La Jument
This photo was famously captured by Jean Guichard. La Jument is a lighthouse that resides on the Brittany coast in northwestern France. Built on a rock in the middle of the ocean, the lighthouse is critical for maintaining maritime safety, enduring storms and raging waters. The man pictured here heard Guichard's helicopter and went to see what all the fuss was about. "If I had been a little further away from the door, I wouldn't have made it back into the tower," he later said. "And I would be dead today. You can't play with the sea."
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