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that is beautiful

i have a massive copy of this picture, bought it framed from ikea for £20, i have it on my front living room wall and everyone admires it, a bargain dont u think?? :)

The lighthouse is Phare de la Jument. 48 25 20N X 05 08 02W.

you can purchase the framed photo at Family Christian Bookstores. I bought one for my wife and it hangs in our living room with the bible verse "The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer, My God is my rock in whom I take refuge." Psalm 18:2. thnak so much for the info on where it is.

Wow PJ thanks always wondered, love the pic,

The photo was taken by a French photographer, Jean Guichard. The lighthouse is in Brittany off the north west coast of France. It was taken during a storm that hit the area in 1989. The lighthouse keeper was actually waiting to be rescued, and stepped outside the door thinking that the helicopter taking the photos was coming to rescue him. He got back inside in time and was eventually rescued later that day. The lighthouse is now automated.

I want it as a tattoo!

I want it as a tatto!

A friend of mine during the early 90's had a framed picture of this in her home and I always wondered the story behind, so thank you to Dessie for informing us the complete series of photographs and story behind this was on youtube!

After reading all the comments glad to hear the guy survived..great photo..

What happened to the guy? Is he alive?

I love this picture I want to know where this lighthouse is located and if i can get a framed picture of this wave hitting the lighthouse

I love this picture I want to know where this lighthouse location and if i can get a framed picture of this wave hitting the llighthouse

holey shit

thats sick

Poor jooeell.

Poor jooeell. Imagine being so bankrupt of moral integrity, human decency, common respect and basic manners. Either he doesn't have a mother to teach him the basics, or he's emotionally handicapped, remorseless and without conscience loser. While some people are made fun of in school, that ends. People like "jooeell" however are pitied or disliked for the rest of their lonely lives. BTW everyone, you can do anything with a photo, put it on a mug, a canvas, or just paint it by hand. Doesn't prove it wasn't a photo to begin with!

its real they have videos

it is totally real, the guy was almost killed, there is also more than one photo of this, check out search "Ocean's Fury Unleashed" on youtube Just because somebody has it framed on a wall does not mean it is a painting!!

this is n old picture and it is real

Is it real? Is it real?! You people are ***ing idiots. Check your facts before you spout off at the mouth. REAL.

It is real and the man in the photo shut the door a split-second before the wave reached him.

attention everybody! jooeell is insecure about his small pecker and, has to let out his anger sometimes.

This is an actual picture, not a painting, and the lighthouse keeper got inside just in time. Check the story out at http://ww.alphapix.com/jument.shtml

When I was young I remember seeing this in Cornwall nr Land's End on the wall of some official building. The guy we were with knew some stuff about the photo and photographer. I don't remember much accept they were desperately trying to get the guy's attention in the photo, to warn him of the danger, and that he did lose his life. I've always thought of it and many years later have only just found it on here through google. Powerful stuff.

um..livnitupinsd.. you were the kid everyone made fun of in school, werent you. those arent even close to being the same. shut your little cumstained mouth

If this really is a painting, then someone took some time to paint this pic in a series.. follow this link: http://ww.allposters.com/-sp/Phares-dans-la-Tempete-Kereon-Posters_i350938_.htm. Actually Jean Guichard is a famous photographer who took this series of photographs of this lighthouse in France. Everyone has a print of it from Ikea or wherever else. IT is not an oil painting. A little resaerch would have helped guys

he should jump off and drown

this is a religious painting not a picture i would know because i have a print of it hanging in my living room

I wont speculate on this any more than to say, if this is an oil, and i have seen some awesome oils, that whomever painted this is a very talented artist indeed, for the detail is immaculate.

he'll be ok

This is a painting, and I just saw it at the bookstore yesterday!

that would be sick if it really happened

oh, sorry about my last comment. i didnt mean it :)

WOW now thats cool

very good job on the water effects

mm.. or the man is fake..

looks fake. you can tell by its high-quality painting

oh yeh sure you do

This is a picture from Ikea.. I have it hanging on the wall in my living room.

it is real, omg. you guys (or girls too, mabey) always do this "is it real" thing. yeah, its real. it would be pretty damn hard to fake this.

on the ledge? dosnt guzer mean outside the door? i were there lookin around the edges of the lighthouse and then i see him outside the god damn door

'If that guy was smart he would hurry back into the lighthouse' lol, you don't say.

awesome! But is that for real?

thats kinda awesome not scary or stupid

if that were real that would be scary as hell!