." What an awesome moment, captured in an awesome photo, now embellished with awesome subtitles. I have to say, the photographer got at that moment what all photographers dream of: "THE ONE SHOT."
wow i saw this picture back in 1989 in a picture frame stored at manhattan i was working as a security guard and i always stare at that picture thinking how in the word this person was there....
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Magnificent photo!!! I'm glad he was able to give it to the former lighthouse keeper and get his perspective.
This is actually kind of sad :(
RIP Lightkeeping profession - thank you to all the lighthouse keepers that helped bring our people home alive for so many years
They're all dead. They can't hear you. As in ALL jobs, it was done for the money. No altruism in it.
@@tomfisher9089 I consider myself a cynic, but I can't hold a candle to you ...
@@tomfisher9089 Breaking: Human male discovers that in exchange for goods and services the counterparty expects something in return. Up Next: Do Humans need food? And if they do, how will they obtain it if they are no farmers?
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I look forwards to episode 3, about bears & woods, and episode 4, about popes and catholics.
Fortunately*, there are indeed systems in place, that still "bring our people home alive", without many humans actually living such remote existences for all those years.
(* Not a matter of fortune at all - it's just good old progress without the often misplaced sentimentality. 👍🙂)
I like this presenter. He loves lighthouses and I respect that.
Very fantastic Photo, i loved It.
Thank TH-cam to show It.
Neil Oliver is a great presenter 👍🏼
I used to be an adventurer like you, then I became a lighthouse keeper
Lighthouses rule, you don’t like lighthouses you suck
Turns out I do too!
The first time I saw this photograph , it was in a doctor's office. It's nice to see the Lighthouse keeper alive and well.
Same here! Saw it in my chiropractors office, It gave me the urge to put down my phone and to just look at it.
Me too, it was in a doctor’s office. The photograph was mesmerizing.
@@rm5146 This epic photograph is also displayed in the intensive cares quarter of the public hospital in Geneva, it has been there for years.. Just at the entrance of it.
This is in tiktok and lots of young folks are curious
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That’s why I’m here!
I have this picture hanging in my lounge room. I have had it since 1989 and I am always fascinated by it. So glad I know the story behind it, and have seen the real man himself now. Wow. What still gets me is just how casual he was...look at him....hand in his pocket !! Ha !! I know he didn't see the wave, but he still knew it was a very windy and heavy sea day, and yet so casual. Love it !!
I have it on our Log Wall next to our Fireplace in our den. I’ve read online that the picture has sold over 500 thousand times!! our picture is pretty big but it’s not quite as big as this wall poster picture. That this lighthouse keeper was given.
@@garlandremingtoniii1338 mine is the same size as the one the lighthouse keeper got given.
@@DT-ge8gd That’s outstanding.
Me too !
I have mine above my bed. A truly fascinating image! Loved hearing its story ✌️
From a young age to the present day I wish to spend a year in a lighthouse.
For me it is a symbol of patience and withstand the storms of life. And a guide for the safety of others
Thank
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I would really like to understand what you wrote because honestly, I didn't understand anything despite the TH-cam translation, but nevertheless I put 👍 for your two comments
There’s such a romanticism about the lonely Lighthouse Keepers.. keeping loved ones safe. Thank you.
I've marveled over that remarkable, iconic photo over the years...in many locations in my travels. Like others, I always wondered about the fate of the lighthouse keeper at that moment and the circumstances behind how the photo was created. This video was fascinating to hear the story behind it...and the outcome. As a photographer myself, all of us strive to take that one indelible, timeless image that will outlive us. Some of us accomplish it...most don't. One motto I've always followed over the years is when someone asks me how I decide where to be to stand when taking a photo - I metaphorically tell them to look at where everyone else is - and stand somewhere else.
It definitely is a good photo/story to know the ending of.
It took me 7 years to stumble upon this and now it's one of my favourite pictures I must pass on.
Wow, this place is amazing! Aerial views of the Lighthouse Great views.🤠🤠
Absolute Iconic photography, capturing a surge and wave of emotion!
