The Swimming Pool in Photography

Whether it's an infinity pool in Alicante, Spain, or the rooftop of Le Corbusier's Cit Radieuse in Marseille, pools are, perhaps, objects of beauty in their own right.--Oscar Holland CNN Style As this joyous edit of images proves, our relationship with the pool is far more complex than simply somewhere to exercise in or laze around nearby.--Tish Wrigley AnOther Dive into some of the world's most enticing pools.--Stephanie Eckhardt W Magazine Hodgson's book is a demonstration of how swimming pools are genetically photogenic. Perhaps it's that a pool somewhat resembles a photograph: a field of glittering action, bordered by white. Or that before digital cameras, to develop a photograph meant to submerge it in a series of three pools--developer, stop bath, fixer. Or that both center around the joys of seeing--light dancing on water, bodies glowing in the sun. Photography might as well have been invented for swimming pools.--Hunter Braithwaite Paris Review Captures the swimming pool in various forms around the world, in cities present and eras passed... a reminder that pool hopping through a memory can outline a life.--Eric Bard Vanity Fair Striking imagery showcase everything from the artificial beach inside the Ocean Dome in Miyazaki, Japan to empty outdoor pools in Kabul.--Cool Hunting Chronicles the history of the pool from its health-minded origins in the late 1800s through its emergence as a status symbol to photograph.--Alexandra Wolfe Wall Street Journal From the Art Nouveau-style bathing houses at the turn of the last century to the history behind the design of American pools in the 1950s to the basins that were repurposed as skate parks in California in the 1970s, you can enjoy immersing yourself in the destinations we long for on hot days.--Creative Boom