Paul Hamon buried in sand, Semaphore Beach, summer 1980

Boy buried up to his chest in a sand mound at the beach, another child’s legs visible behind, Semaphore Beach, Adelaide, summer 1980. Digitally restored version. — Paul Hamon is buried in a large sand mound at Semaphore Beach, Adelaide, in the summer of 1980. Only his head, shoulders and arms are free; he wears a blue cap and smiles at the camera. Mark Hamon’s legs stand behind the mound — Paul recalls that Mark likely did most of the hard work of burying him. Photograph by Howard Hamon. The restored version has been cleaned, colour-corrected and upscaled with generative AI while preserving the original scene.

Boy buried up to his chest in a sand mound at the beach, another child’s legs visible behind, Semaphore Beach, Adelaide, summer 1980. Original print. — Paul Hamon is buried in a large sand mound at Semaphore Beach, Adelaide, in the summer of 1980. Only his head, shoulders and arms are free; he wears a blue cap and smiles at the camera. Mark Hamon’s legs stand behind the mound — Paul recalls that Mark likely did most of the hard work of burying him. Photograph by Howard Hamon. The restored version has been cleaned, colour-corrected and upscaled with generative AI while preserving the original scene.

Subjects: Paul Hamon; Mark Hamon
Event: Beach play – buried in sand
Photographer: Howard Hamon
Restoration notes: Colour correction, cleaning and upscaling performed with generative AI. Composition and expression preserved from original.
Credit: Photograph by Howard Hamon. Author’s collection.
Keywords: Paul Hamon 1980, Mark Hamon, Semaphore Beach, Adelaide, buried in sand, summer beach, Howard Hamon photographer