Sunset, Merewether Ocean Baths, Australia

Written By Paul Foley

As I headed down to the beach, I had intended to capture some black and white storm cloud pictures. I had set up my Linhof 6x17cm camera and loaded it with Agfa Scala film. However, the clouds behind me parted, allowing the last rays of the setting sun to burst through, painting the clouds with spectacular colour.

Frantically, I pulled the unexposed film from the camera and re-loaded it with Fuji Velvia. I hate wasting film, but when the transparencies came back a week later, I didn’t mind this time.

Paul Foley

Paul Foley is an Australian landscape and fine art photographer who believes a photograph isn't real until you can touch it.

Photography expresses his fascination with light and shadow. His eclectic collection of images reflects an inquisitive nature and constant search for interesting light.

After a 35-year career in commercial photography, Paul now explores the fleeting nature of light, free of the constraints of briefs and corporate mood boards.

Paul has been a finalist in the Galah Regional Photography Prize (2025) and National Photographic Portrait Prize (2011), selected to hang in several 'Mosman 2088' exhibitions and included in group exhibitions in Glasgow, Tokyo, Newcastle and China. He has also had individual and collaborative exhibitions in Sydney and Newcastle.

Paul lives in Newcastle, Australia.

https://www.paulfoley.com.au
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