Ocean Pools

Name: Ocean Pools
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781760761578
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75 pools across Australia for saltwater swimmers

By Marie-Louise McDermott and Chris Chen

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Ocean Pools by Marie-Louise McDermott and Chris Chen takes readers on a captivating journey through the world's stunning ocean pools, blending travel and adventure seamlessly. With breathtaking photography and insightful anecdotes, the book explores the rich history and unique charm of these coastal treasures, enticing readers to discover their own oceanside adventures. Perfect for travel enthusiasts, it's a dive into the beauty and culture surrounding these aquatic marvels.
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This book may appeal to you if you have a passion for exploring unique coastal landscapes and enjoy the tranquility and beauty offered by natural ocean pools. Delve into a journey of discovery and adventure, capturing the stunning allure and cultural significance of these seaside gems. It's perfect for those who love to travel and seek adventure in nature's serene settings.

Description

Fly along Australia's rocky surf coasts and you'll occasionally see brilliant beads of blue cut into the rock platforms. These humble-yet-treasured saltwater sanctuaries for humans and marine life are what we call ocean pools.

This book celebrates ocean pools developed by human efforts to enhance nature to provide convenient, accessible pools offering swimmers protection from sharks, rips, and the full force of the surf. You'll find everything from simple rings-of-rocks pools to pools carved out of rock platforms, tidally flushed pools, and seawater pools with concrete floors and sides, pumps, and marked lanes.

Communal, sustainable, restorative - ocean pools are sites of memory and identity. With stunning photography, a clear guide to each pool's amenities, accessibility, and location, Ocean Pools provides the perfect inspiration and guide to your ocean pool dreams.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760761578

Publisher: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 October 2022

Country: Australia

Imprint: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd

Contributors:

Photographs by Chris Chen

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 221.0mm

Height: 262.0mm

Weight: 1334g

Pages: 272

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Arts & Culture Chris Chen Marie-Louise McDermott Non-Fiction Sports Travel & Adventure

About the Author

Chris Chen

For photographer Chris Chen, the beauty of ocean pools lies in the way the human-made elements blend with the natural landscape. She sees these pools as uniquely spectacular spaces that allow us to connect with the wildness of the ocean within the safety of their edges.

Growing up in Brisbane, Chris discovered her passion for photography in a high school dark room. After graduating, she made Sydney her home where she completed a Visual Arts degree and fell in love with the local beach culture.

Since establishing herself as a commercial photographer over 25 years ago, she has shot a wide range of subjects including travel destinations, cookbooks, interiors, portraits and products for some of the world's most recognised and respected brands and publications.

chrischen.com.au

Marie-Louise McDermott

Marie-Louise McDermott has a MA in public history and a PhD looking at the past, present and future contributions of ocean pools to Australia's surf coasts. She gained a grant from the NSW Heritage Office to develop the NSW Ocean Baths website, launched in 2006. Between 2008 and 2011 she visited and researched ocean pools in New Zealand, South Africa, the UK and Ireland.

As a founder member and the chair of All into Ocean Pools inc (a non-profit organisation that promotes the ongoing use, study and celebration of ocean pools around the world), she promotes and advocates for the ocean pools that mean so much to their communities.
allintooceanpoolsinc.org