Surfing Under Northern Lights | That's Amazing

Adventure photographer Chris Burkard is an expert at photographing surfers who ride the coldest, most punishing waves on the planet. He's used to battling the elements in order to get the perfect shot, but one fateful storm in Iceland nearly broke him. Still, he couldn't pass up the opportunity to capture an epic adventure under the greatest light show on earth. Tune in to "That's Amazing" every Sunday at 9 p.m. on The Weather Channel. Check out more from Chris here: http://www.ChrisBurkard.com http://www.UnderAnArcticSky.com SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb Follow us behind the scenes on Instagram: http://goo.gl/2KABeX Make our acquaintance on Facebook: http://goo.gl/Vn0XIZ Give us a shout on Twitter: http://goo.gl/sY1GLY Come hang with us on Vimeo: http://goo.gl/T0OzjV Visit our world directly: http://www.greatbigstory.com This story is a part of our Planet Earth series. From mammals to insects and birds to reptiles, we share this great big world with all manner of creatures, large and small. Come with us to faraway places as we explore our great big planet and meet some of its wildest inhabitants.

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Adventure photographer Chris Burkard is an expert at photographing surfers who ride the coldest, most punishing waves on the planet. He's used to battling the elements in order to get the perfect shot, but one fateful storm in Iceland nearly broke him. Still, he couldn't pass up the opportunity to capture an epic adventure under the greatest light show on earth. Tune in to "That's Amazing" every Sunday at 9 p.m. on The Weather Channel. Check out more from Chris here: http://www.ChrisBurkard.com http://www.UnderAnArcticSky.com SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb Follow us behind the scenes on Instagram: http://goo.gl/2KABeX Make our acquaintance on Facebook: http://goo.gl/Vn0XIZ Give us a shout on Twitter: http://goo.gl/sY1GLY Come hang with us on Vimeo: http://goo.gl/T0OzjV Visit our world directly: http://www.greatbigstory.com This story is a part of our Planet Earth series. From mammals to insects and birds to reptiles, we share this great big world with all manner of creatures, large and small. Come with us to faraway places as we explore our great big planet and meet some of its wildest inhabitants.

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Allister Quinn
Allister Quinn - 6 years ago
that really set the president for me
Brad Onstott
Brad Onstott - 6 years ago
Under The Arctic Sky is a pretty good documentary! Good work!
Dylan Taylor
Dylan Taylor - 6 years ago
This is beautiful!
RJ_MEDIA PRODUCTIONS
RJ_MEDIA PRODUCTIONS - 6 years ago
What's up,
Dope movie!
Have a good day :D
Franklin Alsina
Franklin Alsina - 7 years ago
They are not front this wold they from some planets
bersa888
bersa888 - 7 years ago
Iceland is such a wondrous place...
brett jackman
brett jackman - 7 years ago
This guy really really really bugs me........I want that he punches himself in the face whilst questioning his existence......
Stop Pretending I am Not An Obtuse Triangle
Stop Pretending I am Not An Obtuse Triangle - 7 years ago
lol "0 degree days"
ROHIT ROHIT
ROHIT ROHIT - 7 years ago
will like to visit this place once in my life time

10. comment for Surfing Under Northern Lights | That's Amazing

lidette711
lidette711 - 7 years ago
I grew up in a tropical country. If you suddenly place me in a cold place like the one's Chris has been too, I would probably say the same things. And how about you, ice people? Try living in the tropics, see how you won't feel like you're burning when you get here.
Thors
Thors - 7 years ago
"something that could be in the history books"
lol
people have been doing this way before you ever did
Jasper Capper
Jasper Capper - 7 years ago
Anyone know what camera that was at 5:28 ?
Jake the dog
Jake the dog - 7 years ago
I guess theres something dead inside me
Andreas Hoppe
Andreas Hoppe - 7 years ago
I've been to his movie screening yesterday. Amazing and very inspiring! Ready to take on some adventures like this myself…
chrizzking
chrizzking - 7 years ago
2:00 any idea where this is?
Slater Freytag
Slater Freytag - 7 years ago
Dream job
Luna Bujalesky
Luna Bujalesky - 7 years ago
one of my dreams is ti see the northen lights in person, someone know how to do it?
RichieTheGuru
RichieTheGuru - 7 years ago
Most places up north will have them, you will have to travel and spend some money if you want too see them. Unless you can hitchhike all the way there :P
Luna Bujalesky
Luna Bujalesky - 7 years ago
without going todo dar or speending too much money im from Argentina ‘ ᵔ ‘
Luna Bujalesky
Luna Bujalesky - 7 years ago
without going todo dar or speending too much money im from Argentina ‘ ᵔ ‘
Daniel Van Terwher
Daniel Van Terwher - 7 years ago
wow wow wow
Absolutely Amazing.
Hjördís Eyþórsdóttir
Hjördís Eyþórsdóttir - 7 years ago
To much talking, to less surfing... common guys dont make such a big deal out of it surfing in arctic is so chill and normal these days... just surf

