Press
Taking the Waters | The Restorative Effects of Outdoor Swimming
TOAST Magazine – 26 March 2022
Elizabeth Metcalfe on her gravitation to cold water and the allure of Hampstead Ladies’ Pond… Photographs by Ruth Corney…
Bathing Shoot
Camden New Journal – 22 July 2019
Photographer Ruth Corney – known for her stunning pictures of the Kenwood Ladies Pond and the Parliament Hill Lido – has snapped a year in the life of an open-air swimming pool.
It has been providing a refreshing dip for nine decades – and now a year in the life of an open-air swimming pool is being chronicled to mark its 90th birthday…
Why Highgate Ponds are the perfect getaway
The Kentish Towner – 22 July 2016
‘An award-winning photographer based in north London, Ruth Corney explains her love for the Ponds. “There is something so giving about the ponds. I have been going on a weekly basis for the past 20 years and I feel so lucky to have them. I love the bustle of London. It’s such an energetic and exciting place to be, however I do need to escape to the tranquillity of nature. The ponds are the perfect getaway: nature’s ability to restore and reinvigorate never ceases to amaze me.”…’
10 of the best walks with a swim near London – Chilworth to Guildford, Surrey
The Guardian – 2 June 2015
‘This eight-mile walk crosses heathland dotted with pretty villages before dropping down to follow the Wey Navigation, where there are many swimming places. The route, from Chilworth station, starts by crossing a strange area of wild and rather forbidding scrub and gorse, but soon gives way to gentle pastures, small woods and cosy commuter villages…’
An Aussie’s view of bathing on Hampstead Heath
The Kentish Towner – 7 July 2014
‘I‘m on my holidays in London, spending two weeks with my sister-in-law, her partner and child in Kentish Town. I enjoy pretending to be a local, getting to know the rhythms of the community, and allowing the layers of my surroundings to reveal themselves.’
‘Being an Aussie, I enjoy swimming.’
‘I’ve got my mini micro fibre travelling towel and my budgie smugglers tucked under my arm and am heading for the men’s bathing – one of a series of spring-fed ponds fringing the northern edge of the park. From a distance it looks quaint, inviting and very cold…’
