PLEINE MER - Jean Gaumy
The world of fishing as it has never been photographed before.
It was in 1969, during a preparatory course for the national merchant navy school, that Jean Gaumy climbed aboard a cargo ship for the first time. In 1970, while freelancing for a regional daily, he discovered Fécamp and the trawler "Wagram", on which he sailed for several weeks. This first encounter with the world of traditional fishing inspired him to pursue this adventure through a sailing project combining social and personal photography.
Through a sensitive and lively narrative, he evokes his encounters with the crews and describes the exhausting work of these men (captain, machinists, cooks...) who, whatever the weather, are always on the lookout for new ideas.) who, whatever the weather and the violence of the sea, "work" the fish on deck, put the nets in the water, take them out and change them when they give way, who watch from the bridge for the slightest noise, the color of the water and the sky which are indications for carrying out operations, or who have to deal with emergencies such as changing the pulley on the bow of the trawl net which has suddenly broken...
A true tribute to all the sailors with whom he shared his days and nights on the high seas, Jean Gaumy also bears witness, through 100 magnificent and humane black-and-white photographs, to the beauty of this marine universe, its fauna (sperm whales, whiting, cod, rays...) and its underwater world of rocks and cliffs.
Published by Éditions de la Martinière, 2001
24 cm x 30 cm, 288 pages, very good condition
ISBN 9782732427324
The world of fishing as it has never been photographed before.
It was in 1969, during a preparatory course for the national merchant navy school, that Jean Gaumy climbed aboard a cargo ship for the first time. In 1970, while freelancing for a regional daily, he discovered Fécamp and the trawler "Wagram", on which he sailed for several weeks. This first encounter with the world of traditional fishing inspired him to pursue this adventure through a sailing project combining social and personal photography.
Through a sensitive and lively narrative, he evokes his encounters with the crews and describes the exhausting work of these men (captain, machinists, cooks...) who, whatever the weather, are always on the lookout for new ideas.) who, whatever the weather and the violence of the sea, "work" the fish on deck, put the nets in the water, take them out and change them when they give way, who watch from the bridge for the slightest noise, the color of the water and the sky which are indications for carrying out operations, or who have to deal with emergencies such as changing the pulley on the bow of the trawl net which has suddenly broken...
A true tribute to all the sailors with whom he shared his days and nights on the high seas, Jean Gaumy also bears witness, through 100 magnificent and humane black-and-white photographs, to the beauty of this marine universe, its fauna (sperm whales, whiting, cod, rays...) and its underwater world of rocks and cliffs.
Published by Éditions de la Martinière, 2001
24 cm x 30 cm, 288 pages, very good condition
ISBN 9782732427324
The world of fishing as it has never been photographed before.
It was in 1969, during a preparatory course for the national merchant navy school, that Jean Gaumy climbed aboard a cargo ship for the first time. In 1970, while freelancing for a regional daily, he discovered Fécamp and the trawler "Wagram", on which he sailed for several weeks. This first encounter with the world of traditional fishing inspired him to pursue this adventure through a sailing project combining social and personal photography.
Through a sensitive and lively narrative, he evokes his encounters with the crews and describes the exhausting work of these men (captain, machinists, cooks...) who, whatever the weather, are always on the lookout for new ideas.) who, whatever the weather and the violence of the sea, "work" the fish on deck, put the nets in the water, take them out and change them when they give way, who watch from the bridge for the slightest noise, the color of the water and the sky which are indications for carrying out operations, or who have to deal with emergencies such as changing the pulley on the bow of the trawl net which has suddenly broken...
A true tribute to all the sailors with whom he shared his days and nights on the high seas, Jean Gaumy also bears witness, through 100 magnificent and humane black-and-white photographs, to the beauty of this marine universe, its fauna (sperm whales, whiting, cod, rays...) and its underwater world of rocks and cliffs.
Published by Éditions de la Martinière, 2001
24 cm x 30 cm, 288 pages, very good condition
ISBN 9782732427324
