Sydney Rock Pools Rock! Mahon Pool, Maroubra - March 2009

I am fascinated by Sydney's rock pools. They are a unique feature of the city and many were built at the turn of the 19th Century. As public bathing on Sydney's beaches was forbidden during the day back then, the rock pools offered safe and legal swimming.

I am going to try and photograph as many of Sydney's rock pools as possible and catch them in a good light. To kick this series off, I headed down to Maroubra beach early one Saturday morning. The pool is Mahon pool - it was built in 1932 during the depression and has a spectacular view overlooking Lurline Bay. What makes it spectacular are the waves crashing around the pool. Many of the photos below are off the waves approaching the pool.



The rock pool and surrounding area



The next few shots were fun to take as had to get right amongst the rocks!

Given the textures and tones, this worked well black 'n white.

Another photographer...

The sun starting to make a full appearance....

Not so much the rock pool or surf, but the surrounding area has plenty of interesting boulders

The shallow end