Erich Andres

Image Not Available for As soon as the sun rises the light at the lighthouse on Amrun Island on the German North Sea coast is extinquished. The lighthouse dome is covered with a linen cloth to protect it against the rays of the sun.

Image Not Available for The attendant registers meteorological annotations.

Image Not Available for The beacon attendant does the "lamp cleaning", a job that must be performed every eight days.

Image Not Available for The beautiful work of an old Dutch woman. Mathilde Boysen from Wrixum on the Island of Föhr creates a wonderful needlework pattern.

Image Not Available for Curling on Lake Riessersee in Germany. All around the lake groups of people practice their shots.

Image Not Available for From the balastrade, about one hundred metres over the sea, the attendant and his assistant have a splendid look of the island scenery as well as Föhr Island.

Image Not Available for Girls from Föhr Island on their way to church. Föhr Island is one of the North Frisian Islands on the Germany coast of the North Sea.

Image Not Available for The lighthouse attendant heats up the burner. The light cone reaches 22 miles over the sea.

Image Not Available for The lighthouse attendant heats up the burner. The light cone reaches 22 miles over the sea.

Image Not Available for The lighthouse stands 62 metres high and was erected around 60 years ago.

Image Not Available for Quietly the lighthouse dome automatically turns on her axis. The attendant has fulfilled his duties and proceeds to leave to his small room.

Image Not Available for Water is more precious than a beer. In the mountain huts snow is collected and melted to use during a time when water is hard to find.