New book reveals incredible drone shots of swimming pools (including Robert Downey Jr's beautiful private lagoon)
Swim-pressure! Stunning new photo book reveals drone footage of incredible swimming pools around the world, including Robert Downey Jr's private lagoon. The new Pools From Above book features the brilliant work of Australian photographer Brad Walls. the lagoons made the cut "The pools have distinct personalities - some evoking a sense of tranquility, others a more solemn feeling," he says
AdvertisementWe all know looking at pictures of swimming pools is almost as satisfying as being there - and photographer Brad Walls underscores this notion in style.
His captivating new book Pools From Above, published by Smith Street Books and Abrams & Chronicle, features 89 images aerials of celestial landscapes. pools across Australia, the United States and Mexico - dwarfed by the staggering 1,000 pools he photographed in total.
S Speaking to MailOnline Travel, Walls, 30, reveals he first became interested in photographing swimming pools when he was traveling and capturing 'bodies of water' as a way to document his memories travel. The idea started from there. The photographer, from Sydney, Australia, says it was the "least favorite elements" of swimming pools he fell in love with - "their curves, sharp edges, various blue hues and the way the elongated shadows play against their surfaces. . These qualities are "lost" unless the pool is viewed from above, he suggests.
He reveals that he used two techniques for finding the swimming pools he photographed in the volume. First, he contacted a list of homeowners and architects of homes he had "admired for their pool architecture", and second, he asked Google Maps for help in identifying dense areas of "swimming pools". aesthetic". Once...
We all know looking at pictures of swimming pools is almost as satisfying as being there - and photographer Brad Walls underscores this notion in style.
His captivating new book Pools From Above, published by Smith Street Books and Abrams & Chronicle, features 89 images aerials of celestial landscapes. pools across Australia, the United States and Mexico - dwarfed by the staggering 1,000 pools he photographed in total.
S Speaking to MailOnline Travel, Walls, 30, reveals he first became interested in photographing swimming pools when he was traveling and capturing 'bodies of water' as a way to document his memories travel. The idea started from there. The photographer, from Sydney, Australia, says it was the "least favorite elements" of swimming pools he fell in love with - "their curves, sharp edges, various blue hues and the way the elongated shadows play against their surfaces. . These qualities are "lost" unless the pool is viewed from above, he suggests.
He reveals that he used two techniques for finding the swimming pools he photographed in the volume. First, he contacted a list of homeowners and architects of homes he had "admired for their pool architecture", and second, he asked Google Maps for help in identifying dense areas of "swimming pools". aesthetic". Once...
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