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The world of fishing as it has never been photographed before.
It was in 1969, during a preparatory internship at the National Merchant Marine School, that Jean Gaumy boarded a cargo ship for the first time. In 1970, while working as a freelance reporter for a regional daily, he discovered Fécamp and the trawler “Wagram,” on which he would sail for several weeks. From this first encounter with the world of traditional fishing, the desire was born to continue this adventure through a sailing project that blends social and personal photography.
Through a sensitive and vivid narrative, he recounts his encounters with the crews and describes the grueling work of these men (captain, engineers, cooks…) who, regardless of the weather and the violence of the sea, “process” the fish on deck, set the nets, retrieve them, and replace them when they break, who watch from the bridge for the slightest sound, the color of the water and sky—which serve as clues for carrying out operations—or who must deal with emergencies such as replacing the pulley on the trawl’s bow gallows that has suddenly broken…
A true tribute to all these sailors with whom he shared his days and nights on the open sea, Jean Gaumy also bears witness, through 100 magnificent and human black-and-white photographs, to the beauty of this marine world, its fauna (sperm whales, whiting, cod, rays…), and its seabed of rocks and cliffs.
Published by Éditions de la Martinière, 2001
24 cm 30 cm, 288 pages, in very good condition
ISBN
The world of fishing as it has never been photographed before.
It was in 1969, during a preparatory internship at the National Merchant Marine School, that Jean Gaumy boarded a cargo ship for the first time. In 1970, while working as a freelance reporter for a regional daily, he discovered Fécamp and the trawler “Wagram,” on which he would sail for several weeks. From this first encounter with the world of traditional fishing, the desire was born to continue this adventure through a sailing project that blends social and personal photography.
Through a sensitive and vivid narrative, he recounts his encounters with the crews and describes the grueling work of these men (captain, engineers, cooks…) who, regardless of the weather and the violence of the sea, “process” the fish on deck, set the nets, retrieve them, and replace them when they break, who watch from the bridge for the slightest sound, the color of the water and sky—which serve as clues for carrying out operations—or who must deal with emergencies such as replacing the pulley on the trawl’s bow gallows that has suddenly broken…
A true tribute to all these sailors with whom he shared his days and nights on the open sea, Jean Gaumy also bears witness, through 100 magnificent and human black-and-white photographs, to the beauty of this marine world, its fauna (sperm whales, whiting, cod, rays…), and its seabed of rocks and cliffs.
Published by Éditions de la Martinière, 2001
24 cm 30 cm, 288 pages, in very good condition
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