20. comment for Surfing Under Northern Lights | That's Amazing

Sanjana is an idiot
Sanjana is an idiot - 7 years ago
1:04 I have been in that beach 3 months ago... doesn't it have a amusement park on the left side??? My brother live in california
Monkey
Monkey - 7 years ago
so sad that if your poor & all people fly to diffrient places & You cant afford that its like so sad






-bad english monkey thing who is really weird
Paul Frank
Paul Frank - 7 years ago
boring
Cash
Cash - 7 years ago
He had it so hard out there being cold, while the surfers didn't give a fuck
LagiNaLangAko23
LagiNaLangAko23 - 7 years ago
Maybe the wet suit was warmer?
owen whitfield
owen whitfield - 7 years ago
pretty sure the surfer is Justin Quintal
eanilsen
eanilsen - 7 years ago
Wow, I'm really happy he survived that "armageddon". Amazing photographer, but dear lord, give me a break with the survival BS. Regards, someone who's lived under these conditions for two decades, without dying. Must write a book about it.
eanilsen
eanilsen - 7 years ago
That's true, people have various tolerances. But Chris, regardless of how good he is (he's without a doubt amazing), keeps bigging up these places, talking about how harsh and deserted they are, when often, that's not the case. It also shows a complete lack of awareness, when they know that arctic explorers and Greenlanders are working and living under circumstances that actually can be described with the words that's being used in this vid. It's called perspective, and I would assume a traveling photographer would have some.

Yes, some of it has to do with tolerance, but other times, it's just not correct what's "reported". Look at the Lofoten Islands edit - talking about the sea like it's unused and not known to the locals, when it's been the main source of income since the viking age. Almost disrespectful, IMO.
LagiNaLangAko23
LagiNaLangAko23 - 7 years ago
He's probably not used to it, besides there was a storm. People seem to have various tolerance for "extreme" stuff. My aunt is working in Italy and she said one time there was flooding and landslide and the people are crying and stuff and she was like "meh".
Ebenezer Abraham
Ebenezer Abraham - 7 years ago
What lens he used
Robbie Jr
Robbie Jr - 7 years ago
this is so awesome.
Luqui Fernandez
Luqui Fernandez - 7 years ago
I did this but instead of surfing it was snowboarding in canada 2 yrs ago under the northern lights
Jared Jefferson
Jared Jefferson - 7 years ago
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30. comment for Surfing Under Northern Lights | That's Amazing

Cozzy Internet
Cozzy Internet - 7 years ago
what is that device that he uses @ 5:40 ?? can someone tell me, please.....
Steve Deasy
Steve Deasy - 7 years ago
You don't know what you are talking about. Granular size in film emulsion limits clarity more than today's ultra-micro CCDs.
Cozzy Internet
Cozzy Internet - 7 years ago
+BillXCIII
ohh wow!! that's amazing!! cheers for the info! I appreciate it :)
so are they great for large format prints?
BillXCIII
BillXCIII - 7 years ago
It's a 4x5 view camera. It's not digital; it uses 4 inch by 5 inch sheets of film. You know those "old timey" cameras you see in period films where the guy ducks under a cloth to take the picture? They still make them because (due to the sheer size of the film) the quality far exceeds anything a digital camera could produce.
roller skating jam named Saturdays
roller skating jam named Saturdays - 7 years ago
beautiful and scary perf storm
Alva Kristín Kristínardóttir
Alva Kristín Kristínardóttir - 7 years ago
lovely photos from my homeland ♡
J. Montrice
J. Montrice - 7 years ago
THATS AMAZING!!!
Judy Rudin
Judy Rudin - 7 years ago
Incredible, beautiful, inspiring.
Gabriel Traveler
Gabriel Traveler - 7 years ago
Truly awesome!
Marc Halikas
Marc Halikas - 7 years ago
guy drives a Defender...uses Canon...buddy is riding a log...in winter...at night...in the Arctic...awesome
AleaderWaterShoes
AleaderWaterShoes - 7 years ago
Awesome video.Walk away with an amazing poster thats for sure
Bon Summers
Bon Summers - 7 years ago
How was the 'light up' done on the surfers and wave? computer graphics programs? or a narrow beam of light? I'm expecting computer graphics made for the lighting focus. But please confirm how it's done.
harsh desai
harsh desai - 7 years ago
dumb
Jonathan Strauss
Jonathan Strauss - 7 years ago
Bond Summers yah I was wondering the same. it looks like the wave has lights behind and underneath the water.
Bon Summers
Bon Summers - 7 years ago
I'm talking about the narrow range light-ups on waves, not the northern lights, such as at 5:18 for example
siri swarna
siri swarna - 7 years ago
Bond Summers dude those are northern lights.
shane marz
shane marz - 7 years ago
shit waves shit photos. your doing great but seriously fuckin hang yaself
Dana Marlin
Dana Marlin - 7 years ago
To some Icelandic surfers Chris Burkhard is the Drama Lama... "it was like Armageddon" hahaha. There are people here that surf that all the time, take no pictures, don´t pat themselves on the back, and don´t half drown in their own self glorification... Give it a rest Chris.
Rahul baghel
Rahul baghel - 7 years ago
what a fucking loser you are shithead. Get a life and do something with it
L Komaromi
L Komaromi - 7 years ago
Not to mention the fact that he 'wants to show the world that these places exist' as well as almost made it into 'history books'. I like the video/short film he created and agree that these landscapes are somewhat underrepresented. However, his way of describing his adventure reflects that typical Western perspective on nature/foreign cultures that is so incompatible with the icelandic spirit.
CONOR MCGREGOR RETARDED FAGGOT SON
CONOR MCGREGOR RETARDED FAGGOT SON - 7 years ago
well you can film the next time and try to get a bum job like chris ahaha, so you can be payed for doing nothing hnanahahahahaha
John Malone
John Malone - 7 years ago
Can auroral display jump to new display like switching an oscilloscope input? See 4:44 to 4:45. Looks odd, yet electrically it makes sense. Strange to see. https://youtu.be/S8AJPHjLTR8?t=4m30s
Yongkang Liu
Yongkang Liu - 7 years ago
Chris's work is so cool and awesome!!!
staff0flag
staff0flag - 7 years ago
What an annoying idiot-savant of a man. It's science. It's not wizardry. It's doesn't make you re-think your place in the universe, it reaffirms it.
Jonathan Strauss
Jonathan Strauss - 7 years ago
staff0flag and then there are those with their noses glued to their cell phones or trading stocks or watching football stats etc. who have never encountered it in the first place to "reaffirm it". scientifically and or spiritually speaking
Erik Heavey
Erik Heavey - 7 years ago
Ingo is in this video! 3:49! My lady and I surfed with him last year!
Ditty kong
Ditty kong - 7 years ago
that stupid and amazing person be blessed.
Jake the dog
Jake the dog - 7 years ago
Ditty kong its not stupid its his fun, fun is better its worth death its better than being bored in this existence whats the point of living board
NighteeeY
NighteeeY - 7 years ago
Omg I love it!
Brit Styles
Brit Styles - 7 years ago
Walk away with an amazing poster thats for sure
karan raj
karan raj - 7 years ago
this is just awesome ! keep up the great works ! :)
Emily Almai
Emily Almai - 7 years ago
Absolutely beautiful!!

