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Liquid Light #52

Sometimes I dream a picture and then work out the technicalities of making it. I don’t always match the vision, and I can be happily surprised by what happens when I let light bounce around in my camera. This is the magic that can happen when photography and creativity mix.

The sandstone outcrops that form the island, dividing the sandy bay at Balmoral Beach in Sydney, Australia, are familiar to my cameras. My dream, however, required a more intimate conversation with this well-trod place.

So, in the dawn light, I suspended my camera by its strap as I walked carefully across the rock shelf, dodging the deeper holes and slippery seaweed.

The camera floated just above the small waves washing around my feet as the slow shutter speed and morning glow combined to 'melt' water, stone and seagrasses into a series of flowing, surreal sculptures.

Later, in my digital darkroom, I worked with the raw pixels recreating my original dream's colour, light and mood.

The Liquidity of Light.

These Small Edition Prints are made on museum-quality Hahnemuhle Photo Rag paper. It beautifully replicates the light and moods of my original visualisation. I make photographs to be hung on walls and appreciated for decades so the white paper and soft texture of Hahnemuhle Photo Rag are both integral to how I want you to see and ‘feel’ my work.

About this artwork

Available in A4 size (Edition of 15), A3 size (Edition of 15), A2 size (Edition of 10) and A1 size (Edition of 10) including a border for easy framing.

Supplied with a signed, stamped & numbered Certificate of Authenticity as well as a letter from Paul for provenance.

Presented on acid-free, archival cotton Photo Rag Giclée paper with a silky smooth finish, from Hahnemühle the world’s oldest mill which has been producing fine art papers for more than 500 years

We recommend you take care when handling this museum-grade print. Buying a pre-framed print will ensure your artwork is protected and ready to hang

Guaranteed archival life of 100+ years

Carbon-neutral, sustainable production, packaging and shipping

Free global delivery with tracked & insured shipping

The Nielsen Quadrum picture frames are made in Germany from FSC®-certified wood. The wood comes from sustainably managed forests that meet the criteria of the Forest Stewardship Council. The Oak frames are solid wood from FSC®-certified sources with an Oak veneer.

A list of print and delivery times to various regions can be found here.

Shipping & Returns Policy

Room mock-up views are for guidance only. Where finished sizing is critical, the indicated paper sizes are recommended to be measured in the room where the art will hang. Extra allowance should be made for matting and framing. A blank sheet of paper temporarily placed where the art will hang, representing the finished size helps visualise if your preferred size suits the space.

Don't hesitate to get in touch with Paul for accurate print and finished frame sizes of the photograph you select.

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Fine Art Gift Card 690

This voucher is for purchasing a Paul Foley Fine Art Print valued at $690.00

To redeem: Please email a copy of the payment receipt to Paul to receive a validation code.

The voucher does not expire but should be used or renewed within 12 months of the issue date. Voucher value is in Australian dollars. It is not exchangeable for cash.

Worldwide postage for an unframed print is included. Should a print arrive damaged a replacement is promptly provided.

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Fine Art Gift Card 390

This voucher is for purchasing a Paul Foley Fine Art Print valued at $390.00

To redeem: Please email a copy of the payment receipt to Paul to receive a validation code.

The voucher does not expire but should be used or renewed within 12 months of the issue date. Voucher value is in Australian dollars. It is not exchangeable for cash.

Worldwide postage for an unframed print is included. Should a print arrive damaged a replacement is promptly provided.

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Fine Art Gift Card 325

This voucher is for purchasing a Paul Foley Fine Art Print valued at $325.00

To redeem: Please email a copy of the payment receipt to Paul to receive a validation code.

The voucher does not expire but should be used or renewed within 12 months of the issue date. Voucher value is in Australian dollars. It is not exchangeable for cash.

Worldwide postage for an unframed print is included. Should a print arrive damaged a replacement is promptly provided.

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Fine Art Gift Card 95

This voucher is for purchasing Paul Foley’s Fine Art Prints to the value of $95.00

To redeem: Please email a copy of the payment receipt to Paul to receive a validation code.

The voucher does not expire but should be used or renewed within 12 months of the issue date. Voucher value is in Australian dollars. It is not exchangeable for cash.

Worldwide postage for an unframed print is included. Should a print arrive damaged a replacement is promptly provided.

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Firesky, East Coast Australia

‘As the sun set behind me, I looked to the east. I like to look away from the obvious. Especially when I’m shown utterly awesome light moods.’

Shot on Fuji Velvia film with a Hasselblad Xpan camera.

Museum quality, archival print

on cotton rag paper

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Selected images are also available through

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Cloudscape Photography

by Paul Foley

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Mallee Woodland, Kangaroo Island, South Australia - #3772

A soft winter light brushes across the limestone bed of moss, twigs and leaves covering the floor of this signature KI landscape.

While this section is untouched, any early morning walk through the low, bent trees presents ample evidence of grazing, scratching and pooping by native animals and birds.

