Lighthouse keeping takes a deadly turn in Jean Guichard’s well-known “Phares dans la Tempete, la Jument.” While one of the most violent storms in history ravaged France’s northern coast, Guichard snapped this photo of a lighthouse keeper standing outside a wave engulfed lighthouse. Now that lighthouses are automated, this photo is valued for its savage beauty, as well as its historical merit.
Renowned lighthouse photographer Jean Guichard developed a love for the ocean’s beautiful ferocity during travels through the Atlantic and Arctic with the French Navy in 1970. Guichard, who was originally a respected photojournalist, became captivated by lighthouses, keepers and their treacherous battles with the elements. His most famous series of photos depicts a lighthouse and its keeper seconds before they are consumed by a colossal wave. Guichard took many of his awe-inspiring lighthouse photos when the coast of France was being battered by one of the most violent storms in history.
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