In a new book exploring the cultural history of pools, a black-and-white image from the 1936 Berlin Olympics shows an open-air swimming arena packed with spectators. Three pages later, a woman in ...

For the better part of the last century, photographers of all kinds have been drawn toward pools, whether for the way their reflective forms are captured by cameras or their role in social gatherings.

From the imposing specter of England's public bathhouses to the pristine aqua gems embedded in the Hollywood Hills and so many chlorine dreams in between, The Swimming Pool in Photography, a new art ...

For many across the world, the annual ritual of a poolside vacation this summer is looking increasingly unlikely. While tourist destinations are beginning to tentatively open, whether or not it’s ...

The Swimming Pool in Photography, published in July by Hatje Cantz, explores the pool as object and enigma A swimming pool at Mount Vernon Seminary and College, a women’s college in Washington DC, ...

Works by droll conceptualist David Hockney may have played a major part in the construction of California's modern identity, according to a new exhibition. As David Hockney's landscapes go on show at ...

In a new book exploring the cultural history of pools, a black-and-white image from the 1936 Berlin Olympics shows an open-air swimming arena packed with spectators. Three pages later, a woman in ...