During the summer of 1937-38, at Culburra beach, in Dharawal and Dhurga country on the south coast of New South Wales, a young man emerges from the surf and lies face-first on the sand. His friend, who is holding a Rolleiflex camera, exposes two negatives, one of which he’ll dismiss due to technical inadequacies.
Decades later, this image will be considered the most iconic photograph taken by an Australian. It will also be the most printed.
