in Raulhac (Auvergne, Cantal) over a period of several years. During 2005 he researched locations in preparation for the film Sous-Marin for which he spent four months underwater aboard a nuclear attack submarine. Since then, his numerous works on human confinement have been coupled with a more contemplative photographic approach. After making his film aboard a nuclear submarine, in 2008 he started a photographic reconnaissance extending from the Arctic seas to the contaminated lands of Chernobyl in the Ukraine (2008, 2009) and Fukushima, Japan (2012). Concurrently, within the same project, he started a series of mountain landscapes that will be published in the book D’après Nature (2010) and for which received a second Nadar Prize. During 2010 and 2011 Gaumy re-embarked on voyages aboard the "Terrible", the latest French submarine SNLA dedicated to nuclear deterrence, and in 2013 joined the international scientific team BB Polar with which he went to Spitsbergen and Greenland (2013, 2014 and 2016) Bibliography Jean Gaumy, Actes Sud. Coll PhotoPoche. Text by Alain Bergala, 2010 D'après Nature, Xavier Barral, France. English, Italian and French texts, 2010 Pleine Mer, La Martinière, France, 2001, ; Men at Sea, Harry N. Abrams, USA, 2002, ; Mare Aperto, Contrasto, Italy, 2002; Auf hoher See', Knesebeck, Germany, 2002Le Livre des Tempêtes à bord de l’Abeille Flandre, Seuil, France, 2001, Le Pont de Normandie, Le Cherche-Midi, France, 1995, Les Incarcérés, L’Etoile/Cahiers du Cinéma, France, 1983, L’Hôpital, Contrejour, France, 1976, FilmographySous-Marin (video, color, 5x25'), 2006Marcel, Prêtre (16mm, color, 42'), 1994Jean-Jacques (16mm, color, 52'), 1987La Boucane (16mm, color, 35'), 1984 Awards and nominations Institut de France (Academy des Beaux Arts), 2016 Named Peintre Officiel de la Marine, 2008 Prix Nadar, France, 2001 et 2010 Prix du film document de Belfort (for "Jean-Jacques") France, 1987 Nomination for a César Award (for La Boucane'') (short-documentary category) France, 1986 Prix du premier film au Festival du Film Ethnologique, Paris, France, 1984 Collections National Maritime Museum of Paris, France Centre Beaubourg, Paris, France Public Collection, the National Library, France National Photography Foundation, Lyon, France Magnum Photos collection, Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin External links Gaumy's Cats An art historical analysis of Gaumy's prison photographs for Les Incarcérés Magnum Photos Biography Photography-now list of exhibitions References People from Royan Living people French photographers Magnum photographers 1948 births French photojournalists