Morning my friends,
I hope everyone is well and ready for their Christmas break.
As the last post of the year, I thought I should post a series of my favourite photos taken in 2024.
What I love capturing the most is people doing their things in the morning, followed by epic sunrise and portraits.
This album is just that.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all,
Take care of yourself and chat to you in the new year,
Xoxo
Amo
Morning my friends,
How was your weekend? After our pretty epic Bread Christmas lunch/drinks/party on Friday, I found a new way to cure hangovers: gardening. A good way to sweat all the Margs, Beers and G&T in nature.
Anyhow, this morning was incredible. I had good intentions to train with mates, but the light ended up being too good not to take photos.
It all started with Hugh Jackman getting out of the water in North Bondi. If you don't trust me, check the tabloids. Three paparazzi made sure to cover the event.
So many people around making the most of their mornings.
Enjoy your week my friends,
Xoxo
Amo
Sun is in town!
Golden run
Just passing by...
Ian Purchas post-training & dip
Let's Go Surfing!
North Bondi Tower
Yew!
Sea of people
Kracka of a day!
Shorey fun!
Claire Hayward
Ins & Outs
BBK
Morning gang,
How's everyone today? Personally, I'm pumped. I ventured to Bondi this morning because I knew it was going to be a cracker, and gosh, it didn't disappoint at all.
The vibe, the light, the sunrise, the people all around... So good! This is why I started Morning Bondi in the first place. Capture the action.
Bondi is my community and always will be. I love bumping into all the familiar faces and the 10+ chats I'm having every morning. I'm what we call a 'people person' and therefore I crave this more than you can imagine.
That's it for the intrinsic analysis.
Have a wonderful day and chat next week. Tomorrow is our 🍞 Xmas lunch and I have a few things to do in the morning so no time for photos beforehand.
Ciao team!!
Xoxo
Amo
Girl Gang
Straight from the bush
The first swimmers
You beauty!
Joël Richard
5:45 in Bondi
Bondi local
Christophe Marandat
Best platform
Darren Mansfield
BBK for the win
The Bondi Meditation
Birthday party at the beach
Chillin'
Love the Icebergs
Come straight back at me
Going in
Fun fact: Frenchies are better at surfing than Aussies
🤷♀️
Cute Couple
Morning gang,
How's everyone today?
I finally get to witness a bit more activity down at Maroubra, probably because I was down the beach for a bit longer and later or simply because I was with my lucky charm and friend Simone doing the tour guide. She knows all the good spots around.
We went for a little promenade along the beach, coffee and dip in Mahon Pool. This pool is pretty incredible I have to say.
Enjoy your day and I might chat to you tomorrow from another beach. Thinking of Clovelly. Any good stuff in the morning on that day?
Xoxo
Amo
early start
Simone Cucico, soaking it all in
Love this building
Maroubra scene
Post workout
Sunrise stroll
Morning bootcamp
When No Ones Watching pushing up
Mahon Pool, my new local
Sun of a beach
Morning Medi
Yoga by the hill
When No Ones Watching gang
Rough morning
Best spot in da house
Morning laps
Coffee & Swim
Diving'n
Morning gang,
It's been a bit more than a week since I moved to Maroubra, and gosh, I missed the buzz of Bondi in the morning and bumping into the usual suspects.
It's hectic with 100's of people around, but I love it. I will aim to go there a couple of days per week. It's just a bit more of an organisation as I'm not planning on doing return trips to Maroubra before heading to Surry Hills, where our Bread office is. It's just a direct trip from the beach to work with salty hair and sandy feet.
This morning was glorious at sunrise, then it went to dull real quick. No time to f-around, love the efficiency.
Have a lovely day my friends and chat tomorrow from the Bra.
Xoxo
Why I love Bondi so much summarised in one photo
The most classy woman by the pool
Sunrise ski sesh
Hello Sun!
Waiting for the pool to open
Budgys give you wings apparently?! I rather stick to board shorts though.
K-pop celebs?!
First in, first ripples from another angle
Love this building, always.
10/10
Dion Horstmans on his daily dip
The usual suspects
Before going back to dull
Morning my friends,
I hope you are all well.
