Chris Burkard: The joy of surfing in ice-cold water

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  • Опубликовано: 21 май 2015
  • "Anything that is worth pursuing is going to require us to suffer, just a little bit," says surf photographer Chris Burkard, as he explains his obsession with the coldest, choppiest, most isolated beaches on earth. With jawdropping photos and stories of places few humans have ever seen - much less surfed - he draws us into his "personal crusade against the mundane."
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Комментарии • 184

  • @PostWarKids
    @PostWarKids 7 лет назад +89

    This guy is one of photography's greats

  • @Birdienez
    @Birdienez 5 лет назад +20

    I didn't expect to finish watching until the end, but I'm so thankful that I did.
    Lucky guy. He knew his life's calling at age 19. He gets to live life to the fullest, and find meaning beyond what is dispensible.
    His photos are stunning. Didn't expect that at all.

  • @jonasvm
    @jonasvm 8 лет назад +55

    6:22 theres a guy on the bottom left thats like reeeaaally shocked.

  • @ErzaScarletDragneelTessArt
    @ErzaScarletDragneelTessArt 8 лет назад +61

    I've always preferred remote areas than commercialized beaches and I'm glad I'm not the only one

  • @TimmacTR
    @TimmacTR 9 лет назад +31

    Wow...breathtaking pictures..

  • @ChrisLamberts
    @ChrisLamberts 9 лет назад +57

    Beautiful photos, and well spoken story.

  • @AmenVictoria
    @AmenVictoria 9 лет назад +20

    This was incredible. Gave me a different perspective on cold temperatures.... Still probably going to head south for the winter though. This man is truly "monk" of the cold. Bear

  • @BigMoe1290
    @BigMoe1290 9 лет назад +1

    Chris is such an inspiration. One thing watching his videos and reading his stories and interviews is that no matter what your every day life looks like you have to get away from it from time to time to really feel human and feel free again :)

  • @amitnaamani5702
    @amitnaamani5702 6 лет назад +1

    This guy is a true inspiration. Already a legend. Keep it up Chris. Bless.

  • @leecambsuk2871
    @leecambsuk2871 6 лет назад

    love hearing about Chris's journey, he's a kindrid spirit to many of us

  • @katemarieeee
    @katemarieeee 8 лет назад +2

    This very talented man is a member of my church and I had the opportunity to hear this talk before he gave it. He is an amazing photographer and a great speaker! :)

  • @bodyboardingchronicles602
    @bodyboardingchronicles602 5 лет назад +1

    Extreme Cold Weather experience... not even words or pictures can explain!
    Beautiful Art

  • @lindsaybenton4882
    @lindsaybenton4882 9 лет назад +30

    I am a huge Ted Talks fan and I love the photos you post on Instagram Chris. Sometimes they look so magnificant I have to remind myself they are real places. Your an artist and explorer. Great talk. Keep doing what you do.

  • @kevanmorinphoto
    @kevanmorinphoto 9 лет назад +2

    As a general advertising photographer -- I watched this in joy and I really hope one day to have this kind of passion for my future work. This was inspiring.

  • @DanielSadjadian
    @DanielSadjadian 9 лет назад +13

    Incredible and very inspirational. This has filled me with the confidence to continue working towards my dreams.

  • @AngryJawa0094
    @AngryJawa0094 9 лет назад +1

    This is the most amazing TED talk I've ever seen.

  • @Deusmecumest
    @Deusmecumest 9 лет назад +8

    God bless you man.

  • @shikhli
    @shikhli 9 лет назад

    Big joy to watch and listen this talk while a hot day like today :)

  • @cormoranlee
    @cormoranlee 8 лет назад +1

    Chris, well done cold water brother, I'm very proud, inspired and honored to have seen a glimpse of your spectacular experience. Thank you.

  • @caffeineandphilosophy
    @caffeineandphilosophy 9 лет назад +63

    Misery and pain are strange sorts of friends. Great talk though.

  • @RyanMattockpyro
    @RyanMattockpyro 9 лет назад +1

    What a journeyman!
    Surfing shots are spectacular. .

  • @Virtue740097
    @Virtue740097 9 лет назад

    Awesome journey and beautiful shots in our world we no nothing about. Thank you.

  • @ryanrickerts5982
    @ryanrickerts5982 5 лет назад

    I took my first cold winter surf trip to Scotland this past January and had an amazing time! I plan to visit Alaska in the fall or winter next. I totally agree with you, and I'm just a beginner surfer! Forget the crowds and well trodden places! Embrace the cold and seek true adventure!

  • @maxboileau2617
    @maxboileau2617 9 лет назад

    So incredible! Chris is my favorite photographer!