Super Merci pour ce reportage magnifique , rien n'est plus beau que la Bretagne parole de corsaire :)
My ex-wife bought me that picture sometime around 1999 for my man cave. Great picture. Now I know everything about it...serendipitous.
my late wife got me mine for Christmas in 2007. It hangs on the wall in our guest bathroom which has a Nautical theme. It's often commented on by lots of people that see it for the first time.
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Same story for me..
Where from ????
Finally!! I've always wondered if lighthouse keeper survived. I've had "La Jument" lighthouse picture for over 25 years. Everyone asks me the same thing including where the lighthouse is etc. It's survived over 18 different moves through four states because it's one of my favorite pictures. Thank you for posting!!
Loved this short story with so much positive comments...wish I could've had my OWN copy of the photo just to share the experience with everyone here...great job indeed!!
I've had that photo hanging in my house for over 25 years and I still get a thrill when I look at it.
Waited all my life to hear the story behind the most epic photo I ever laid eyes on as kid. Awesome 👏
@Stevey B I’ve wanted to know the story behind the photo. There was no internet in 1991 and basically impossible to found out that information. So yeah I have waited all my life to find out the story.
@Stevey B why are you sad?
Is it because are a negative person?
@Stevey B That’s the nicest compliment anyone has ever given me. Thank you.
@Stevey B your comments say a lot about who you are as a person. Projection.
You came to troll. You got what you wanted.
@Stevey B be nice
Facebook needs a remember/bookmark feature. I can't lose this video. This picture meant so much to me having it on my wall in giant poster form in my late teen/university years. What a gem finding this video. Absolutely love these guys for doing all of this.
You can save videos, symbol next to share below the vid itself
@@windingdriveway Nice. Thanks for that!
I’ll reply so you can see this
What a great story and encounter between the lighthouse keeper and the plucky photographer who's helicopter noise made the keeper so curious he opened his 'front door' to see who was there! I had this photo on my wall for many years, until it faded. Here's a link to another amazing lighthouse adventure of Ushant:
Insane Shift Change of French Lighthouse Keepers
The change of shift at Kereon lighthouse in the Iroise Sea, the last French sea lighthouse to become automated 10 years ago.
Mr Windchaser, the video in the link you provided is no longer available, it says the account was terminated, bummer! 🌴😎🌴
Your link is outdated but here is the new one: th-cam.com/video/64dfpnhsu1g/w-d-xo.html
I purchased this picture of the lighthouse in 2005 from Ikea and had it over my sofa for seven years. I loved it and i sold it in a yard sale for $50 😁
I'll bet you wish that you hadn't sold it.
The Bretons 💪in the Oceanstorms are like Sahraouis in the Sandstorm or Himalayan Sherpa in Snowstorm.....
They just feel good in their element.
When "normals classics" people just pray to survive😖
We are the Frenchtastics 😘🙋🏻♂️with love.
NB : photographer and helicopter pilot was amazing to 👏
Thanks to alls
"A lot of people thought he must have died, just a few seconds after the photograph, swamped by that wave...but he survived - and I'm going to find out how."
As a kid, I assumed he just walked inside and shut the door.
Now, we finally hear that he...
... just walked inside and shut the door. 😐
One of the greatest historical mysteries have been solved;)
This comment will probably be highly underrated
Smart kid. 🤔
An iconic photo - and I’m glad the keeper was not harmed in the making of it. I thought he was for many years.
I remember this photo! Incredible timing. So he didn't know the wave was coming and for some strange reason a helicopter is outside. He opens the door to see what heck is going on and BAM, he is famous. That is funny. Thank you Sir.
I've always wondered about the background of this picture. Having been a lightkeeper on the west coast of British Columbia for 45 years. I hope to get a copy of this for my wall one day. Thanks for the story. And yes our lighthouses are still manned here in Canada.
your comment is a great small story. which lighthouse did you keep if you don't mind? I saw that photo when I was in elementary and always wonder about where was taken, from where...with a telephoto, who was the guy and so... watching this mini-documentary and reading all these nice comments made my day.