Museum quality, archival print on cotton rag paper

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and free shipping.

Selected images are also available through

Saatchi Art and Redbubble

Kangaroo Island Photography

by Paul Foley

Pelican Lagoon, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

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Natural Angles, Pelican Lagoon, Kangaroo Island.

The angles in nature are organic. Sometimes similar or repeating but never the same.

Some angles seem static, locked in rock. But even these move and change. The observer just needs to be patient. Or immortal.

Other angles evolve before my eyes, pushed and pulled by invisible forces. That’s why some moments, when nature’s angles align, become so special to me.

Museum quality, archival print on cotton rag paper. Click on the image for details.

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Cliff Top Dusk, Pennington Bay, Kangaroo Island.

The sky half promised a colourful sunset so I set off to a location that I had scouted a few days before. I plan my shoots with the happy understanding that they will not go completely (or at all) to plan. It’s one of the reasons I love the whole process of photography.

So, this plan did not happen as planned. If it had, the photograph here would have had an outrageous, vibrant canopy of clouds. Instead, there was just a faint smudge of pink to my left well after the sun had settled below the horizon.

Waiting in such a vista is not so hard to take and I had an optimistic feeling that the light might still get interesting. I just hoped it would be soon because I was not looking forward to walking back along the cliff top in the dark.

Luckily, the light arrived in the form of a faint reflection that softly lit parts of the red cliffs before me. Long enough for me to make six frames at 10 seconds each for stitching into what you see here.

Thankfully,  the batteries in my headlamp were good and the walk back on an unusually warm and windless evening was without any catastrophic stumbles :-)

‘Kangaroo Island is pretty easy to reach by either ferry or plane. Even so, it still feels and is remote.

Renown for its clean air, unique wildlife and amazing landscapes it faces pressure from its own popularity. The rush to establish facilities in the island's National Parks threatens the remoteness that attracts so many.

This picture is from a series I made at Pennington Bay. Rugged beaches, hemmed in by stoney cliffs, face towards Antarctica. From this place there is no land until the great white continent in the south.’

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Cliff Top Dusk, Pennington Bay, Kangaroo Island. #3239

The sky half promised a colourful sunset so I set off to a location that I had scouted a few days before. I plan my shoots with the happy understanding that they will not go completely (or at all) to plan. It’s one of the reasons why I love the whole process of photography.

So, this plan did not happen as planned. If it had, the photograph here would have had an outrageous, vibrant canopy of clouds. Instead, there was just a faint smudge of pink to my left well after the sun had settled below the horizon.

Waiting in such a vista is not so hard to take and I had an optimistic feeling that the light might still get interesting. I just hoped it would be soon because I was not looking forward to walking back along the cliff top in the dark.

Luckily, the light arrived in the form of a faint reflection that softly lit parts of the red cliffs before me. Long enough for me to make six frames at 10 seconds each for stitching into what you see here.

Thankfully, the batteries in my headlamp were good and the walk back on an unusually warm and windless evening was without any catastrophic stumbles :-)

‘Kangaroo Island is pretty easy to reach by either ferry or plane. Even so, it still feels and is remote.

Renown for its clean air, unique wildlife and amazing landscapes it faces pressure from its own popularity. The rush to establish facilities in the island's National Parks threatens the remoteness that attracts so many.

This picture is from a series I made at Pennington Bay. Rugged beaches, hemmed in by stoney cliffs, face towards Antarctica. From this place there is no land until the great white continent in the south.’

Museum quality, archival print on cotton rag paper

more about the prints, framing

and free shipping.

Selected images are also available through

Saatchi Art and Redbubble

Kangaroo Island Photography

by Paul Foley

Pennington Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA, Australia

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Next time, Foley, next time...

In the afternoon, wallabies feed along side this track. I always have my camera but I’m yet to have light like this and wallabies at the same place and time. 

Still, a wander through Kangaroo Island bush in this beautiful light is always awesome - photogenic wildlife or not. 

Maybe, during my stay, light and wallaby will coincide. But if not, I’ll have this picture. And many memories of wallabies, deep in the shade, looking up to me with a mouthful of something green almost saying, ‘Next time, Foley, next time.’

Kangaroo Island is pretty easy to reach by either ferry or plane. Even so, it still feels and is remote. Renown for its clean air, unique wildlife and amazing landscapes it faces pressure from its own popularity. The rush to establish facilities in the island's National Parks threatens the remoteness that attracts so many.

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Toward Antarctica - Kangaroo Island #2011

The remoteness of Kangaroo Island captivates me. In reality it is reachable by both ferry and plane but it still feels and is remote.

Kangaroo Island is renown for its clean air, unique wildlife and amazing landscapes. But it also faces increased pressures from tourism. The rush to establish facilities in the island's National Parks threatens that remoteness.

