10 The Tribune | Weekend
Friday, March 13, 2020
photography
The Hog Island Lighthouse
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eauty is all around us in the Bahamas, on land and in the sea. But many of us are too busy with everyday life to pause and really see and enjoy the astonishing sights that surround us. Veteran photographer ROLAND ROSE captures both the ordinary and extraordinary and puts it in frame for us so we can see our environment in a new light. Â The Hog Island lighthouse (now Paradise Island) was built by the Imperial Lighthouse Service in 1817. It is 69 feet tall, with a 13-mile visible range and a five-second pulse. It is 203 years old. Â TOP left: view from incoming cruise ship; top right: view from Fort Charlotte ridge; bottom left: view from Deans Lane; bottom right: view from Arawak Cay, and middle: view from a pilot boat in 1954 when the light was still operational.