FriYeah!

Morning peeps,

What a beautiful day to be alive especially after my yesterday's spider adventure. Check it all out on my @AmauryTreguer Instagram Story. I explain you in 4 steps how to survive in Australia by safely removing a huntsman from your wall. Lucky wife was out and kid asleep, they would have freaked out!!  

This morning too lazy to train, just went for the fun bits: photos, swim and coffee with my mates. Really hard to beat a morning like that... 

Have a cracking weekend my friends, it's meant to be beautiful out there..

Chat to you on Monday,

Amaury

When I arrived down the beach...

When I arrived down the beach...

It strangely reminds me of something... Copy cating my own photos

It strangely reminds me of something... Copy cating my own photos

Shorey

Shorey

Photobombing my photo

Photobombing my photo

3, 2, 1 Go! 

3, 2, 1 Go! 

Vroom Vroom as my daughter would say

Vroom Vroom as my daughter would say

... and that's a wrap! 

... and that's a wrap! 

Footprint

Footprint

Vote "Yes"!

Vote "Yes"!

Plan A

Morning my friends,

Today I got to do exactly what I was intending to do (no baby to look after) , i.e. going in the water with the Olympus water housing.

It was incredibly rippy around South Bondi, I got dragged along all around the place and did struggle to go back to shore. At some stage, I actually thought that the best option was to come back via the stairs of the Icebergs.

Anyway, made it to the sand and pretty happy with the result... Worth the struggle if you ask me! 

Enjoy and hope you like what you see...

Amaury

Yew! 

Yew! 

In my bubble bath with a couple of mates

In my bubble bath with a couple of mates

Hugo Odgers going out

Hugo Odgers going out

Angus ripping

Angus ripping

Cliché!

Cliché!

Sparkling!

Sparkling!

Keiron Lewis from far

Keiron Lewis from far

Just passing

Just passing

Yesss! 

Yesss! 

Plan B

Morning my friends,

Nothing goes according to the plan that's what they say...

Plan A was wake-up at 5:20am, get ready, take my Olympus water housing and go straight in the water to take some photos while waiting for my mates to join me around 7am in the water. 

Plan B (which was not really planned) was wake up at 4:30am with a crying baby, trying to fall asleep again but impossible so getting ready while giving breakfast to a grumpy baby, take her down the sand with me and joined my mates at the coffee shop at 7am. That's basically what happened today! 

Well, I have to stay Plan B was not too bad neither as I love spending time with here in the morning... Here are the photos from this morning.

Chat to you tomorrow.

Amaury

6am, the sun is rising above the tallest building in North Bondi

6am, the sun is rising above the tallest building in North Bondi

The Graffiti Wall otherwise called The Golden Wall

The Graffiti Wall otherwise called The Golden Wall

Postcard from Bondi Beach

Postcard from Bondi Beach

Ocean carpet

Ocean carpet

Done, already?!

Done, already?!

Annina Helenelund. I took a similar shot of her 5 years ago

Annina Helenelund. I took a similar shot of her 5 years ago

You go mate! 

You go mate! 

Only a couple of surfers!!!

Only a couple of surfers!!!

New recruit not impressed. Thanks Anthony & Harrison! 

New recruit not impressed. Thanks Anthony & Harrison! 

Cui cui as my daughter would say

Cui cui as my daughter would say

Birthday swim

Birthday swim

Moan-day

Morning my friends,

After a pretty tough weekend looking after a sick kid, pretty hard to find the motivation today. Childcare is terrible for kids, they get sick every second week... 

Charlotte woke-up at 5am this morning so decided to bring her down the beach with me. She mainly wanted to stay in my arms which gave me an extra handicap when taking the photos.

I guess that's it for today, have a lovely week peeps! 

Chat to you tomorrow,

Amaury

You know you arrive too late down the beach when it's all burnt! 

You know you arrive too late down the beach when it's all burnt! 

The only time she was happy to get out of my arms... It lasted 5 minutes

The only time she was happy to get out of my arms... It lasted 5 minutes

Bubble bath

Bubble bath

Waking up with a splash! 

Waking up with a splash! 

Path to paradise

Path to paradise

Where is Wally? 

Where is Wally? 

Birth-day

Morning my friends,

What's the day today? It's Birth-Day! Or at least, it's mine... :) 

This morning was just fantastic down there, the temperatures dropped a little outside and inside the water but still pretty amazing if you ask me. 

It was mayhem, between all the different PT classes, the runners along the beach, the swimmers at the Bergs, the 100's of surfers catching the 100's of waves coming through and breaking all over the place. You can tell that Spring has Sprung and everyone is getting their body ready for Summer.