D33P S3A started my career at Egg island ltstn. Then to Addenbrooke ltstn. Then Langara ltstn. Then to Pachena Point ltstn then finished at Pulteney Point ltstn. Served as Principal Ltkpr at each station with the exception of Egg Is. 1973-2018.
Tik tok really be having looking up random ass videos 😂
I was given a large, framed print of the wave crashing into the stalwart lighthouse. I never knew where it was until now. Thanks for posting! Great narration!
It's mostly what bought me here ?
To know more about how and why the picture was taken.
I feel it's amazing how the Lighthouse could withstand the continuous pounding from the sea.
Amazing!!!…I was a Lighthouse Keepers daughter…my Great Great Grandfather , my Great Grandfather, my Grandfather, my Father were all lighthouse keepers in Australia…we lived on an Island..my Dad lived on 2 Islands..I didn’t like the lifestyle as a child but would love to be back there at anyone of them now as an older woman..
Tell us more!! Where were they?
AMAZING VIDEO!! Many thanks for making it 😊
a lighthouse in the mid of a storm, is the image of faith and strength inside ourselves! there is not any other worth fortune, but the resistance to the onslaught of cotidian life itself as the la vieille Jument in the sea of Iroise! C'est très belle vidéo!
I bought that picture back in 1999 for my late husband he loved that picture.
Sorry for your loss Marilyn. He clearly had great taste.
I also bought it for my late husband around the same time. Was a very large framed print with a scripture verse placed under the photograph. Always thought it was an amazing photograph and thought about what someone had to endure doing that job. ❤
Merci pour voutre video . Bonjour de Nouvelle Orleans, USA
Wow
Love lighthouses and their history
Magnificent structures built by brave men and populated by men of strength and character
Awesome footage and this is from a series called 'Coast'
Hands up who came here after watching 'Beacon 23'? lol. I've seen this picture 100 times over the years, and always wondered about it, now I know. Thank you for sharing :)
How can they even build the lighthouses?
French power 🇨🇵💪🦅
France was, is, and will never be a power .@@gabriellescur4085
The waters surround lighthouses are usually calm especially during the summer seasons they only have massive waves during storms
I have finally discovered the Photo Man and the Man in the Lighthouse. In 1989 I was in California and we had an Earthquake and I was put in Charge of a Earthquake Committee for my company, and it ran until I left in 1994. Shortly thereafter, I found this Photograph and I was in awe and in amazement, of the thrust and power of the Ocean Waves and how strong they were in the picture. I was so inspired of this picture that it has never left my mind and heart. The inspiration came when I was reading Matthew 7:24-29 one day. Then it happened, my heart began to race at how Jesus Christ allows the waves to hit and batter a lighthouse. And at the same time; as I trust him, no matter how strong the winds and the rains come my way, my house or life will not fall. Because I have built my life Upon the Rock and not on Sand. Be Blessed in knowing a God who allows you to be tested, just to make of you a Strong Character - Lighthouse !
It's not Jesus, it's Poseidon!
Earthquakes in San Francisco, are more powerful than French waves !
Dear boradis, Wrong, not Poseidon ! it is Mrs. Mother Nature.
CushionOfWealth
Or Neptune!
+boradis or Triton!
Hello random person scrolling through the comments! Have a great day!
Edit: thanks for the four likes
Edit #2. Man! 71 likes! TH-cam never gave me any notifications about that! Thanks guys!
Edit #3 Yet again, YT didn't tell me about the new likes. Thanks for the 83 likes!
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@PADDYDOYLE That's cool!!!
For me, it just makes a good alias name! 😀
@PADDYDOYLE That's interesting!
83 now :)
@@petitthom2886 Hey thanks I lost track of this comment.
I have this picture in my home office. With Covid and home working, lots of people have commented on it. Fantastic to learn more about the back story. Thank you!
i bought that pic in the late 80s and still have it on my wall.
That picture hangs on our wall located just five miles down the road from our local lighthouse on the less treacherous waters of Lake Michigan.
