118 Birmingham Swimmers Fill a Threatened Edwardian Pool

Attilio Fiumarella's 2014 image of 118 swimmers standing in formation inside the empty gala pool at Moseley Road Baths, Birmingham, made during his first professional project. The Edwardian-era baths faced permanent closure without restoration funding; Fiumarella assembled the swimmers to fill the grand empty space, and they waited an hour for direct sunlight. The Guardian's 'best photograph' series revisits the story behind the shot.