I woke up early, like 4:30 am early, because of a bird thinking it was the right time to make some noise. It was indeed, the first lights were incredible so I ventured down to Bronte Pool for some action.
It was packed, heaps of people around going for an early dip in the pool and I was there to capture it. I was done by 6 am, efficient if you ask me.
Have a wonderful day my friends and hoping the weather gets it wrong and it's not going to rain again today.
Xoxo
Amo
Stay here, you are perfect!
The bottom of my street at 5 am
Mad reflo
You beauty!
Around the edge
So many people in the pool
✌🏼✌🏼
Not the first one this morning
Behind the scenes
One for the feet-ishists
I see ya!
The show was done once the sun popped-up
Hi gang,
How's everyone today?
This morning was a cracker, I woke up early to discover my new neighbourhood. Pretty nice to be honest!
I live on Torrington Road, a few doors up from Guy and Jules Sebastian and only one minute from Mahon Pool - I know not to bad. It's going to be my new local. This pool is pretty picturesque.
Maroubra vs Bondi, well, a few differences: not as many swimmers, more surfers with better surf too, less crowded, less boot camps, men are still wearing dick stickers, showers have got more pressure, more tatts, less influencers and photographers and closer to the airport so more planes passing above...
That's it for my analysis. Anything else, I missed?
All in all, I like it but I will definitely aim to go back to Bondi a couple of days per week as I do prefer the morning activity down in Bondi. I like busyness, more photo subjects to photograph.
Enjoy your week my friends,
Xoxo
Amo
Surfer's paradise (where I learnt to surf)
Lapping at sunrise
Is that the Maroubra Pavilion?
Freeze
Surf's up!
Spotted!
You go girl!
Mahon Pool
South Maroubra
Father & Son
Oh a new mate?!
Beach cleaning
Around the edge
Fiji, I wouldn't mind a holiday there tbh
Groms, less than in Bondi too
The Crypto Castle owned by Fred Schebesta, CEO of Finder
I'm never too far from my Bondi
Morning gang,
Another beautiful morning in Paradise.
I woke up early for my last morning in Bondi this week. I have a busy week ahead: Shoot tonight for one of our Bread clients, Canberra tomorrow and Thursday (to potentially win that French-Australian Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 🤞🏼 - thanks again for all your votes), and then I move on Friday. Yew!
In case you haven't seen it on my Stories last night, our place is now advertised on all real estate websites. The first visit is tomorrow at 12 p.m. Be there or be square! It will go quickly.
Enjoy the rest of your day and chat next week,
Xoxo
Amo
Golden Light
Golden Surfer
SoBo best spot in Bondi
First lights
Just a few people watching the show
Bondi Icebergs Gym
Jody Pachniuk, best bikini photographer in town
The Bondi Pav
Elliot Mallézé, good looking Frenchy
Cliff hanging
Cute
Natural framing
Best time of the year for a swim
Splashing around
Straight in backpacker rip
Pregnancy shoot
Boys having fun
Nick Penny post-surf
Morning crew,
How's everyone today? Great weekend?
Big news from me. After living around Bondi Beach and Bellevue Hill for the past 14 years, I'm moving to Maroubra at the end of the week. Yeah, I know, it's a big deal!
I'm becoming a Bra Boy, I mean kinda. For all my friends who don't live in the area, it's only 20 minutes from Bondi Beach, just after Coogee.
What does it mean? Well, I might not come down as consistently as I used to (I mean, with the crappy weather of late, you are already used to it), but I might start covering other beaches, such as Maroubra Beach and Coogee. It also means that my apartment in Bellevue Hill is up for rent. I will post a link once it's live. It will go fast, so if you are looking for a new place to live 5-minute drive from the beach, get in touch pronto.
On that note, this morning was incredible and well worth the 5 AM alarm clock.
I hope you enjoy the photos and chat tomorrow morning if the weather is as nice.
BOOM!
Xoxo
Amo
Drifting around
Good spot!
Dreamy
Just chillin' by the pool
Love this building
Shark net boat
Every day there is a Run Club
Would Maroubra be that busy at 5:45 AM?
First dippers
Gina Edin
everyday
Ben Buckler
Splashing around
Mark Fontela at his usual spot
Little stretch
Taking it all in
...and that one!