Wow these guys must have had nerves of steel to put themselves in that situation. Amazing picture and story
Damn automation is taking away jobs people would love to have.
Not true, sometimes people are placed in lighthouses in order to maintain political borders as well. So that no one can claim the land.
Technology have ruined lots of good things. People don't even talk to each other anymore.
@@x-raytech7811 Technology saved plenty of people as well and it also made lives easier for many. People talk plenty to each other, only cynical assholes who love seeing everything being bad think otherwise. Kinda funny, you shit on technology with a name such as X-Ray Tech. You realize that one thing revolutionized medical technology and saved lots of lives. You're a stupid person did you know that. Technology destroys some jobs, but it also creates new jobs.
@@flybeep1661 u r a bit rude but I will still respond. Technology discovered x-rays but also atomic bombs that killed at once in japan a lot more lives than we have cured sick people around the world maybe since 1945 till now. Also they broke the treaty of nuclear deal last week so they ll build more bombs now. Technology also extend the life span of elderly but also sufferage with it. In Syria right now advanced countries dropping bombs on civilians. I can name many more examples.
@@flybeep1661 Very true.. what we NEED is Balance.
A very good & enjoyable story of the lighthouse, I've always enjoyed lighthouses - and hearing about them. So thanks very much 😀👍🚁
First seeing that picture decades ago I was drawn to it’s ominous beauty, but like many, I too feared the guy met a terrible fate. Thankfully not so and what a great story.
Bro how tf did they build that light house
I’m just curious how they built the lighthouse with those waves … it must have been in the calmest month when there’s no storms…
Have seen this picture to, amazing. So nice to be able to hear from the then light house keeper himself and the photographer.
First saw the photo in the mid 90's, and have always been curious about the keeper, and whether he was safe after that huge wave. I now know the answer. Thank you so much!
That was amazing I love that pic! Thank you for making this video!
Salute for those who have been worked at light house thru out the years.
I had that framed poster when I was married. It hung in our living room and I always dreamed of what it would be like to live there, at least for a time. That was over twenty years ago and I still think of what it would be like. I can only imagine the feeling of riding out a big storm within the safe confines of a lighthouse like LaJument...it would be the ultimate "bucket list" experience for me.
Interesting! The photographer flew there to capture the last days of the manned lighthouse before automation took over and the keeper came out at the sound of the helicopter- very serendipitous.
The lighthouse had been built hard! +10.
It's sad that technology, and GPS, have made this sort of job obsolete. I grew up as a kid in the 1970's, and when you didn't have cell phones, or Google, there was an awful lot about life, and the world, that you simply did not know. You grew up with a sense of "mystery", and believe it or not, there was a time when not having instant answers to all questions was a *GOOD* thing. You grew up with *WONDER* . It's sad that no kids today can grow up with a sense of wonder.
olá amigos ótima noite e um prazer de compartilhar estes vídeos sobre as construções desse faróis justamente em alto mar e suas incrível resistência de ondas fortes parabéns pelo seu contato direto de carapicuiba são Paulo Brasil parabéns
freaking awesome.
I have that pic on my wall .
great to learn the history of it .
:-)
I'm simple. I see a lighthouse - I click LIKE.
I bought a large print of this picture in about 2004, still have it. Neil Oliver is a great presenter on 'Coast'.
I was wondering how will they build it
Up until about 30 to 35 years ago here in the United States we still had between 80 and 115 “Lighthouse” Employees. And, I know I’m not the only one that feels so pissed off pertaining to what I say next. None of these jobs had to go the way of the wind. NOT. A. ONE, DID. These jobs could have been preserved. And, They should have been.
Because, just like the lighthouses themselves, that are preserved in history, so was being a, “LIGHTHOUSE-KEEPER.” we have dozens and dozens of light houses here in the United States that are preserved under local, state, and federal protection. And by Congress. The jobs should have, and could have been secured by Congress!!!!!
I'm so glad I watched your video which led me to your lighthouse video link. We have that lighthouse picture in our office and I have often wondered the story behind it. Thank you, my boss I'm sure will enjoy the video also.
