Cronulla Series
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.
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Cronulla Point in the rain showing an image of a surfer reflected in a pool of water.
A lightning burst frames the Esplanade in front of South Cronulla SLS Club.
Pix taken of people at Gunnamatta Park playing footy at low tide in the bay.
Cronulla covid beach rebel walks the stretch from boat Harbour despite beaches being declared a no go zone by the government during the covid period.
Cronulla Firehaze, surfboat and bird during the catastrophic bushfires of 2019/20.
Three swimmers after an early morning dip during a heavy fog at North Cronulla.
Big seas flood Zimzala restaurant on The Esplanade at South Cronulla. This was the first night back with only restricted numbers of people allowed after the government had previously closed everything due to the covid pandemic.
Surfers walk up the track at Wanda beach at sunset during the covid pandemic.
People sit around the rocks at South Cronulla watching. Australia Day fireworks off Cronulla point.
People watch the fireworks from the South Cronulla ocean poolson Ausralia Day .
A view of Gunnamatta park with smoke from controlled burning in the National Park.
People on the beach at North Cronulla Beach and in the Ocean swimming. A study in movement.
A surfer rides a wave at Cronulla point as smoke from bushfires fills the sky above.
A bird flies through Gunnamatta park with smoke from controlled burning in the Royal. National Park.
Afternoon lightning over the National park, looking from the wall at North Cronulla.
A bird sits on the cross of the ‘Elephant house’ at sunset during the catastrophic black summer bush fires of 2019-2020
Kamay National Park fires taken from the end of the Wanda/Greenhills track.
Big seas hit the wall in front of the kiosk and Surf Lifesaving club on the Esplanade at South Cronulla.
A long boarder surfs to a backdrop of a dramatic sunset over Elouera beach in Sydney Australia.