“Pools have evolved, but one thing remains unchanged—the tranquility, sensuality and escape they offer.”—Kelly Klein from the Introduction to Pools: Reflections

Twenty years after the initial publication of Pools, and its return to print in 2007, haute Hamptonite Kelly Klein brings new perspective to a subject that continues to epitomize status and style with the publication in October of the all-new Pools: Reflections. KDH loves to collect gorgeous coffee table books and Kelly’s first book, Pools, really might be my favorite one. I’m not alone! Just try to get your hands on a copy as it is pretty much impossible to find.

A longtime tastemaker and style influencer, Kelly shares some scoop about her new tome with KDHamptons, “The first book was more of the history or evolution of the swimming pool. Pools: Reflections is more modern contemporary images. No vintage photography at all. Much sexier, more people, and slightly less architectural. This book incorporates more art and sculpture in and around the pools. There is also fashion photographs mixed in as well.”

Inspired to capture evolving tastes in architecture, design, art, fashion, and photography, Klein has assembled the most evocative images of extraordinary swimming pools around the world, with an emphasis, in this volume, on color photography that best illustrates contemporary pool design and its integration into cutting-edge architecture and breathtaking landscapes.

In Pools: Reflections Klein explores the artistry of pools from examples of their appearance in David Hockney’s art, to pools decorated with sculptures and installations by artists such as James Turrell, Tom Sachs, Robert Rauschenberg, and Frank West. Filtered through the lenses of photographers including Steven Klein, Bruce Weber, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Juergen Teller, these images vary from examples of the pool as architecture within the landscape, to sensual images that evoke the enduring and undeniable appeal of this potent symbol of the good life.

Kelly also shares with KDH that some of her greatest photographs have been taken on the East End, adding, “The Hamptons is a wonderful place to shoot pictures at any time of year. The light is always great even in the fog and mist. Some of my best photos were taken after the Huge snow storm we had a few years ago. That was an amazing day to be out there in the winter….shooting in the potato fields, or on the beach is always inspirational for me.”

About the Author: Kelly Klein graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City and started her career in fashion at Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein. Klein is a well-regarded fashion, style, and design photographer, and her images have appeared in numerous magazines.  She is also the author of  Horse (2008), published by Rizzoli. Klein lives in New York City, East Hampton, and Palm Beach.

Ms. Klein will donate all profits from the sale of the book to ACRIA, a leading, New York City-based AIDS research and education organization, working across the country and around the world to help people with HIV live longer, healthier lives.  Since its founding more than 20 years ago, ACRIA has been championed tirelessly by the fashion, art, media, and design communities. For more info please visit www.acria.org

PURCHASE INFORMATION:  POOLS: Reflections, By Kelly Klein
240 pages including gatefolds, 180 color photographs
$100.00 U.S.;  Rizzoli New York

*Kelly will be signing copies of POOLS: Reflections on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, from 6-8 PM at URBAN ZEN in SAG HARBOR located at 4 BAY STREET!! SEE YOU THERE!