At the right time of year, from the right vantage point on Rainbow Beach, the setting sun hits the coloured sand cliffs and the wet sand of the beach simultaneously – turning the whole scene a deep, saturated gold that moves and shifts as the light changes. The beach curves away to the south in a shape that, in this light, looks like something alive and moving.

Rainbow Serpent is a horizontal fine art photography print of Rainbow Beach, Queensland at peak golden hour, the sand glowing deep amber and gold, the beach curving through the frame in a composition that earns its name. The wide horizontal format captures the full sweep of the beach – from the coloured cliffs at one edge to the open ocean at the other – in a single, uninterrupted frame.

The name draws on both the Aboriginal significance of the rainbow serpent as a creator spirit and the physical quality of the beach itself at this time of day – sinuous, vivid, and moving.

Available as a fine art photographic print, stretched canvas, or glass-mounted acrylic. Custom sizing available on request.