Peter Strain
Boys
Jarryd Byrne
Little push-up and swim
a bit rough
Good sport!
Morning gang,
Happy Friday, as we say!
Sculptures by the Sea - ticked!
Oh well, I was awake real early today (4:22 AM), yeah, nah! Anyhow, I decided to make the most of it and checked the yearly Sculptures by the Sea along the iconic Bondi to Bronte promenade.
Ok, my highlights are: the astronaut, the rocket and the bana-shark.
There are plenty of others, but I think I'm not enough of an art connoisseur to appreciate them fully...
Sun popped up late, and it brightened the whole place like heaven.
Have a wonderful weekend and remember I won't post anything until at least Thursday. Yeah, I'm busy going to Hamilton Island for a client's conference... There are worst places to be, I know.
Take care of yourself,
Xoxo
Amo
Much better than taking photos of Sculptures if you ask me
Astro-boy
Silhouettes by the Sea
The Friends Pool
Rocket
Pamela, is that you?!
The Bana-shark Whisperer
Morning Rad Myers! This woman just ran 148 km in 22 hours. Yeah, I know...
The pointy end of South Bondi
Todd Slater rocking The Pool cap
Gave me Minions vibes
Having a break!
Bondi Salties
A Bondi Salties lost in the pool
Morning gang,
How’s everyone today?
I love a good surprise and today was one of those. The sun was shining, the light was incredible, waves were rolling, not that many surfers in the water and happy people all around making the most of their mornings…
I absolutely hate the phrase “Locals only,” which you might see in some places around Australia, including in Byron Bay next to the famous surfing spots. It usually means that the place is only for the locals and does not welcome people from outside. 🤦🏽
What I mean by ‘Locals only’ for today’s post is NOT that, but that today was pretty quiet but full of the usual suspects: from Bondi originally or not but the people who love starting their days by the beach all year long. Bondi is eclectic with people from all around the world (like me) and I love that. We all have a passion in common: the beach.
I probably make no sense right now. All I want to say is the Bondi Community is the one of the best and I’m so blessed to call Bondi home for the past 15 years.
Have a wonderful day my friends and chat tomorrow, hopefully.
Xoxo
Amo
Curly
The legend Eduardo Fernandez is back in town. We are missing your dance moves mate!
Hello Sun!
Kinsey Yuen
early birds
Pete, can you please stop photobombing my shots?
The Net Boat
Darren Mansfield
Cheeky Walt!
YES!
The Body by Kim Gang
Chris Prestidge on his daily walk
Uge sneaking a free yoga class
Body by Kim in full swing
The Re-Boot Camp by Bondi Meditation
Ben Buckler
Morning gang,
How's everyone today?
My apologies for the radio silence since same time last week but it's been pretty full on lately.
The World Bread Day Soirée was a hit, even the trade press reported on it. Thanks to my friends at AdNews, B&T, Mediaweek and Mumbrella. Love your support, always!
It was great to be back to my routine this morning. I'm aiming to go down the next 2 days but looking at the weather forecast, I'm not sure I will take photos, potentially Friday. Let's see how it goes...
Next week, I'm off to Hamilton Island for a client conference (yeah, I know) - I can't complain it's going to be amazing.
Catch me if you can (not in the literal sense, duh), but you got the jist; I’m going to be pretty inconsistent in the next few days/weeks, but trust me, I always try my best to stick to this routine.
Chat soon my friends,
Xoxo
Amo
Maria & Joaquin are back to their daily routine
Love this building!
Run Swim Run, yeah I used to do this with mates when I was bit more fit
Hot tip for all the single men in town - join a run club
Chit Chat
Best view from Morning Bondi HQ
Icebergs, always busy
Oh Bondi, I love you very much!
Peekaboo Liesel
What's up Uge?!
SWIM
A good representation of: me vs my workload
Is planking back in trend?
Annabel Bassil head down
Did I mention it that I love this building?
Morning gang,
How's everyone today? Personally, I’m pumped, and it has nothing to do with the stunning sunrise.
Fun fact: Today is World Bread Day, and for those who have been living under a rock for the past two years, I love Bread so much that my business partner Mary and I launched an agency called Bread Agency.
