A Venetian gondolier, an underwater archaeologist in Scotland, an igloo architect, an urban planner, a water rights lawyer, a swimmer, a musician, an ice sculptor: for them, water is a material, a workplace, an inspiration, or a challenge. In images and words, Florence Hervé and Thomas A. Schmidt portray 23 fascinating women from a dozen European countries with a variety of water landscapes: from the Elbe to the Tigris, from Lake Constance to the Bosporus, from the Torneälven River in Lapland to the southern French Ardèche. An inspiring text and image book that showcases water in its many forms and highlights the diverse relationships between humans and water.