At Cathedral Rock near Kiama, wet rock fills the foreground while seawater moves between dark forms towards the coast beyond. There is no comfortable separation between observer and landscape; the camera seems almost embedded within the shoreline.
I remember the difficulty of finding the composition while keeping myself—and the equipment—clear of the waves.
But what matters to me now is how physical the picture feels.
The rocks look heavy.
The water looks wet.
On cotton rag paper, those qualities become something more than pixels.
This is one of those photographs I want to be touched as much as seen.
Artwork information
Artist: Paul Foley
Collection: Shoreline and Wetland
Title: Washed Shoreline
Artwork: #3055
Location: Cathedral Rock, Kiama, New South Wales, Australia
Subject: Wave-washed rocky shoreline
Medium: Black and white fine art photography
Process: Long-exposure coastal photography
Format: Vertical
Genre: Fine art coastal landscape photography
Themes: Water, rock, tactility, shoreline, immersion
Edition: Maximum 5 prints plus up to 2 Artist Proofs
Print: Archival fine art pigment print on cotton rag paper
Certificate: Signed Certificate of AuthenticityThis Limited Edition is available in three sizes, with a maximum of five prints plus up to two Artist Proofs.
At Cathedral Rock near Kiama, wet rock fills the foreground while seawater moves between dark forms towards the coast beyond. There is no comfortable separation between observer and landscape; the camera seems almost embedded within the shoreline.
I remember the difficulty of finding the composition while keeping myself—and the equipment—clear of the waves.
But what matters to me now is how physical the picture feels.
The rocks look heavy.
The water looks wet.
On cotton rag paper, those qualities become something more than pixels.
This is one of those photographs I want to be touched as much as seen.
Artwork information
Artist: Paul Foley
Collection: Shoreline and Wetland
Title: Washed Shoreline
Artwork: #3055
Location: Cathedral Rock, Kiama, New South Wales, Australia
Subject: Wave-washed rocky shoreline
Medium: Black and white fine art photography
Process: Long-exposure coastal photography
Format: Vertical
Genre: Fine art coastal landscape photography
Themes: Water, rock, tactility, shoreline, immersion
Edition: Maximum 5 prints plus up to 2 Artist Proofs
Print: Archival fine art pigment print on cotton rag paper
Certificate: Signed Certificate of AuthenticityThis Limited Edition is available in three sizes, with a maximum of five prints plus up to two Artist Proofs.
