Science & Technology, Honorable mention
Frank Fournier
Contact Press Images for The Sunday Times Magazine / Life
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.
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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