Beaches

2024 · Beaches

Beach photographs gathered across years of travelling, from Cape Town to Italy, through Spain and France. Part candid street scene, part seascape, shot in colour and black and white on 35mm and medium format.

Whenever we travel, if there's a beach, I end up on it. A beach lets me photograph in near anonymity, which is the best setting I know for catching people candidly, about as close as I get to street photography. I'm drawn to the water itself too, the seascapes and the calm of a flat horizon.

This collection has built up over a run of trips, from Cape Town to Italy and through Spain and France, shot in black and white and colour on 35mm and medium format film.

Sunbathers on a crowded stone beach beneath ochre facades on the Italian coast. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel

Woman in a bucket hat and sunglasses seated on a folding chair on a pebble beach. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel

White parasol over a sunbather on a rocky beach with kelp in the water, Cape Town. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel

Four empty white sun loungers on a grey overcast beach, black and white. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel

Bathers and rocks on a pale beach seen from above, black and white, Cape Town. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel

Beach umbrellas and bathers against a stone sea wall in summer, photographed on film. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel

Two beach umbrellas among boulders on a stony shore, Cape Town. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel

Sunbathers under a pink umbrella and a blue beach tent against a stone wall, Cape Town. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel

Waves breaking over dark rocks on a grey shore, black and white. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel

Sleek brown dog standing on an empty beach, Cape Town. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel

Bathers on green loungers under matching umbrellas at an Italian lido. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel

Family sheltering under a beach cabana on an Italian lido. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel

Lifeguard under a green umbrella beside a red flag, Italian beach. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel

Man sunbathing on a lounger at a near-empty Italian lido. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel

Bright striped umbrella and deck chairs facing the sea, Cape Town. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel

Blue umbrellas and chairs on a wooden beach deck under grey sky. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel

Pine leaning over a clear turquoise cove, Mediterranean coast. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel

Crowded umbrella-filled beach and clear shallows seen from above, Italy. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel

Swimmers and paddleboarders in a turquoise bay seen through pines. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel

Child doing a handstand on a busy beach by the breaking waves, Cape Town. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel

Four people sunbathing in a row on towels, seen from above. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel

Dog on a misty beach with two distant figures at the waterline, black and white, Cape Town. Film photograph by Nicolò Pudel