• 001_Surfers Paradise Blvd South from The Shore
  • 002_Paradise Island_Paradise Island
  • 003_Panorama Tower on Watson Esp_Apartments on Palm Ave & Riverview Pde - SW from Shore
  • 004_Surfers Paradise Blvd looking south from The Shore
  • 005_Budds Beach and Paradise Waters West from The Shore
  • 006_Lenons Hotel_Air Apartments-Gold Coast Highway
  • 007_20 Sunshine Blvd Miami Keys
  • 009_Budget Rent a Car_Snack Bar – Caville Ave Surfers Paradise
  • 012_Gold Coast Highway at Oak Ave Miami
  • 014_Bel Air Holiday Flats_ 50 Cavill Ave Office Accommodation-Cavill Ave
  • 015_S P Blvd between Cavill Ave and Elkorn Ave looking NE
  • 017_Big NG Investments Real Estate_Seven Eleven - Surfers Paradise Blvd
  • 018_S P Blvd looking SW from the balcony of the Centre Arcade
  • 019_Orchid Ave looking South to Cavill Ave
  • 020_Bal Harbor Miami Keys
  • 023_Surfers Paradise Blvd south from the Shore
  • 024_Paradise Waters, Main Beach
  • 026_Cavill Ave between SP Blvd & The Esplanade_South Side
  • 028_Cavill Ave between SP Blvd & The Esplanade_North Side
  • 031_The Esplanade at Trickett St
  • 032_Sea World Sign_Village Lifestyle Sign- Broadbeach Rd Emerald Lakes
  • 033_El Rancho Hotel_Vacant Land- Gold Coast Highway Miami
  • 034_For Sale Sign_Wall - Gold Coast Highway
  • 035_SP Blvd between Cavill Ave and Elkorn Eve looking South
  • 036_El Dorado Motel_ Crowne Plaza Hotel-Gold Coast Highway
  • 037_Golden Mile Flats_Crowne Plaza Gold Towers-Gold Coast Hwy
  • 038_Surfers Paradise Blvd south from The Shore at night
  • 039_Florida Gardens Estate
  • 040_Revolving Aquarium Restaurant_Holy Spirit Chruch-Salerno St Isle of Capri
  • 041_Floridia Gardens Estate
  • 043_Stardust Motel_7 Eleven
  • 045_The Esplanade looking S from the beachfront at Hanlan St
  • 046_Surfers Paradise Beach, Allowah_ANZAC Memorial Foreshore Park The Esplanade
  • 047_Cavill Ave between Orchid Ave and the Esplanade looking NW
  • 048_Gold Coast Hwy at Waterways Drive Main Beach
  • 049_Gold Coast Highway & Surfers Ave Mermaid Beach-View South
  • 051b_Siesta Motel_Backpackers Resort Parking-Gold Coast Highway
  • 052_Pool Siesta Flats_Tennis Court Backpackers Resort-Gold Coast Highway
  • 053_ElDorado Motel_Crowne Plaza Hotel drive thru-Gold Coast Highway
  • 054_Golden Mile Flats_Entry Crowne Plaza Gold Towers-Gold Coast Hwy
  • 055_Cocktail Bar_Kidzchurch-Salerno St Isle of Capri
  • 056_Mini Putt Putt_Entry Paradise Centre Apartments-Hanlan St
  • 057_Yum Yum Take Away_O'Malleys Irish Pub My Frozen Coke - Cavill Ave
  • 058_Bank of NSW_Westpac Bank- Cavill Ave & Surfers Paradise Blvd
  • 059_State of Qld Motel Facade_Suntower- Surfers Paradis Blvd
  • 060_Biscanyne 15 Laycock Street Surfers Paradise
  • 061_Cuba Flats_Car park entry Peninsular Apartments-Clifford St
  • 062_Tiki Appel Pk (Cavill Ave at the Nerang River )
  • 063_Motel New Orleans_ Melbas Night Club-Cavill Ave
  • 063B_Cnr Ferny and Cavill Ave looking SW
  • 063C_Cathay Chinese_Seoul BBQ _ Cavill Ave
  • 064_RSL Club North side Beach Road
  • 066_ST.Kilda Flats_22 Markwell Avenue
  • 068_Opal Court_27 Clifford St_Clifford St
  • 069_Laurie Wall Real Estate_JTB Travel_36 Cavill Ave
  • 070_Tiki VillageMotel_Tiki Village International - Cavill Ave & Ferny Ave
  • 071_El Rancho BBQ_Circle on Cavill - Ferny Ave & Cavill Ave