Have I been subtle in my communications? I don’t think so. I gave so many plugs that it would be hard to find enough power sockets.
Anyhow, today is a big day. It’s our second anniversary, which coincides with World Bread Day—how convenient! So we are throwing a big party for all our client partners, journos, and all the lovely partners who have played a crucial role in our growth to date. A Toast to that! (yes, the puns are endless) How good is the flyer? You gotta love Adobe Firefly.
My apologies for taking this forum one more time to talk about 🍞, but it’s my second baby after Morning Bondi.
Have a wonderful day my friends and I might not be in perfect form tomorrow morning so please don’t expect any posts from me.
Xoxo
Amo
Ben Buckler at sunrise
Lapping under a stunning pink light
Straight out of the oven
Yew!
Mad reflo
Brace yourself
The Naughty Corner getting hammered
Fun in the water
Rough
Daily training for Jo
Mesmerised
Time to go
Glorious light all morning
Morning gang,
How's everyone? Good weekend?
Mondays are always calm but today was particularly peaceful down there with not a lot of people around - first day back at school potentially?!
The highlight was all the whales cruising in the bay and flapping in South Bondi. It's a shame I was in the North End.
On another note, I mentioned it before, but I just received another reminder that there are only a few more days for public voting. I would REALLY appreciate it if you could take 1 second of your time to VOTE for me for this Entrepreneurship Award I've been nominated for. It's a one-click process; you don't need to fill out your details. I'm the second one on the list: Amaury Treguer.
Thank you so much in advance for your support,
Xoxo
Amo
Hello Icebergs
Sammy aka Thor
Playing with my bracketing
Can you spot the whale?
South Bondi
Let’s Go Surfing
Post-training
South Bondi
Fisherman Friend
BRAT
Post-swim bliss
North Bondi Surf Lifesaving Club
Board training
Lads
Board training
Morning gang,
How's everyone today? Great short week?
I had the most amazing four days down the South Coast. I was staying in Manyana, just next to Bendalong Beach staying at Rocky's Beach House (3 hours from Sydney). It is probably the best house in the area, with direct access to the beach. I'm talking 30-second walk. Highly recommend it. Yes, I had to work while there, the joy of being an entrepreneur - you work all the time, but mornings and evenings were special.
This morning, for a change, I flew a drone over Bondi—not mine but the one we bought for Bread last June. Yes, I became a lazy and noisy f*cker! Let's be honest: Drones are pretty annoying but great for new perspectives. You don't even have to do anything except play with a joystick and a few clicks of a button to take some shots.
What do you think? Do you want more of those or should I stick to my normal photos?
Have a great weekend,
Xoxo
Amo
PS: Let’s be clear: I would never sell any of these drone photos; while the quality might be alright for a small screen, I don’t think it’s right for large prints unless you love seeing pixels all over the shots.
Icebergs in its full glory
Morning Bondi
Fridays at the Berg
Ben Buckler
Quiet in the surf
Up in the air
Morning gang,
How’s everyone today? Excited for the long weekend.
My apologies for the radio silence, but the days are pretty busy at the moment - Conference chairing last week, Team Planning Days early this week, a CGI shoot yesterday, new office move today, big party for 🍞 2nd official anniversary (yes, the emoji is clickable, try it out, you will see). I know we are all busy, so it’s not an excuse but you gotta do what you gotta do…
This morning, I was joined by my good mate and fellow Frenchy Mehdy. It was the perfect morning for it: chit-chat, coffee, photos and a dip in the ocean for me.
Talking about France, I've been anonymously nominated in the 'Entrepreneur of the Year' category at the French-Australian Excellence Awards organised by The French Embassy and the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade). If you could please support me by voting, that would be wonderful. It's only a 1-click process (it will take you less time than reading this post): VOTE HERE (Second one: Amaury Treguer for the ones who don’t know me.)
Have a lovely weekend my friends,
Xoxo
Amo
PS: Don’t expect photos from me next week, I’m going to Manyana staying at my friends’ place Rocky’s Beach House. It’s the best house on the South Coast and 30 seconds away from uncrowded waves. BOOM!
First swimmer
Ben Buckler
Bonjour Mehdy!
