In Photos: Summer Sets on Podolí Swimming Pool

Photographer Rishabh Kaul's striking black & white photos capture Podolí in a nostalgic glory

Dave Park

Written by Dave Park Published on 13.10.2015 16:21:35 (updated on 13.10.2015) Reading time: 1 minute

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Over the course of 2015’s summer months, photographer Rishabh Kaul captured Prague’s most popular swimming arena – the Podolí Swimming Pool – in a gorgeous series of black & white photos for Prague Quadrennial.

As the summer sun sets in Prague and winter begins to rear its head, we though it appropriate to take a look back at this series of striking, and strangely nostalgic, photos.

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Rishabh shared with us the background of the project:

“Earlier this year I was commissioned to document the Podoli Swimming Pool in Prague for the Prague Quadrennial 2015. I was both excited and petrified – you feel more naked as the only clothed being in a sea of nudity. Pervert-accusing glances aside, it took me over two months to do the job.

“It slowly became clear that swimming is just a small part of what really goes on here. It’s more of a social ecosystem where daily stories play out on a wet stage. Athletes, sun-bathers, social butterflies, lovers, loners, friends, families – all gather in this public space with different agendas and release a lightness of being that is so quintessentially Czech.”

We’ve selected some of our favorite shots below. You can view the full photo series in high resolution at the photographer’s website.

In Photos: Summer Sets on Podolí Swimming Pool

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