I remember that amazing picture! Cool video straight to the point!
What amazes me is that lighthouses stand against those waves!😱
Great photo universally admired by marine photographers.
could you imagine the sound of the water smashing against the walls like that. over and over. fucking WOW.
Remember the good ole days when youtube didn't have commercials!?
Thank you. Like so many others, I wondered what happened to the keeper after seeing that incredible photo.
How do those light houses survive being pummeled by those waves? How come they don't break apart and topple into the sea?
some of them do but after millions of hits remember the walls are made for that exact purpose the walls are 5 feet thick and they are 50 feet in the ground/sea
Wow, life has so many obscure ways of getting famous. Who would have thought, the lighthouse guy. There is a lighthouse guy.
Beau reportage.
Ben oui, je parle français.
I once owned this picture. Always wondered what happened to him moments after the photo was taken!
Who's here because of the vid from tiktok? 😆
This is an amazing lighthouse!
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Thanks for answering the questions I’ve had since the first time I saw the picture hanging in my doctors office in Maine many years ago.
Beautiful photo of natures power 💖💖💖
I love lighthouse
i love lamp
I would LOVE to stay in this lighthouse. Hearing the waves crash on the side.. It would be SO cool. I would love to live in a lighthouse like this :) It makes you wonder how they built this......Just think with those waves crashing in with such force while they try to make concrete forms and such..... I dont have any clue how they did it ... Crazy!
When there wasn't a storm.
@@robinstewart6510 even better when there’s a storm. im more afraid that must be no signal there, and no wifi. that sucks
@@naufalalfariz9815 .. No, in response to him wondering how they built it, I meant they probably built the lighthouse during the summer months when there wasn't a storm ("waves crashing," etc). I'd like to live in a lighthouse as well. From that higher elevation, you'd probably get great signal reception (assuming there's a signal anywhere nearby).
Few years back I saw that picture in a store, in a mall, in the US. I then paid more attention, and this picture was displayed everywhere here.
lighthouse keeper + StarLink internet. Best job ever
Glad to know the story...have had this print in my office for 20 years or more, it is still awesome to look at every day.
A beautiful awesome story! This Lighthouse truly is amazing in it's masterpiece.
how the hell did they build it?
over 10 years :)
CrimsonCorona10 14 to be exact.
sometime the sea is calm there :)
That's a mystery
BigHeartBreak93 nobody knows
Really shows how prominent the photo was, I remember seeing that photo in a cafe in furtaventura
... Fuerteventura*
THIS IS MY FAVORITE LIGHTHOUSE SHORT STORY! ...... @
Hey Claudette, I'm taking a little walk outside. Whoa maybe not now!
Glad he actually is alive. I was still wondering after that photo!
concrete needs to set... and might need a couple days.... so how did they... how did the masons.... do this in 1911? The precast-drag-moor and anchor methods didn't exist then...
I LOVE the hilarity that can ensue with auto CC translate. at 4:05 mark, while viewing the blown up photo, the translation captions read: "Normandy cocktail to supplement 3-game cheaper more normal notice or perform a little bit moments of fear not become solid I see exceptional diesel signed and delivered."
What an awesome moment, captured in an awesome photo, now embellished with awesome subtitles.
I have to say, the photographer got at that moment what all photographers dream of: "THE ONE SHOT."
I Like thus dialect, greets from Vienna, Austria Christian
I have that photo in my bedroom. Bought it in Paris back in 1989
"ow ar yooo?"
"virrry will"
Gorgeous picture!
Have got that great photo hanging on my wall!
I have a copy of this print. I never knew the background about the photograph, thanks for the information! I
Great story and great photograph!
love that picture. every time I see it it stops me . Mother nature is beautiful
wow i saw this picture back in 1989 in a picture frame stored at manhattan i was working as a security guard and i always stare at that picture thinking how in the word this person was there....
Photography at its best❤
Truly remarkable and something I'm sure the world over has cherished to see, well done.