1988 Photo Contest, Science & Technology, Honorable mention
Photographer

Frank Fournier

Contact Press Images for The Sunday Times Magazine / Life

01 January, 1987

At the North Wind Undersea Institute in New York City, three seals found stranded on the Maine coast are taught to assist police and rescue squads. In just three months they learned to retrieve tools, unbuckle seat belts and take air tanks to divers in distress.

About the photographer

Frank Fournier

Frank Fournier (Saint-Sever, France, 1948) completed several years of medical training before he decided to become a professional photographer. In 1975, he moved to New York City...

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