Surfing Under Northern Lights | That's Amazing 1943 46

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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 - 6 years ago

that really set the president for me

Brad Onstott - 6 years ago

Under The Arctic Sky is a pretty good documentary! Good work!

Dylan Taylor - 6 years ago

This is beautiful!

RJ_MEDIA PRODUCTIONS - 6 years ago

What's up,
Dope movie!
Have a good day :D

Franklin Alsina - 6 years ago

They are not front this wold they from some planets

bersa888 - 6 years ago

Iceland is such a wondrous place...

brett jackman - 6 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 - 6 years ago

lol "0 degree days"

ROHIT ROHIT - 6 years ago

will like to visit this place once in my life time

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lidette711 - 6 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 - 6 years ago

"something that could be in the history books"
lol
people have been doing this way before you ever did

Jasper Capper - 6 years ago

Anyone know what camera that was at 5:28 ?

Jake the dog - 6 years ago

I guess theres something dead inside me

Andreas Hoppe - 6 years ago

I've been to his movie screening yesterday. Amazing and very inspiring! Ready to take on some adventures like this myself…

chrizzking - 6 years ago

2:00 any idea where this is?

Slater Freytag - 6 years ago

Dream job

Luna Bujalesky - 6 years ago

one of my dreams is ti see the northen lights in person, someone know how to do it?

RichieTheGuru - 6 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 - 6 years ago

without going todo dar or speending too much money im from Argentina ‘ ᵔ ‘

Luna Bujalesky - 6 years ago

without going todo dar or speending too much money im from Argentina ‘ ᵔ ‘

Daniel Van Terwher - 6 years ago

wow wow wow
Absolutely Amazing.

Hjördís Eyþórsdóttir - 6 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

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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 - 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 - 7 years ago

boring

Cash - 7 years ago

He had it so hard out there being cold, while the surfers didn't give a fuck

LagiNaLangAko23 - 7 years ago

Maybe the wet suit was warmer?

owen whitfield - 7 years ago

pretty sure the surfer is Justin Quintal

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 - 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 - 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 - 7 years ago

What lens he used

Robbie Jr - 7 years ago

this is so awesome.

Luqui Fernandez - 7 years ago

I did this but instead of surfing it was snowboarding in canada 2 yrs ago under the northern lights

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Cozzy Internet - 7 years ago

what is that device that he uses @ 5:40 ?? can someone tell me, please.....

Steve Deasy - 6 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 - 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 - 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 - 7 years ago

beautiful and scary perf storm

Alva Kristín Kristínardóttir - 7 years ago

lovely photos from my homeland ♡

J. Montrice - 7 years ago

THATS AMAZING!!!

Judy Rudin - 7 years ago

Incredible, beautiful, inspiring.

Gabriel Traveler - 7 years ago

Truly awesome!

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 - 7 years ago

Awesome video.Walk away with an amazing poster thats for sure

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 - 7 years ago

dumb

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 - 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 - 7 years ago

Bond Summers dude those are northern lights.

shane marz - 7 years ago

shit waves shit photos. your doing great but seriously fuckin hang yaself

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 - 6 years ago

what a fucking loser you are shithead. Get a life and do something with it

L Komaromi - 6 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 - 6 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 - 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 - 7 years ago

Chris's work is so cool and awesome!!!

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 - 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 - 7 years ago

Ingo is in this video! 3:49! My lady and I surfed with him last year!

Ditty kong - 7 years ago

that stupid and amazing person be blessed.

Jake the dog - 6 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 - 7 years ago

Omg I love it!

Brit Styles - 7 years ago

Walk away with an amazing poster thats for sure

karan raj - 7 years ago

this is just awesome ! keep up the great works ! :)

Emily Almai - 7 years ago

Absolutely beautiful!!

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Antone Mika - 7 years ago

The ads are what got me here. Actually ones that are worthwhile watching. Thanks

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 - 7 years ago

apparently I'm dead inside.

CONOR MCGREGOR RETARDED FAGGOT SON - 6 years ago

well i can insert my penis inside of you so there will be something alive there hahahaha

WeirdoOverlord II - 7 years ago

what a special snowflake you are

Derek Gaming - 7 years ago

Harshest environments in the world lol u havent been 2 canada

Pat rick - 7 years ago

Apparently I'm dead

Gabriel Traveler - 7 years ago

You've seen the northern lights in person? Whole different thing.

VJCS2411 - 7 years ago

cant wait to see the documentary! great video as usual, GBS!

Ryk Comerford - 7 years ago

Instead of surfers under northern lights, we mostly get a dude talking about himself.

Marco Flores - 6 years ago

Ryk Comerford watch the full movie on Netflix , Under the arctic sky .

MELODY MUNRO - 6 years ago

Well yeah..read the description....duh.

Steve Deasy - 6 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 - 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 - 7 years ago

He's one annoying dude. Great photos. Dead intellect.

Antone Mika - 7 years ago

Yeah but still interesting

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 - 7 years ago

Why was this uploaded again ?

Great Big Story - 7 years ago

Small tweaks to the end of the vid.

Sean Callahan - 7 years ago

Hi I subscribed

Dill Pickle - 7 years ago

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