  • 072_Surfers Paradise Hotel_Centro Surfers Shopping Arcade, Hard Rock Café -Surfers Paradise Blvd
  • 073_Surf Livesaving Club_Centro Surfers_The Esplanade
  • 074_Pilsner Drive In Bottle Shop_Hotel Grand Chancellor-Cnr Hanlon St & Surfers Paradise Blvd
  • 075_Beach at Surfers Paradise with Iluka _Foreshore Park The Esplanadeadise Blvd
  • 076_Ampol Service Station_Cosmopolitan- Surfers Paradise Blvd
  • 077_T E Peters Drive Broadbeach Waters_View 500 m
  • 079_Rio Vista Blvd Broadbeach Waters_View W 500 m
  • 081_Surfers Paradise North Chevron Island Paradise Waters_View West 500 m
  • 082_Pacific Ocean & Surfers Paradise Beach at 500m
  • 083_Narrow neck Paradise Waters_View West 500 M
  • 086_Aerial from President-South
  • 087_Aerial from President-North
  • 088_Aerial from Paradise Towers-North
  • 090_Southport Olympic Pool Kiosk_Gold Coast Aquatic Centre Kiosk-Marine Parade Southport
  • 095_Aerial from Paradise Towers-Southde Southport
  • 096_South West from Paradise Towers
  • 097_Southport Pool
  • 098_Travel Lodge_The Islander Resort_Ferny Ave
  • 099_Paradise Theatre_The Hilton Arcade_SP Blvd E
  • 101_BP Service Station_Adidas Store_Cavill Ave
  • 107_109 Surfers Paradise Blvd View South lll
  • 111_112 Surfers Paradise Blvd View South lV_V
  • 114_113_Surfers Paradise Blvd South 1_South11
  • 115_Surfers Paradise Blvd South to Chateau_Surfers Paradise Blvd South to Focus & QT
  • 117_Signage & Ice Cream Parlour_Chevron Shopping Arcade-Surfers Paradise Blvd
  • 119_Demolition site & Jedda Apartments_Driveway Q1 Resort-Hamilton St
  • 121_Car Parl Surfers Paradise Hotel_Body Shop Centro Arcade_Cavill Ave
  • 123_Car Park entry Surfers Paradise Hotel_Centro Shopping Entry_Cavill Ave
  • 125_Surfers Paradise Hotel Car Park_Centro Centre_ Caville Ave
  • 128_Paradise Towers SP Blvd and Trickett StreetSurfers Paradise
  • 130_Allawah & Azzura_One The Esplanade_North from Northcliffe Tce
  • 132_Buckingham Motel_The Tandori Place Indian Restaurant-Laycock Street
  • 133_Grenada Motel _DBI_Hanlan Street
  • 136_17 Laycock St_Cupania - 17 Laycock Street
  • 137_Silver Sands Motel_Silver Sands-Surfers Paradise Blvd
  • 138_Paradise Palms Flats_Aegean Flats - Laycock Street
  • 139_Flamingo Motel_Beachcomber Resort-Hanlan St
  • 140_Billabong BBQ_Vacant Land-Surfers Paradise Blvd
  • 141_Guesthouse_Centrepoint Arcade_S P Blvd
  • 142_32 Hanlan St_32-34 Hanlan St
  • 143_Surfers Paradise Signs
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  • Great Keppel Get Wrecked Campaign
  • Aerial Bushfire
  • AFTERMATH, McClelland Bushfire Exhibition
  • Open Cut Mines Outback Australia
  • Khmer Temples Cambodia
  • Vijayanagara India
  • Dance and Decoration New Guinea
  • Borobodur Prambanan Indonesia
  • Kashgar and The Silk Road Xinjiang China
  • Learning from Surfers Paradise 1973 - 2013
  • Jiaohe City Turfan - China
  • Now + When Venice Biennale
  • Every High Rise on the Gold Coast
  • Portraits
  • Libya Greco Roman Berber Cities
  • Cultural Tourism

A rephotography survey of images from Surfers Paradise that I made in 1973. Using the same cameras and lenses I found the exact locations and matched the composition regardless of any modern awkwardness in the image. The comparisons make an important point about progress and development and raise many issues.

John Gollings
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