A swimmer photographed at the moment of entry, body extended, water parting in a precise white burst

Swimmers, New York

Year
1937
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Geography
United States
Collection
Howard Greenberg Gallery

Provenance

An indoor pool commission that posed no obstacle to Munkácsi's preferred method: natural timing, no poses. The bright surface reflections and the swimmer's body breaking the water plane create a formally complete image out of a single unguarded moment.

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