Of all forms of physical and mental exercise, swimming has become my favorite. Perhaps age and convenience make a difference in my ability to maintain the need for this exercise. For example, I still love the skill of bicycling to balance my exercise. Will I swim until the end of my life? It is a good plan though I find it to be one of the most inconvenient forms of exercise. This category of photography is the newest of the many skills that I am learning in the process of photography. I will be adding images done at and under the surface of this form of hydro-therapy. Due to my love for photography and the desire to expand that practice, I include the following visual essay of willing subjects in convenient swimming locations.

Morning Swim:"Brian" Berkeley, California, May 2018	Morning Swim:"Brian" Berkeley, California, May 2018

Morning Swim:"Brian" Berkeley, California, May 2018	Morning Swim:"Brian" Berkeley, California, May 2018

Morning Swim:"Brian" Berkeley, California, May 2018	Morning Swim:"Brian" Berkeley, California, May 2018

Morning Swim:"Brian" Berkeley, California, May 2018	Morning Swim:"Me" Berkeley, California, April 2018

Morning Swim:"Guy" Berkeley, California, January 2018	Morning Swim:"Guy" Berkeley, California, January 2018

"Morning Swim: Renee" Berkeley, California, January 2018

"Morning Swim: Kate" Berkeley, California, April 2018	"Morning Swim: Kate" Berkeley, California, April 2018

"Morning Swim: Kate" Berkeley, California, January 2018	"Morning Swim: Kate" Berkeley, California, January 2018

"Morning Swim: Renee" Berkeley, California, January 2018	"Morning Swim: Renee" Berkeley, California, January 2018

"Morning Swim: Renee" Berkeley, California, January 2018	"Morning Swim: Renee" Berkeley, California, January 2018

"Morning Swim: Renee" Berkeley, California, January 2018	"Morning Swim: Renee" Berkeley, California, January 2018

"Morning Swim: Renee" Berkeley, California, January 2018	"Morning Swim: Renee" Berkeley, California, January 2018

"Morning Swim: Renee" Berkeley, California, January 2018	"Morning Swim: Renee" Berkeley, California, January 2018

"Morning Swim: Renee" Berkeley, California, January 2018	"Morning Swim: Renee" Berkeley, California, January 2018

"Morning Swim: Renee" Berkeley, California, January 2018	"Morning Swim: Renee" Berkeley, California, January 2018

"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, February 2018	"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, December 2017

"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, November 2017

"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, November 2017	"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, Novemberber 2017

"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, November 2017	"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, November 2017

"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, November 2017	"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, November 2017

"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, Novemberber 2017	"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, Novemberber 2017

"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, November 2017	"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, November 2017

"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, November 2017	"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, November 2017

"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, Novemberber 2017	"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, Novemberber 2017

"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, Novemberber 2017	"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, Novemberber 2017

"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, November 2017	"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, November 2017

"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, November 2017	"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, November 2017

"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, November 2017	"Morning Swim" Berkeley, California, November 2017

"Morning Swim: Guy Albert" Berkeley, California, October 2017	"Morning Swim: Guy Albert" Berkeley, California, October 2017	"Morning Swim: Guy Albert" Berkeley, California, October 2017

"Morning Swim: Guy Albert" Berkeley, California, October 2017	"Morning Swim: Guy Albert" Berkeley, California, October 2017

"View from Below" Berkeley, California, October 2017

"Guy Albert Collage" Berkeley, California, October 2017

"Morning Swim: Lisa" Berkeley, California, October 2017	"Morning Swim: Lisa" Berkeley, California, October 2017

"Morning Swim: View from 12 feet deep" Berkeley, California, October 2017	"Morning Swim: View from 12 feet deep" Berkeley, California, October 2017

"Afternoon Swim: Zoe and Keneyia" Antioch, California, July 2017	"Morning Swim: Renee" Berkeley, California, September 2017

"Afternoon Swim: Anonymous" Calistoga, California, September 2017	"Morning Swim: Issa" Berkeley, California, September 2017

"Morning Swim: Karen" Berkeley, California, September 2017	"Morning Swim: Guy" Berkeley, California, September 2017	"Morning Swim: Karen" Berkeley, California, September 2017

"Morning Swim: Guy" Berkeley, California, September 2017	"Morning Swim: Karen" Berkeley, California, September 2017	"Morning Swim: Guy" Berkeley, California, September 2017

"Morning Swim: Monique" Berkeley, California, August 2017	"Morning Swim: View From Below" Berkeley, California, August 2017

"Morning Swim: Matt" Berkeley, California, August 2017	"Morning Swim: Lisa" Berkeley, California, August 2017	"Morning Swim: Matt" Berkeley, California, August 2017

"Morning Swim: Monique" Berkeley, California, August 2017	"Morning Swim: Monique" Berkeley, California, August 2017

