Michael Joseph (1941-) - Pool ladies during the break






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Resting Between Takes – Pool Ladies, Clapham Common, London, 1987
Photographer: Michael Joseph
Medium: C-type photographic print (paper size 40cm wide by 30cm high)
Series: Pool Ladies
Signature: Signed and titled by Michael Joseph on the front
Bold, intimate and wonderfully theatrical, this photograph comes from Michael Joseph’s extraordinary Pool Ladies series, shot at Clapham Common in 1987.
Rather than a carefully ordered line-up, Joseph captures the swimmers resting between takes. Bodies overlap, bend, sit and stand at different depths within the frame, creating the kind of complex group composition for which his photography became known.
At the centre, one swimmer curls dramatically forward while another sits almost sculpturally beside her. Behind them, the eye discovers woman after woman - some watching, some waiting, some apparently lost in thought. The longer one looks, the more the photograph reveals.
The intense blue tonality gives the image an almost electric, contemporary quality, while the swimming caps, goggles and architecture retain the unmistakable atmosphere of a late-1980s London pool.
Part of Michael Joseph’s lesser-known archive beyond his celebrated advertising commissions, Resting Between Takes is particularly appealing for its spontaneity. It feels like a glimpse behind the performance - the moment when the carefully assembled scene briefly relaxes and the individual personalities emerge.
Michael has personally signed and titled the print on the front, making this a particularly attractive piece for a collector of his work.
A striking collision of bodies, blue, movement and stillness — and a wonderfully unconventional portrait of 1980s London.
#MichaelJoseph #PoolLadies #ClaphamCommon #BritishPhotography #LondonPhotography #1980sPhotography #FineArtPhotography #SignedPhotography #CollectiblePhotography #PhotographyCollector #SwimmingPhotography #VintagePhotography #PhotographicArt #CTypePrint #MichaelJosephArchive
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Resting Between Takes – Pool Ladies, Clapham Common, London, 1987
Photographer: Michael Joseph
Medium: C-type photographic print (paper size 40cm wide by 30cm high)
Series: Pool Ladies
Signature: Signed and titled by Michael Joseph on the front
Bold, intimate and wonderfully theatrical, this photograph comes from Michael Joseph’s extraordinary Pool Ladies series, shot at Clapham Common in 1987.
Rather than a carefully ordered line-up, Joseph captures the swimmers resting between takes. Bodies overlap, bend, sit and stand at different depths within the frame, creating the kind of complex group composition for which his photography became known.
At the centre, one swimmer curls dramatically forward while another sits almost sculpturally beside her. Behind them, the eye discovers woman after woman - some watching, some waiting, some apparently lost in thought. The longer one looks, the more the photograph reveals.
The intense blue tonality gives the image an almost electric, contemporary quality, while the swimming caps, goggles and architecture retain the unmistakable atmosphere of a late-1980s London pool.
Part of Michael Joseph’s lesser-known archive beyond his celebrated advertising commissions, Resting Between Takes is particularly appealing for its spontaneity. It feels like a glimpse behind the performance - the moment when the carefully assembled scene briefly relaxes and the individual personalities emerge.
Michael has personally signed and titled the print on the front, making this a particularly attractive piece for a collector of his work.
A striking collision of bodies, blue, movement and stillness — and a wonderfully unconventional portrait of 1980s London.
#MichaelJoseph #PoolLadies #ClaphamCommon #BritishPhotography #LondonPhotography #1980sPhotography #FineArtPhotography #SignedPhotography #CollectiblePhotography #PhotographyCollector #SwimmingPhotography #VintagePhotography #PhotographicArt #CTypePrint #MichaelJosephArchive