  • @mistyblue511
    @mistyblue511 9 лет назад +1

    Thank-you so much. Nothing with meaning is easy....Lower Definition

  • @rikiazzalin2072
    @rikiazzalin2072 7 лет назад +1

    This man is inspiration.

  • @runheli
    @runheli 9 лет назад +1

    Great speech, exciting photographs, I could feel the temperature, very inspiring. Thumbs up.

  • @salagucho
    @salagucho 9 лет назад

    Couldn't like any other video more this one, could be the best inspirational video too. Hats off to you man, You inspired me the most!

  • @ManofWater
    @ManofWater 9 лет назад +11

    very inspiring, great speech

  • @MarekNovotnyy
    @MarekNovotnyy 9 лет назад +10

    Yet another amazing Ted Talk.

  • @kodainoda5681
    @kodainoda5681 9 лет назад

    Your experience was very moved me.

  • @Husholdninger
    @Husholdninger 9 лет назад +4

    What an inspiration!

  • @evaq.6032
    @evaq.6032 7 лет назад +1

    La "llorada" del día!! 😭😭😭
    Preciosas fotos, preciosa historia y preciosa persona la que la ha creado y participado. ♡♡♡♡ Thank you, Chris!♡♡♡♡

  • @flower-mh7yj
    @flower-mh7yj 6 лет назад +1

    Great talk , and incredible photos.👍

  • @neyssa5034
    @neyssa5034 9 лет назад +1

    Just beautiful!

  • @palomares.webador
    @palomares.webador 5 лет назад

    Super powerful. Thanks!

  • @mulimotola44
    @mulimotola44 9 лет назад +26

    that was very cool and truly inspiring

  • @Ndo01
    @Ndo01 9 лет назад +1

    Amazing story.

  • @johnmk6148
    @johnmk6148 9 лет назад +2

    Chris burkard you are a legend

  • @TestMeatDollSteak
    @TestMeatDollSteak 9 лет назад +15

    To each their own. Freezing cold temperatures and swimming in large open bodies of water are two of my least favorite things on Earth.

  • @tamereenshort4866
    @tamereenshort4866 9 лет назад +4

    amazing pictures.

  • @magdalenakaczowka6751
    @magdalenakaczowka6751 9 лет назад

    Bellissime foto! Grazie!

  • @blackpearl1t
    @blackpearl1t 9 лет назад

    awesome~ it's truly what you get for pursuing your dreams even through just a little bit of pain… It's worth it. It's your life and people don't live forever.

  • @TarunKumar90189
    @TarunKumar90189 9 лет назад +1

    Awesome.. I was about to cry.. :)

  • @DidBer
    @DidBer 6 лет назад

    Let's start with cold showers. Had a nice one yesterday n preparing for another this november afternoon. Cheers!

  • @claudiobirnbaum3943
    @claudiobirnbaum3943 Год назад

    Crazy trip , amazing

  • @chrisnye8099
    @chrisnye8099 5 лет назад

    legend. thanks Chris. Shaka brah.

  • @johndaus5168
    @johndaus5168 9 лет назад

    got add ice surfing to the bucket list!

  • @aav_n
    @aav_n 8 лет назад

    I'm taking swims in the North Sea for which very similarly ppl think am insane. But did research on it and it also actually is good for the muscles and the immune system after workouts and with the right hydration and nutrition. Yes I too got the cramps sometimes but nothing can be compared to it how much it energises me and in the same time relaxes. I am much faster after I'm out and in the icy sea I am not even freezing much. Just love it. I'm so glad to see ppl I feel alike, I feel we share this joy. Sure am too planning to surf too.

  • @mandypac2854
    @mandypac2854 9 лет назад +3

    7:20 Holy ...! That is probably the #scariest #reallife set of situations

  • @RuiSilvaPT
    @RuiSilvaPT 5 лет назад

    great speach! good life!

  • @AlfredoATA
    @AlfredoATA 5 лет назад +1

    I’ve always wondered why doing sociopathic things is are much fun. This video puts so much in perspective

  • @nicolasspycher840
    @nicolasspycher840 9 лет назад

    Amazing

  • @TheGayStoic
    @TheGayStoic 9 лет назад

    My new inspiration . . .

  • @portentouslad5051
    @portentouslad5051 9 лет назад +9

    "but most of all What ICY joy" :)

  • @sammyman8888
    @sammyman8888 9 лет назад

    I do love these videos

  • @Letsgo_ray
    @Letsgo_ray 6 лет назад

    Very nice, love it

  • @saikrishna8211
    @saikrishna8211 6 лет назад

    Nice talk!!

  • @PeterKertesz2013
    @PeterKertesz2013 9 лет назад

    Awesome video!!

