This story is widely known thanks to the pictures of Jean Guichard. The author of the dramatic shots went by helicopter to the La Jument lighthouse specifically to capture it during an impressive storm. But in the end, Jean Guichard removed not only the riot of the elements at such a terrible moment, but also the keeper of the lighthouse, which during the terrible storm was on the street. The caretaker stepped onto the bridge just at that moment when another wave roared against the walls of the lighthouse. The photographer took a world-famous frame, the sea swallowed the bridge, and the lighthouse was under water. But what happened to Theodore Malgorn, who was on duty at the lighthouse in those days?

 

 

Jean Guichard, despite the stormy weather and the danger of flying, went by private helicopter towards the lighthouse of La Giuman, which is located near the island of Huesan in Brittany. Here, ships have perished for centuries, breaking on coastal and cliffs. It’s even difficult to say how many ships found their last harbor in this place. As a result of another shipwreck that occurred at the end of the XIXth, part of the crew managed to survive. Among them was a wealthy Frenchman who wished to personally allocate funds for the construction of a lighthouse in this dangerous place.

 

La Juman Lighthouse was built on a tiny rocky ledge. Due to the incredible complexity and dangerous stormy weather, the lighthouse was built for 7 years and was completed in 1911. It is impossible to imagine how the builders managed to build a tower on a small rocky ledge under the constant impact of waves – it was a titanic work.

 

The world famous for the building brought the photographer Jean Guichard, who spent a lot of time on his project dedicated to the lighthouses of the Brittany region. His work was praised by critics and won prizes at prestigious competitions. But perhaps the most interesting were the shots of the lighthouse of La Juman, which the author made during a terrible storm in 1989.

 

 

A helicopter with Jean Guichard on board flew up to the lighthouse during a terrible winter storm. At that moment, Theodore Malgorn, who was on duty at the lighthouse, managed to distinguish the noise of a helicopter through the roar of a storm and went down to see what was happening. He thought that they had come after him to pick him up from the lighthouse and take him to a safe place. At that moment, when he was on the street, another wave crashed against the walls of the lighthouse with a roar. Fortunately, the caretaker noticed the impending danger and rushed to the door. Theodore Malgorne survived and successfully survived that terrible storm. The waves that raged in those days in the Iruazian Sea swept the lighthouse, knocked out the doors and even carried out some of the furniture. Jean Guichard almost became the culprit of the tragedy. After all, if it were not for the sound of a flying helicopter with a photographer on board, the caretaker would not leave the walls of the lighthouse and would not rush into the street,

 

 

Theodore Mulgorn, who came to the world famous photographs, was one of the last who worked at the lighthouse, in 1991 it was automated.