A trip to the Sapphire coast is a bit of a pilgrimage for all Landscape and Seascape photographers so I was delighted to get the opportunity to travel down to the South Coast of NSW last week to experience this gem of an area.
We based ourselves in the quiet town of Bergamui, a 5 hour drive South of Sydney. The town has some fantastic beaches as well as a plethora of cafes, restaurants and some of the best fresh Oysters that you’ll ever taste.
Beare’s Beach in Bermagui, NSW
But the real drawcard of the area for me was to visit some of the most dramatic rock formations I’ve ever seen.
Camel Rock lies at the end of a beautiful long beach just north of the town, as the name suggests the rock itself is in the shape of a Camel.. but o be honest thats not the best view of it. Getting up close particularly at a lower tide gives some amazing compositions.
Camel rock near Bermagui on the Sapphire Coast in NSW
Late afternoon Sun on Camel Rock, Green Algae on love heart rockpool in the foreground
A very short distance from Camel Rock is Horse Head Rock. As the name suggests this is a huge rock formation in the shape of a horse’s head that juts out to sea. This can only be accessed at low tide by scrambling across rocks from Camel Rock, there may however be another steep way down from the coastal path other end of the beach, again only at low tide. I was lucky to get a low tide at sunrise while I was there.
Morning colours at Horse Head Rock near Bermagui
First rays of sunshine light up horse head rock on the NSW Sapphire Coast
We had been due to swim the seals at Moreton Island near Narooma but sadly sea conditions put paid to the trip. This dint stop us from taking in some of the other local attractions though including Australia Rock in Narooma and the beautiful townships of Tilba (including the very nice Tilba Winery).
Our next sunrise was Glasshouse Rocks, a beautiful shark fin like rock formation on a stunning beach in Narooma. It was a hazy start to the day so had to get a little closer to the rocks than I would have liked for sunrise but still very happy with the results
Sunrise at Glasshouse Rocks in Narooma
Glasshouse Rocks sunrise in Narooma, NSW
Morning sun hits stunning rock formation at Glasshouse Rocks Beach in Narooma, NSW
All in all a fantastic trip, we stopped in Ulladulla on the way back for a fantastic Engagement portrait session. I’ll post some of those soon!
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Ocean rocks at Beare’s beach, Bermagui