Night Surf #3447 presents the illuminated ocean as a broad, almost weightless band suspended between the black sky and the dark foreground. Several wave forms rise from the luminous surface, but their edges have been dissolved by time. The extended exposure transforms turbulent water into something quieter and more ambiguous—a landscape made from accumulated movement rather than a single instant.
‘Comfort stifles creativity. The comfort of 'pretty' pictures makes me uncomfortable. Amazing sunrises, postcard landscapes, software exaggerated light and texture - the sameness of photography on Instagram. I imagine pictures that challenge my creative comfort thresholds.’ - Read more on my blog.
Artist: Paul Foley
Series: Night Surf
Artwork: Night Surf #3447
Location: Merewether Ocean Baths, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Format: 6 × 17 panoramic
Technique: Long-exposure photography
Subject: Surf, ocean, water, light and darkness
Style: Fine art seascape / abstract photography
Edition: Master Prints Edition — limited to two archival prints
Night Surf #3447 presents the illuminated ocean as a broad, almost weightless band suspended between the black sky and the dark foreground. Several wave forms rise from the luminous surface, but their edges have been dissolved by time. The extended exposure transforms turbulent water into something quieter and more ambiguous—a landscape made from accumulated movement rather than a single instant.
‘Comfort stifles creativity. The comfort of 'pretty' pictures makes me uncomfortable. Amazing sunrises, postcard landscapes, software exaggerated light and texture - the sameness of photography on Instagram. I imagine pictures that challenge my creative comfort thresholds.’ - Read more on my blog.
Artist: Paul Foley
Series: Night Surf
Artwork: Night Surf #3447
Location: Merewether Ocean Baths, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Format: 6 × 17 panoramic
Technique: Long-exposure photography
Subject: Surf, ocean, water, light and darkness
Style: Fine art seascape / abstract photography
Edition: Master Prints Edition — limited to two archival prints
