Men at sea

In evocative, dramatic black-and-white photographs, this compelling book depicts the seagoing lives of commercial fishermen as never before.

On four long voyages between 1984 and 1998, photographer and sailor Jean Gaumy lived at sea, documenting the fishermen's daily struggle.

He braved the high seas on the last open-decked trawlers, remnants of an earlier age.

In his log book he renders an eloquent testimony to the end of an era.

Gaumy's love of the sea, of boats, and of the thrill of the catch shines through this stirring tribute to a difficult and disappearing way of life.