AquaGym
Cute wave
Girls girls girls
Bondi crowd
Vera & hubby going in
Freeze
Alice & Laura
Snorks, is that you?
Icebergs on Fridays
It's almost the weekend!
Mates
Rob Anderson
Birds eye view
Et voilà, that's it for today...
Hola team,
Happy Friday!
For a change, I ventured to Bronte Pool and it didn't disappoint. I arrived just on time for sunrise at 5:45 AM. Yeah, I know it's early, but it's well worth it.
I'm not too sure about the new pool design, though. I like the black-and-white lines, but the bottom is not as nice; it almost looks dirty. Is that a way for the Council to skip cleaning days? No one would know how dirty the water is like.
Oh well, it's still one of the nicest pools around here and totally free.
Have a great weekend my friends,
Xoxo
Amo
Lapping under the sunrise, what else?
Lads
Ocean dipper
Best lookout
New recruits ready to rescue you this summer a beach near you
Free show, everyone welcome
Early birds get the sunrise
The bogey hole
Freestyle
Lovers
Best way to start the day
Best morning bath
Girlfriends
Le beau Deano
Off to the rocks
You go mate, I got you
Day dreaming
White lines
Morning gang,
How’s everyone today?
It was a full house today, there were 1000’s of people around. You can tell that summer is going down trying to be active, fit, and healthy.
There are so many different communities: run clubs, surf clubs, swim clubs, ice bath clubs… I’ve reported about most of them in my most popular blog article to date, but it feels that new ones have popped up. Even coffee shops have their own clubs now, including Harry’s Bondi with their run clubs, and by the look of it, GloryDays too have a social swim one. Aaron do you confirm mate?
Anyhow, if you like seeing people, you will love the beach. If you want peace and quiet stay in bed…
I love it; it has more photo subjects than wintertime when I’m forced to take photos of seagulls and men in speedos…
Xoxo
Amo
Splashing around
Campbell Pde.
Team One fitness just relaxing
Soft sand runners
The Girls on Foamies Club?!
What a view!
Little grom on a big man bike
The Clubbies with whales in the background
Bondi 6:30 AM. Who's your local beach compared to mine?
GloryDays new club?!
Fun fact: I used to be part of this Club 8+ years ago
Post ice-bath
Debbie Tan - Uge's better half
Heading North
The Ice-Bath Club
Morning my friends,
How good was this morning!
The sunrise, the surf and the pod of dolphins jumping in the waves. You can't beat a morning like that except probably a slight warmer would have been nice.
After the Icebergs got hammered by the big surf, they had to close the pool. I may be mistaken but I think one of the ropes got snapped up. Who knew that swimming in a pool could be that dangerous - #OnlyinStraya
Have a wonderful day and chat tomorrow,
Xoxo
Amo
Hello dollies
Going in!
Going in
Bondi Icebergs Gym
The Naughty Corner
Peter Strain and his new mates
Splashing
Brace yourself
See you soon mate!
Waves rollin'
Pool swim or Ocean swim - same same
Time to get out
Pool closed
SoBo
PK Performance nailing the shot
Your turn, Pete
No more lines, it's free for all
Morning dippers
Avalanche
Morning gang,
How’s everyone today? Great weekend?
Mine was amazing. There were heaps of celebrations, including mine yesterday. What present did I get for my birthday? A Nintendo Switch. Yeah, I know, not your usual birthday present for a 41-year-old man, but I had no idea what I wanted, and my daughter suggested this so we could play together. Sold! My last console was the Nintendo 64—more than 25 years ago… I’m rusty, but I have to say Mario Kart is still as good as I remembered.
That’s it for the randomness. This morning was a beauty. Waves were crashing in Ben Buckler, and I was there to capture them. It was chilly and windy, but it was worth the wake-up call.
Have a wonderful week my friends,
Xoxo
Amo
Champagne!
early birds
From Ben Buckler
Rock it!
The good old Bondi Pav
Inception
Seagull view
Jules Ryan, aka Mr Hiatus Beers (one of the best non alcoholic beers on the market)
Swim with the boys
A brave swimmer
Bombastic
Another brave one...
Spotting dolphins
The Body By Kim gang
