Full time occupation: Photographer – tourism, advertising, editorial, portraiture

Exhibitions
1993 – School Days – a series of portraits showing the students of Newcastle SSP for intellectually disabled students. Complemented by poems / stories written by the children after viewing their pictures – Watt Space Gallery (University of Newcastle)

1996 – Five Women – anonymous bodyscapes of 5 women who had not posed nude by a photographer undertaking his first nude series – Suters Architects, Newcastle and The Photographers Gallery, Sydney

Various group shows as part of the ACMP and Hunter Photographers Group

2003 – Tokyo – ACMP Collection Touring Exhibition

2005 – Newcastle – View3 – 3 friends depicting 8 favourite coastal locations first visited during the 1970’s and 80’s
Paul Foley’s contribution was titled “leaving and belonging…�? – 8 B&W images made in close-up of the foreground while allowing identifying features to be visible in blurred detail in the background.

Awards
Several Bronze & Silver Awards – AIPP
1997 – The Gold Medal at The National Print Awards
2002 – Acceptance into Australian Photographers Collection
2003 – Acceptance into Australian Photographers Collection
2005 – Runner up (Landscapes) International Photography Awards, NYC
2005 – Honourable mention (Architecture-Bridges) International Photography Awards, NYC

Achievements
2002 – one of two Australians invited by Chinese Government to join a group of 50 international photographers to exhibit and photograph in China.
2003 – images made during that trip used by the Hasselblad camera company in their marketing and publications.
2001 – 2005 – Owner/Director Lightmoods Photography Gallery – Newcastle

Books
2001 – Newcastle – New Century, New Horizons
2004 – Lake Macquarie – Reflections of our City

Contributions
As part of a commitment to charity and fund-raising Foley has provided his photography services for:

*The Betty Cuthbert Tribute (featuring 58 Prominent and World Champion Australian Sports People) – For MS
*The World Professional Surfing Champions – assembled in the one place – For SIDS research
*All of the living AFL Brownlow Medallists bought together at the Melbourne Cricket Ground – For Royal Melbourne Children’s Hospital