•1824-1974 See how 98,500 lives have been saved by men like these This is just one of the remarkable photographs included inTheObserver Lifeboat Exhibition.

They are the work of Observer photographer, Chris Smith.who spent several months with the men of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

His pictures vividly recapture the heroism of the men who risk their lives to save those in peril on the sea. This exhibition celebrates the RNLI's 150th anniversary and will be travelling all over the country.

Visit THE OBSERVER Lifeboat Exhibition this summer 155.