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A person lies on a towel on a sandy beach, wearing a colourful patterned bikini top and yellow bottoms. Their skin is glistening with oil or sunscreen under bright sunlight.

Oily flesh aplenty in Paul Rousteau's shots of public sunbathers

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Date
19 February 2013

If you’re starting to think that you’ve had about enough of winter and wouldn’t it be nice if you could step outside wearing less than 13 layers of clothing on top of your thermal onesie, then hold your horses for just a second. You see you’re forgetting that despite its sunny weather and bright, cloudless mornings, the summer has a few pitfalls of its own, namely the puckered, loose flesh of brazen sunbathers strewn casually about public spaces. You forgot about the sunbathers didn’t you? Allow Paul Rousteau to refresh your memory with his candid Parr-esque photographs of sparsely-clothed Swiss. Still pining for summer? Didn’t think so.

Two people relax on a grassy bank by a lake under the shade of a large tree. One person sits on a blue towel, while another stands nearby wearing swimming trunks.
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Paul Rousteau: Swiss, Sweat and Sun

A blue and white Nestea beach umbrella shades a sandy shore where people swim and lounge. To the right, a mirrored panel on a concrete wall reflects a person standing on the beach.
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Paul Rousteau: Swiss, Sweat and Sun

A person in red swimwear lies on their stomach on a grassy bank. They are positioned in the shade of tall, dark trees, with a bag resting beside them.
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Paul Rousteau: Swiss, Sweat and Sun

A person lies on a patterned towel wearing a brown leopard-print bikini. Their arms are resting by their sides on the fabric.
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Paul Rousteau: Swiss, Sweat and Sun

A person in a black bikini lies on their stomach on a white towel, sunbathing on a grassy bank. In the background, other people relax by the edge of a blue lake with distant mountains under a pale sky.
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Paul Rousteau: Swiss, Sweat and Sun

A person in a red bikini lies on a pink patterned blanket in a wooded area. Beside them, a circular red and white sign shows a silhouette of a dog.
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Paul Rousteau: Swiss, Sweat and Sun

Two people lie on a green lawn, sunbathing. One person wears a yellow bikini and rests on a blue towel, while the other wears white swim shorts and lies on a yellow mat.
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Paul Rousteau: Swiss, Sweat and Sun

A person in swimwear bends over a white deckchair in the middle of a wide green lawn. A dense line of leafy green trees fills the background under a clear blue sky.
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Paul Rousteau: Swiss, Sweat and Sun

A person lies on a beach towel on the sand, wearing dark patterned swimwear. Beside them sits a bottle of sunscreen, a small black electronic device and a bottle of water.
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Paul Rousteau: Swiss, Sweat and Sun

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About the Author

James Cartwright

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James started out as an intern in 2011 and came back in summer of 2012 to work online and latterly as Print Editor, before leaving in May 2015.

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