Let’s do a word association game: when I say the word “Jacques,” what’s the next word that comes to your mind?
If you’re like me, the next word you thought of was “Cousteau,” as in Jacques Cousteau, the famous French underwater explorer and filmmaker. If your word was “Pepin,” as in Jacques Pepin, the famous French chef and author, then you still get points because he seems like a good dude. But since this is a magazine about photography and videography, not the culinary arts, let’s turn our focus for a moment to Jacques Cousteau.
I don't know about Jacques Cousteau as a person, but I do know about the idea of Jacques Cousteau, and there’s a good chance you do, too. He was famous for discovering and documenting the…