50. comment for Surfing Under Northern Lights | That's Amazing

Antone Mika
Antone Mika - 7 years ago
The ads are what got me here. Actually ones that are worthwhile watching. Thanks
Dr. Steve Brule
Dr. Steve Brule - 7 years ago
Northern lights are bad because it's the sun leaking through at night. And it will kill you. That our you could crawl into a dark microwave and die that way too
Sage Maria Delaroso
Sage Maria Delaroso - 7 years ago
apparently I'm dead inside.
CONOR MCGREGOR RETARDED FAGGOT SON
CONOR MCGREGOR RETARDED FAGGOT SON - 7 years ago
well i can insert my penis inside of you so there will be something alive there hahahaha
WeirdoOverlord II
WeirdoOverlord II - 7 years ago
what a special snowflake you are
Derek Gaming
Derek Gaming - 7 years ago
Harshest environments in the world lol u havent been 2 canada
Pat rick
Pat rick - 7 years ago
Apparently I'm dead
Gabriel Traveler
Gabriel Traveler - 7 years ago
You've seen the northern lights in person? Whole different thing.
VJCS2411
VJCS2411 - 7 years ago
cant wait to see the documentary! great video as usual, GBS!
Ryk Comerford
Ryk Comerford - 7 years ago
Instead of surfers under northern lights, we mostly get a dude talking about himself.
Marco Flores
Marco Flores - 6 years ago
Ryk Comerford watch the full movie on Netflix , Under the arctic sky .
MELODY MUNRO
MELODY MUNRO - 7 years ago
Well yeah..read the description....duh.
Steve Deasy
Steve Deasy - 7 years ago
Yes! All bow! The Lovely & Talented... Chris-fricking-Burkard.

I mean, he's so committed to showing HIS great work to the world.
Pink Kweenie
Pink Kweenie - 7 years ago
Yeah its kind of rude lol I agree. He's cool but I just wanted to relax and watch nameless surfers under a cool painted sky ..... instead I just started feeling lonely and envious of this guys life lol
staff0flag
staff0flag - 7 years ago
He's one annoying dude. Great photos. Dead intellect.
Antone Mika
Antone Mika - 7 years ago
Yeah but still interesting
Christy de la Conte
Christy de la Conte - 7 years ago
sooo incredible pictures. Please go on with this awsome storys and Videos about this!! I love this channel
Bela Duarte
Bela Duarte - 7 years ago
Why was this uploaded again ?
Great Big Story
Great Big Story - 7 years ago
Small tweaks to the end of the vid.
Sean Callahan
Sean Callahan - 7 years ago
Hi I subscribed
Dill Pickle
Dill Pickle - 7 years ago
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