Cronulla is a beachside suburb in the Sutherland Shire, 30 kilometres south of Sydney. It’s been my home for close to 40 years and has been a vital part of my life, one that I associate with the best of times – first as a kid heading to the beach with my parents, brother and sister, then living in the suburb, firstly with friends and then with my own family.

I spend a lot of time wandering with my camera observing and looking to capture interesting and artistic images in the life of my suburb, an ongoing project which I started to pursue more intently over a decade ago when I left the Herald to pursue a freelance career. My photographing of Cronulla was never meant to be an historical record, although inevitably it will become one as developers continually change the face of the suburb, as fashions change and the modern cars of today look like antiques further down the line.

As a young child, massive sand dunes towered over the stretch of beach from Wanda to Boat Harbour. These dunes are rapidly disappearing, depleted by sand mining and new housing developments that are popping up in the sand hills, leaving the Kurnell oil refinery as the beach’s more prominent backdrop.

A selection of images from this series are available to buy below.

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Canvas prints are available by collection in Randwick, Sydney, or shipping can be arranged at additional expense by contacting craig@craiggoldingphotos.com.