"Morning Swim: Monique" Berkeley, California, August 2017	"Morning Swim: Lisa" Berkeley, California, August 2017	"Morning Swim: Monique" Berkeley, California, August 2017

"Morning Swim: Renee" Berkeley, California, August 2017	"Morning Swim: Renee" Berkeley, California, August 2017	"Morning Swim: Monique" Berkeley, California, August 2017

"Morning Swim: Renee" Berkeley, California, August 2017	"Morning Swim: Monique" Berkeley, California, August 2017	"Morning Swim: Monique" Berkeley, California, August 2017

"Morning Swim: Monique" Berkeley, California, August 2017	"Morning Swim: Monique" Berkeley, California, August 2017	"Morning Swim: Guy" Berkeley, California, August 2017

"Morning Swim: Guy" Berkeley, California, August 2017	"Morning Swim: Guy" Berkeley, California, August 2017	"Morning Swim: Guy" Berkeley, California, August 2017

"Morning Swim: Guy" Berkeley, California, August 2017	"Morning Swim: Guy" Berkeley, California, August 2017	"Morning Swim: Renee" Berkeley, California, August 2017

"Morning Swim: Guy" Berkeley, California, July 2017	"Morning Swim: Guy" Berkeley, California, July 2017

"Morning Swim:Guy" Berkeley, California, July 2017	"Morning Swim: Guy" Berkeley, California, July 2017

"Lifeguards: Kaitlyn and Yassir" Berkeley, California, April 2017	"Morning Swim: Lisa" Berkeley, California, April 2017

"Morning Swim:Renee" Berkeley, California, March 2017	"Morning Swim:Renee" Berkeley, California, March 2017	"Morning Swim: Renee" Berkeley, California, March 2017

"Morning Swim:Renee" Berkeley, California, March 2017	"Morning Swim:Renee" Berkeley, California, March 2017

"Morning Swim:Renee" Berkeley, California, March 2017	"Morning Swim:Renee" Berkeley, California, March 2017	"Morning Swim:Renee" Berkeley, California, March 2017

"Morning Swim:Anonymous" Berkeley, California, November 2016	"Morning Swim:Renee" Berkeley, California, March 2017	"Morning Swim: Karen" Berkeley, California, November 2016

"Morning Swim:Lisa" Berkeley, California, September 2016	"Morning Swim:Lisa" Berkeley, California, September 2016

"Morning Swim:Lisa" Berkeley, California, September 2016	"Morning Swim:Lisa" Berkeley, California, September 2016

"Morning Swim:Lewis" Berkeley, California, September 2016	"Morning Swim:Lewis" Berkeley, California, September 2016	"Morning Swim:Lewis" Berkeley, California, September 2016

"Morning Swim: Guy" Berkeley, California, September 2016	"Morning Swim:Lewis" Berkeley, California, September 2016	"Morning Swim:Lewis" Berkeley, California, September 2016

"Morning Swim:Lewis" Berkeley, California, September 2016	"Morning Swim: Surrendra" Berkeley, California, September 2016	"Morning Swim:Lewis" Berkeley, California, September 2016

"Morning Swim:Guy" Berkeley, California, August 2016	"Morning Swim:Guy" Berkeley, California, August 2016

"Morning Swim:Guy" Berkeley, California, August 2016	"Morning Swim:Guy" Berkeley, California, August 2016

"Morning Swim:Brian" Berkeley, California, July 2016	"Morning Swim:Sally" Berkeley, California, July 2016	"Morning Swim:Raymond" Berkeley, California, July 2016

"Morning Swim:Onika" Berkeley, California, July 2016	"Morning Swim:Onika" Berkeley, California, July 2016

"Morning Swim:Surrendra" Berkeley, California, July 2016	"Morning Swim:Kathy and Janet" Berkeley, California, July 2016

"Morning Swim:Sally" Berkeley, California, July 2016	"Morning Swim:Lisa" Berkeley, California, July 2016	"Morning Swim:Raymond" Berkeley, California, July 2016

"Morning Swim:Guy" Berkeley, California, July 2016	"Morning Swim:Surrendra" Berkeley, California, July 2016

"Morning Swim:Lisa" Berkeley, California, July 2016	"Morning Swim:Surrendra" Berkeley, California, July 2016	"Morning Swim:Raymond" Berkeley, California, July 2016

"Self Portrait:Raymond" Berkeley, California, July 2016

"Morning Swimmer:Sally" Berkeley, California, July 2016	"Morning Swimmer:Sally" Berkeley, California, July 2016	"Morning Swimmer:Brian" Berkeley, California, July 2016

"Morning Swimmer:Brian" Berkeley, California, July 2016	"Morning Swimmer:Sally" Berkeley, California, July 2016	"Morning Swimmer:Brian" Berkeley, California, July 2016

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