  • @egg_bee
    @egg_bee 9 лет назад

    this is awesome

  • @Old_Man_Medina_Gaming
    @Old_Man_Medina_Gaming 9 лет назад

    So awesome

  • @niceiidai4603
    @niceiidai4603 6 лет назад

    Fantastic photo!

  • @shaokahn983
    @shaokahn983 9 лет назад

    guess it comes to the point where pure joy and excitement offset all else... and there's when you have the time of your live

  • @barngarit
    @barngarit 5 лет назад

    he is really cool and cold, favorite iceman :)

  • @cruncyPopadum
    @cruncyPopadum 9 лет назад

    Just amazing colors of natures

  • @vicgauthier2707
    @vicgauthier2707 9 лет назад

    ITS SO BEAUTIFUL :)

  • @sleeperface1754
    @sleeperface1754 9 лет назад +1

    I'm 12 and I find these things very interesting

  • @markmcmullan3351
    @markmcmullan3351 5 лет назад

    Cool guy . Insane photography .

  • @evga7475
    @evga7475 4 года назад

    Good job👍

  • @efealper2434
    @efealper2434 6 лет назад +1

    ama içerikler ilgi çekici

  • @noragretschannel6783
    @noragretschannel6783 3 года назад

    Inspired

  • @victoriyapety9751
    @victoriyapety9751 8 лет назад

    oh my god bring me there.

  • @mike72566
    @mike72566 6 лет назад

    thats cute we surf the great lakes here in canada all winter

  • @RoninDee
    @RoninDee 9 лет назад

    I'm freezing just watching this

  • @odurandina
    @odurandina 4 года назад

    Stunning photography plays great on mute without the way over the top background sound. Like 1/2 every other damned thing these days. Looks like an interesting trip.

  • @thecoastalinhabitant9552
    @thecoastalinhabitant9552 8 лет назад

    Sometimes... I go out in the rain, when I'm in the water.

  • @adamdeveau6311
    @adamdeveau6311 2 года назад

    Damn son. I was just surfing at -21 degrees Celsius. Cold water surfing is the daily here in Canada

  • @worchab
    @worchab 9 лет назад

    Does anyone know the song that plays in his video?

  • @laurenstevens6401
    @laurenstevens6401 5 лет назад

    yewwwww ya chris!!!

  • @JamesonScalia
    @JamesonScalia 5 лет назад

    $$$ This is DOPE $$$

  • @daniildimitrov7117
    @daniildimitrov7117 9 лет назад +1

    I know this guy from instagram wow :D

  • @noahjenkinson5093
    @noahjenkinson5093 5 лет назад

    hes like the og surfs up penguin

  • @nguyenhungmanhk17hl18
    @nguyenhungmanhk17hl18 2 года назад

    2:39

  • @juliannepetersen6356
    @juliannepetersen6356 7 лет назад +1

    5:43 WHERE IS THATTTT

  • @RYTISJAS
    @RYTISJAS 6 лет назад

    Hi-ya,
    Breathtaking movie!
    have a nice evening :o)

  • @truongvantink17dn60
    @truongvantink17dn60 2 года назад

    8:42

  • @efealper2434
    @efealper2434 6 лет назад

    hll kardeşim tebrikler

  • @bostik8484
    @bostik8484 5 лет назад

    I clicked like before listening

  • @kushbar1
    @kushbar1 6 лет назад

    That was sick

  • @jessicalt4121
    @jessicalt4121 5 лет назад

    Beautiful striking photos. Can’t u easily hit chunks of ice while surfing? Suffer on the way to Joy.

  • @skinnyjohnsen
    @skinnyjohnsen 9 лет назад

    I think a dry suit would have been better in those conditions. Stiffer perhaps, but it takes longer to freeze to death.

  • @worchab
    @worchab 9 лет назад

    song?

  • @bibekgautam512
    @bibekgautam512 9 лет назад

    I so envy you!

  • @efealper2434
    @efealper2434 6 лет назад

    böyle devam et

  • @corrym.8029
    @corrym.8029 4 года назад

    Waves suck cold but are better cold for some fucked reason off shore wind loves cold air

  • @HelmyelsaidBlogspot
    @HelmyelsaidBlogspot 9 лет назад

    cold

  • @HelmyelsaidBlogspot
    @HelmyelsaidBlogspot 9 лет назад

    water

  • @lucysoldaccount9584
    @lucysoldaccount9584 4 года назад

    Idk there’s a lot nice surf in warm places

  • @steflondon88
    @steflondon88 4 года назад

    Watch Surfer Dan

  • @benjibrookes1645
    @benjibrookes1645 8 лет назад +2

    If this guy is just a water photographer why doesn't he wear a drysuit? Keeps your warmer