Stunning aerial photos of swimming pools from above will make you crave a dip

Sydney Pools From Above photo series
Craving a dip? These photos are about to make that need even stronger (Picture: Brad Walls)

Many of us have spent lockdown so starved of outside space that anyone’s Instagram post of their garden fills us with rage.

Prepare for that feeling times ten now it’s boiling hot and we’re looking at photos of fancy swimming pools rather than a nice swinging chair on someone’s lawn.

Brad Walls, also known as Bradscanvas, has taken a load of aerial photos of swimming pools from above, for a series appropriately named Pools From Above.

He explains that the photos serve as an ‘ode to the beauty found in the shapes, colours, and textures of swimming pools’.

But for us, the pictures just make us desperately need to take a dip.

Brad was inspired by his travels throughout Southeast Asia and within his own home country of Australia, along with the Annie Kelly coffee table book Splash: The Art Of The Swimming Pool.

Pools from above photo series - woman sitting by curved pool
Photographer Brad Walls specialises in aerial photos (Picture: Brad Walls)

‘As I turned each page of Kelly’s book, a wave of childhood nostalgia washed over me, spending hours in the pool over summer,’ said Brad. ‘I fell in love with the lines, curves and negative space of the pools, which – without alternate perspective from a drone – would have been lost.’

As lockdowns across the world ease, Brad plans to keep the project going and capture photos of swimming pools in Palm Springs, Mexico, and the Mediterranean.

If all goes well, he hopes to release Pools From Above as part of a book release in the ‘not-too-distant future’.

In the meantime, let’s all look at photos of pools and wish we were there.

Pools from above photo series sun loungers by pool
Just look at that water (Picture: Brad Walls)
Pools from above photo series
An unusually shaped pool (Picture: Brad Walls)
Pools from above photo series - people swimming laps in their own lanes
Even doing laps looks dreamy (Picture: Brad Walls)
Pools from above photo series
Although taking a break on the side is nice, too (Picture: Brad Walls)
Pools from above photo series daybeds by side of pool
Imagine dipping your toe in that water on a hot day (Picture: Brad Walls)
Pools from above photo series - woman in a sunhat at the side of a swimming pool
What a hat (Picture: Brad Walls)
Pools from above photo series FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Sydney, NSW - 08-06-2020) - Award-winning aerial photographer Brad Walls, also known as Bradscanvas, has just released his highly-anticipated new series Pools From Above - an ode to the beauty found in the shapes, colours and textures of swimming pools. This unique and never-before-seen perspective uses Walls? clean, minimal aesthetic to visually showcase interesting pools from around the world. Inspired by his travels throughout Southeast Asia and within his own home country of Australia, Walls? journey initially began by capturing the bodies of water simply to document holiday memories. It wasn?t until picking up the bestselling Annie Kelly coffee table book Splash: The Art of the Swimming Pool, however, that Walls would start investing time and passion into curating a series, stating that ?As I turned each page of Kelly?s book, a wave of childhood nostalgia washed over me, spending hours in the pool over summer.? Paying powerful homage to Kelly, Walls? series chooses to keenly focus on pools? elements of composition from a bird?s eye view. ?I fell in love with the lines, curves and negative space of the pools, which - without alternate perspective from a drone - would have been lost.? Pools From Above is also an integral part of a much larger project which is aimed at a book release in the not-too-distant future, as Walls says ?The response from viewers has been positive, asking for the series to be amongst their coffee table books.? Looking ahead, once the world finally re-opens, Walls has no plans of slowing down. He plans to capture even more world-renowned swimming pools across an array of idyllic locations, including Palm Springs, Mexico and the Mediterranean. Since bursting onto the photography scene in early 2019, Walls has gone on to produce award-winning photographs and garner worldwide media attention, with a primary focus on capturing aerial portraits of sportspeople like synchronized swimmers, gymnasts and ice skaters from unique perspectives and angles that audiences are normally unable to see. Walls is a featured artist for the Inaugural 2020 Aerial Photography Awards in October and already shortlisted for the Drone Photo Awards in Siena, Italy, within the Sport and People categories. Picture: Brad Walls
A petite pool compared to the others, but we’re still jealous (Picture: Brad Walls)
Pools from above photo series - floating bun in swimming pool
Yes, that is a floatie that says ‘suns out, buns out’ (Picture: Brad Walls)
Pools from above photo series - wooden terrace and sun loungers by swimming pool
Wouldn’t you rather be working here than from your sofa? (Picture: Brad Walls)
Pools from above photo series lawn and white chairs next to swimming pool
We know we would (Picture: Brad Walls)
Pools from above photo series - pink umbrellas by swimming pool
If you have a friend who has a pool, use them shamelessly (Picture: Brad Walls)
Pools from above photo series - curved swimming pool
Check out those curves (Picture: Brad Walls)
Pools from above photo series
And those clean lines (Picture: Brad Walls)
Pools from above photo serie - clean black and white lines in swimming pool
These are quite soothing to look at, we think (Picture: Brad Walls)
Pools from above photo series - woman in purple swimming costume by pool
Just chilling (Picture: Brad Walls)
Pools from above photo series - woman in sunhat and black and white swimsuit walking by pool
Back at it again with the excellent hat (Picture: Brad Walls)

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