Caleb Stein's 'Down by the Hudson' compiles over a decade of photographs made at the same swimming hole along a Poughkeepsie creek. The book, published by Palo Gallery Press, coincides with a solo exhibition in New York, and the series has been expanded since Booooooom first featured it in 2019. Stein's images capture the rhythms of a communal summer retreat with a documentary yet poetic eye.

The photographs balance a sense of intimacy and distance, observing swimmers, sunbathers, and the landscape across seasons. It's a project that grows richer with time, and the book format suits the slow, accumulating nature of the work. With further exhibitions planned internationally, Stein's project offers a sustained visual meditation on leisure, memory, and a specific American place.