Spring on Bondi Beach
Bondi Beach is an icon of Sydney's too. It also has strong links with Australian photography, from Max Dupain's quintessential Australian beach photograph, "Sunbaker" (1937) www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/115.1976/
to Ann Zahalka's magnificent tribute, "The Bathers" (1989). www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/96.1990/
This photo has nothing to do with those, but photographic history is important. In the same way, it might seem incongruous to suggest a link between this scene and the work of the first great English colour photographer famous for his beachside postcards, John Hinde (1916-1997). John's work is well known to anyone who collected English postcards during the second half of the 20th century. The printing technique he used (in Italy) created these wonderfully hyper-saturated images. www.johnhindearchive.com/index.php?Seasides#thumb
There is an element of the hyperreal in this photo as well, and that is more to do with the limitations and charms of the Panasonic DMC-FS7 camera itself.
Spring on Bondi Beach
Bondi Beach is an icon of Sydney's too. It also has strong links with Australian photography, from Max Dupain's quintessential Australian beach photograph, "Sunbaker" (1937) www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/115.1976/
to Ann Zahalka's magnificent tribute, "The Bathers" (1989). www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/96.1990/
This photo has nothing to do with those, but photographic history is important. In the same way, it might seem incongruous to suggest a link between this scene and the work of the first great English colour photographer famous for his beachside postcards, John Hinde (1916-1997). John's work is well known to anyone who collected English postcards during the second half of the 20th century. The printing technique he used (in Italy) created these wonderfully hyper-saturated images. www.johnhindearchive.com/index.php?Seasides#thumb
There is an element of the hyperreal in this photo as well, and that is more to do with the limitations and charms of the Panasonic DMC-FS7 camera itself.