I found this lifeguard seated on a bench at the bottom of one of this pool’s historic towers. I talked to him for a while, and then allowed him to go back to his thoughts as I continued to photograph. He seems to fit comfortably within his environment, which begins at the vintage lantern hanging from the ceiling in the upper left hand corner of the frame. The eye then moves diagonally down the steps, highlighted by the aged stucco base and the red hand railing. The diagonal flow of the railing is echoed by the curve of the arch that frames the stairwell. The lifeguard does not look at us – his mind seems to be elsewhere at the moment. His red trunks, the blue shutter, and the golden reflected light combine to infuse the image with primary colors.