I made this first series at Pennington Bay, with its remote rocky beaches facing south towards Antarctica. I find it captivating that from this place there is no land between it and the great white continent to the south.

It is also scary that far away climate changing activities affects even these isolated places. 

The random blend of nature and movement intrigues me. Extended moments of light and motion help visualise this watery connection between distant places. And the life that inhabits them.

Museum quality, archival print on cotton rag paper

More about the prints, framing and free shipping.

Also available as

Framed Prints | Canvas

Kangaroo Island Photography by Paul Foley

Pennington Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA, Australia

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Toward Antarctica - Kangaroo Island #2006

The remoteness of Kangaroo Island captivates me. In reality it is reachable by both ferry and plane but it still feels and is remote.

Kangaroo Island is renown for its clean air, unique wildlife and amazing landscapes. But it also faces increased pressures from tourism. The rush to establish facilities in the island's National Parks threatens that remoteness.

I made this first series at Pennington Bay, with its remote rocky beaches facing south towards Antarctica. I find it captivating that from this place there is no land between it and the great white continent to the south.

It is also scary that far away climate changing activities affects even these isolated places. 

The random blend of nature and movement intrigues me. Extended moments of light and motion help visualise this watery connection between distant places. And the life that inhabits them.

Museum quality, archival print on cotton rag paper

More about the prints, framing and free shipping.

Also available as

Framed Prints | Canvas

Kangaroo Island Photography by Paul Foley

Pennington Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA, Australia

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Toward Antarctica - Kangaroo Island #2018

The remoteness of Kangaroo Island captivates me. In reality it is reachable by both ferry and plane but it still feels and is remote.

Kangaroo Island is renown for its clean air, unique wildlife and amazing landscapes. But it also faces increased pressures from tourism. The rush to establish facilities in the island's National Parks threatens that remoteness.

I made this first series at Pennington Bay, with its remote rocky beaches facing south towards Antarctica. I find it captivating that from this place there is no land between it and the great white continent to the south.

It is also scary that far away climate changing activities affects even these isolated places. 

The random blend of nature and movement intrigues me. Extended moments of light and motion help visualise this watery connection between distant places. And the life that inhabits them.

Museum quality, archival print on cotton rag paper

More about the prints, framing and free shipping.

Also available as

Framed Prints | Canvas

Kangaroo Island Photography by Paul Foley

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Toward Antarctica - Kangaroo Island B&W #2015

The remoteness of Kangaroo Island captivates me. In reality it is reachable by both ferry and plane but it still feels and is remote.

Kangaroo Island is renown for its clean air, unique wildlife and amazing landscapes. But it also faces increased pressures from tourism. The rush to establish facilities in the island's National Parks threatens that remoteness.

I made this first series at Pennington Bay, with its remote rocky beaches facing south towards Antarctica. I find it captivating that from this place there is no land between it and the great white continent to the south.

It is also scary that far away climate changing activities affects even these isolated places. 

The random blend of nature and movement intrigues me. Extended moments of light and motion help visualise this watery connection between distant places. And the life that inhabits them.

Museum quality, archival print on cotton rag paper

More about the prints, framing and free shipping.

Also available as

Framed Prints | Canvas

Kangaroo Island Photography by Paul Foley

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Toward Antarctica - Kangaroo Island #2015

The remoteness of Kangaroo Island captivates me. In reality it is reachable by both ferry and plane but it still feels and is remote.

Kangaroo Island is renown for its clean air, unique wildlife and amazing landscapes. But it also faces increased pressures from tourism. The rush to establish facilities in the island's National Parks threatens that remoteness.

I made this first series at Pennington Bay, with its remote rocky beaches facing south towards Antarctica. I find it captivating that from this place there is no land between it and the great white continent to the south.

It is also scary that far away climate changing activities affects even these isolated places. 

The random blend of nature and movement intrigues me. Extended moments of light and motion help visualise this watery connection between distant places. And the life that inhabits them.

Museum quality, archival print on cotton rag paper

More about the prints, framing and free shipping.

Also available as

Framed Prints | Canvas

Kangaroo Island Photography by Paul Foley

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Toward Antarctica - Kangaroo Island #2004

The remoteness of Kangaroo Island captivates me. In reality it is reachable by both ferry and plane but it still feels and is remote.

Kangaroo Island is renown for its clean air, unique wildlife and amazing landscapes. But it also faces increased pressures from tourism. The rush to establish facilities in the island's National Parks threatens that remoteness.

I made this first series at Pennington Bay, with its remote rocky beaches facing south towards Antarctica. I find it captivating that from this place there is no land between it and the great white continent to the south.

It is also scary that far away climate changing activities affects even these isolated places. 

The random blend of nature and movement intrigues me. Extended moments of light and motion help visualise this watery connection between distant places. And the life that inhabits them.

Museum quality, archival print on cotton rag paper

More about the prints, framing and free shipping.

Also available as

Framed Prints | Canvas

Kangaroo Island Photography by Paul Foley