KINDER RESERVOIR TRESPASS

In April 1932, a mass trespass at Kinder Scout marked a turning point in Britain’s relationship with land access. It was a coordinated act that helped shape the rights and legislation that followed.

Ninety years later, swimmers entered Kinder Reservoir together in response to the continued restriction of access to inland open water. Rights exist, but their limits are felt most clearly at the point of use.

The photographs were made as people moved into the water, capturing the moment where intention becomes action. The work avoids spectacle, focusing instead on collective composure and shared resolve, observing how pressure is absorbed when change is asserted through presence rather than protest.