East London Swimmers (Collector's Edition + Print)

Waller, Madeleine

ISBN 10: 0957699824 / ISBN 13: 9780957699823

Published by Hoxton Mini Press, 2014

About this Item

Signed by Waller, in black ink, to the title page. Grey cloth covered boards with a colour photograph tipped in to the upper side and debossed gold foil title lettering to the upper side and spine. No dust jacket, as issued. Housed in a bespoke cloth covered clamshell box complete with a signed and numbered colour print (20.5cm x 14.5cm). Edition of 250 copies (this copy being 72/250). Photographs by Madeleine Waller. Preface by Robert Crampton. Design and layout by Friederike Huber. 8vo (20.5cm x 14.5cm), pp.96, colour photographs throughout. Book Two from Hoxton Mini Press' series entitled 'East London Photo Stories'. From the publisher: "East London Swimmers comprises more than 50 colour photographs of swimmers dressed for normal life and in their swimming gear. The images, all taken at the London Fields Lido, are combined with telling personal quotes and together they reveal the secret life of Hackney swimmers who brave all conditions to escape city life."  From the artist: "I got into swimming after getting caught up in the tsunami in Thailand. I was on a family holiday when the wave came in and I managed to grab my son from his pram. When I returned home I had a fear of open water so I entered a race and my passion for swimming was born. Last year I swam from Spain to Morocco. Next I'm swimming from Robben Island to Cape Town.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: East London Swimmers (Collector's Edition + Print)
• Publisher: Hoxton Mini Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0957699824
• ISBN 13: 9780957699823
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

East London Swimmers comprises more than 50 color photographs of swimmers dressed for normal life and in their swimming gear. The images, all taken at the London Fields Lido, an iconic pool in London, are combined with telling personal quotes and together they reveal the secret life of swimmers who brave all conditions to escape city life.

About the Author

Madeleine Waller: Originally from Australia, Madeleine has been living and working in London since 1987. Since studying photo-journalism at London College of Printing, her work has been featured in The Sunday Telegraph, The Independent, The Independent Magazine and Marie Claire among others.