Rubjerg lighthouse by BSNF

About "Rubjerg lighthouse"

by BSNF

About the artwork

Photographing this lighthouse is an ordeal both for the photographer but certainly for the camera and lens as the strong sea wind literally blows the drifting sand around you.
What is special is that the ground is hard so walking is quite easy.
As there are always many tourists, as a photographer you have to find the right spot and wait for that one moment when there are no people in your view.
I have converted this photo to black and white because, in my opinion, this better highlights the atmosphere of the lighthouse.
The photo is, of course, also available in colour.

The lighthouse stands at the top of Lønstrup Klint (cliff), 60 metres above sea level. Shifting sands and coastal erosion are a serious problem in the area. The coast is eroded by an average of 1.5 metres a year, which can be seen most clearly at the nearby Mårup church. Built around 1250, the church was originally 1 kilometre from the coast, but was dismantled in 2008 to prevent it from falling into the sea. The lighthouse stopped working on 1 August 1968. For several years it was used as a museum and coffee shop, but continued drifting sand caused it to be abandoned in 2002
It was expected to fall into the sea in 2023; however, work to move the lighthouse began on 14 August 2019, and on 22 October 2019, the 23-metre-high lighthouse, weighing 720 tonnes, was moved 70 m inland on purpose-built rails.
This situation is expected to be safe until the year 2060