Sentinels of the St. Lawrence: Along Quebec's Lighthouse Trail

Picture a pathway running along the twin banks of a river so broad and majestic that it's known as "the sea," stretching all the way from Pointe Bonaventure to Natashquan, flowing past Tadoussac, then on to Anticosti and the Nles de la Madeleine. This is the route of the lighthouses, a coastal highway unfrequented by visitors, and a maritime road half-forgotten by mariners themselves.In Sentinels of the St. Lawrence, Halley lets readers discover these lighthouses for themselves, in a world where sea and sky create breathtaking landscapes.Turning the pages, one can dream about remarkable places or set out, book in hand, to explore Quebec's little known nooks and crannies.The lighthouse route is punctuated with surprises; the whales, first and foremost, then the cargo ships, lobster boats, barges and ocean-going vessels. But there are also the lighthouses and the men who live and work nearby. Whoever they are-sailors or craftsmen, farmers or merchants-they all have a story to tell. The river, after all, is their mood, their vocation.Spectacular images, stories and articles by writers whose lives are intimately connected to the river and its lighthouses, and still more pictures . . . Sentinels of the St. Lawrence is more than just a book; it is an invitation to daydream, an exciting traveling companion.

Patrice Halley est né à Paris. C'est là qu'il a étudié la photographie et qu'il a commencé sa carrière, jusqu'à sa venue au Canada, en 1988. Il collabore à titre de photoreporter indépendant avec diverses agences de photographie et de nombreux magazines, dont Geo, National Geographic, Extreme, Explore, Le Figaro Magazine, Grands Reportages, Terre sauvage, Canadian Geographic et L'actualité. Ses reportages photographiques lui ont valu plusieurs prix prestigieux dont le Northern Lights Award.