
Flash of Light
Clip: Season 2 Episode 39 | 7m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Local photographer David Zapatka captures lighthouses in a way that's never been done.
As climate change and rising sea levels put historic lighthouses in imminent danger, photographer David Zapatka has a sense of urgency to capture as many as possible. Rhode Island PBS Weekly profiles Zapatka who works under a star-studded sky to take photos of lighthouses long after the sun has gone down, sometimes going to great lengths to get the perfect shot.
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Flash of Light
Clip: Season 2 Episode 39 | 7m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
As climate change and rising sea levels put historic lighthouses in imminent danger, photographer David Zapatka has a sense of urgency to capture as many as possible. Rhode Island PBS Weekly profiles Zapatka who works under a star-studded sky to take photos of lighthouses long after the sun has gone down, sometimes going to great lengths to get the perfect shot.
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