“Solo Swimmer” - Original Blue-toned authentic darkroom print of one of the Pool Ladies series by Michael Joseph, taken when Playboy US came to interview him. Clapham, early 1980s (hand-annotated & signed) Mounted size: 40 × 30 cm A luminous, hypnotic study of a lone swimmer suspended in drifting blue water. Her body appears half-sculpture, half-mirage - rising through rippling light as though surfacing from a dream. The water wraps around her like liquid glass, transforming the pool into a shifting canvas of texture, reflection, and motion. Shot in Clapham in the early 1980s, this image is a rare example of Michael Joseph’s colour experimentation - a period where he explored how water, light, and the human form could be bent into something ethereal and cinematic. The result is a photograph that feels both intimate and mythic, a moment of stillness with the quiet gravity of a painting. Hand-annotated and signed by the artist, this mounted print showcases Joseph’s instinct for drama, elegance, and atmosphere - qualities that define his archive far beyond his famed Beggars Banquet portraits of The Rolling Stones. Collectors of his work know that these water-based studies are among his most poetic and emotionally charged. A striking, emotionally resonant vintage print - bold, cool-toned, and utterly captivating on the wall. #MichaelJoseph #VintagePhotography #GelatinSilverPrint #DarkroomPrint #AnalogPhotography #1980sPhotography #FineArtPhotography #CollectorPrint #PhotographicArt #FemaleFigureStudy #UnderwaterPhotography #BlueTones #ArtCollectors #PhotoHistory #ArtAuction #OneOffPrint #Poolladies #Soloswimmer #Swimmingnude #Playboypoolladies #Londonadvertisingphotography #Shimmeringswimmer