▁architecture . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁two ▁med als ▁in ▁drawing ▁and ▁sculpt ure ▁mod elling . ▁ ▁Career ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Gil ou ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁naval ▁officer , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁joined ▁General ▁de ▁Ga ulle ▁and ▁the ▁" France ▁Lib re " ▁on ▁a ▁staff ▁mission . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁he ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁F N FL ▁( F lot te ▁N ationale ▁de ▁la ▁France ▁Lib re , ▁the ▁French ▁Res istance ▁Navy ), ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁Officer ▁Inter pre ter ▁for ▁the ▁Ci pher ▁Services ▁( OR IC ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Pierre ▁Laz are ff , ▁Chief ▁Editor ▁of ▁the ▁daily ▁France - So ir , ▁decided ▁to ▁fost er ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁month ly ▁news ▁magazine , ▁Ré al ités , ▁with ▁its ▁first ▁issue ▁dated ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁After ▁collabor ating ▁regularly ▁with ▁the ▁magazine ▁as ▁an ▁art ▁coun sel or ▁and ▁critic , ▁Gil ou ▁accepted ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Art ▁Director ▁of ▁Ré al ités ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁Gil ou ▁considered ▁phot ography ▁as ▁an ▁art ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁right ▁and ▁h ired ▁many ▁photograph ers ▁to ▁produce ▁photograph s ▁for ▁the ▁Ré al ités ▁magazine . ▁The ▁photograph ers ▁he ▁h ired ▁included ▁Ed ou ard ▁Bou bat , ▁Henri ▁Cart ier - B ress on , ▁Robert ▁Cap a , ▁David ▁Se ym our ,