Jean Gaumy and the Sea

295 avenue de la grande maison, 83500 La Seyne-sur-Mer, France

"Photography is like fishing or writing. It is about bringing out the unknown that resists and refuses to come to light." — Jean Gaumy La Villa Tamaris center for art hosts “Jean Gaumy et la mer,” an exhibition designed and produced by the Musée national de la Marine in partnership with the Médiathèque du patrimoine et de la photographie (MPP), where the photographer's exceptional archives are now kept. The first major exhibition devoted to Jean Gaumy's maritime photographs, it honors a major figure in contemporary photography — a member of Magnum Photos, of the Académ…