Photographer Stephan Zirwes celebrates German public swimming pools in a series shortlisted for the Sony world photography awards
started capturing public swimming pools from the air in 2015. “They are very structured,” he says. “The lanes, the diving platforms – I love the geometrical forms.” But he was not just captivated by the aesthetic qualities of the pools – it was also about what they represent. “In Germany, nearly ever small town has a pool. They’re a part of the social-cultural life, open for all social classes.
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