We did hill sprints with Hamish & Paul, then coffee, photos and swim. Normal routine really...

Have a lovely Fri-day and a beautiful weekend,

Chat to you on Monday as always,

A.

5:55am on the dot

5:55am on the dot

Golden wave

Golden wave

Love the Icebergs at sunrise

Love the Icebergs at sunrise

Surf prep

Surf prep

Sand runners

Sand runners

The Bondi Vixen girls

The Bondi Vixen girls

Ice-walk

Ice-walk

The OneWave crew

The OneWave crew

Balance in Bondi

Balance in Bondi

Go for a swim if you can! 

Go for a swim if you can! 

Mayhem

Mayhem

Namaste, it's Friday!

Namaste, it's Friday!

 

 

R U OK?

Morning peeps, 

Today is "R U OK?" day so only one question to you: Are you ok? 

I'm personally fine but I'm awake since 1am with massive insomnia. Quite annoying to be honest! 

This morning we went to the jungle gym with the gang, did our 15 minute challenge: 5 chin-ups, 10 push-ups, 10 crunches, quick run, all this in 1.30 minutes, 10 times. 

Then quick coffee, swim and straight to work as I had another early meeting. Once again, my apologies for the delay in posting.

Chat to you tomorrow at a normal time,

Amaury

North Bondi, 6am

North Bondi, 6am

50 shades of blue

50 shades of blue

Beautiful horizon line

Beautiful horizon line

Morning paddle

Morning paddle

When the light shows up...

When the light shows up...

Whazzup?! 

Whazzup?! 

R U OK? reunion waiting for Bruno's drone (what happened mate?)

R U OK? reunion waiting for Bruno's drone (what happened mate?)

Grant Trebilco, R U OK? Ambassador

Grant Trebilco, R U OK? Ambassador

Bertie on brand with his yellow short

Bertie on brand with his yellow short

Backwash

Backwash

Looking for a mate?

Looking for a mate?

Late

Morning my friends,

I know, I know.. what you are going to tell me. How come you didn't post earlier? Well, I was only meant to stay an hour in the water as I had an early meeting today but the sun took a bit of time to show its face and I got slightly too excited and stayed an extra 20 minutes. I'm obsessed with my new Olympus toy

I then had to rush home, quickly edit the photos and then go to work. My morning was full of meetings up to now... I'm a busy man you know! ;)  

But here are the photos... Well worth the wait I reckon! 

Chat to you tomorrow as always

xoxo

North Bondi on fire

North Bondi on fire

Second swimmer at the Icebergs

Second swimmer at the Icebergs

One of my favs from this morning

One of my favs from this morning

Typical Bondi - Swimmers & surfers everywhere

Typical Bondi - Swimmers & surfers everywhere

Cruising on a Hump Day

Cruising on a Hump Day

My mate David Finato

My mate David Finato

The beautiful Charlotte Bodell

The beautiful Charlotte Bodell

The Icebergs from the water

The Icebergs from the water

Look at these two! 

Look at these two! 

Uge taking a photo of me taking photo of him. I know, it's all confusing! See the photo on Aquabumps (#BadHairDay) Thanks for the shot! 

Uge taking a photo of me taking photo of him. I know, it's all confusing! See the photo on Aquabumps (#BadHairDay) Thanks for the shot! 

Summer & Helga Finato

Summer & Helga Finato

When I realised I was going to be late... Joking just fixing my hair - haha!! (Shot by David Finato)

When I realised I was going to be late... Joking just fixing my hair - haha!! (Shot by David Finato)

Swim Season

Morning my friends,

That's it, swim season has officially started... There were so many people this morning exercising on the beach and going for a swim. 

Water is super fine at the moment but not necessarily the cleanest after the big surf that we had over the last few days.

This morning with a sore head, we all trained at the jungle gym to get rid of all the pizzas and beers that we had last night at Mia Pizzeria in Bellevue Hill, my new hood. All you can eat pizza for $25 on Mondays. Let's be honest they ran at a loss yesterday! 8 boys eating for 16. ;) 

Enough for today, here are the photos...

Ciao! 

Amaury

6am in Bondi Beach

6am in Bondi Beach

Beautiful Bondi

Beautiful Bondi

SoBo from NoBo (South Bondi from North Bondi for the non-hipsters!)

SoBo from NoBo (South Bondi from North Bondi for the non-hipsters!)

The Morning Bondi crew and baby Freja (still a few missing!)

The Morning Bondi crew and baby Freja (still a few missing!)

Bondi on the rocks (Where is the sand gone?)

Bondi on the rocks (Where is the sand gone?)

Swim season has officially started! (even my mates are going in!)

Swim season has officially started! (even my mates are going in!)

 

 

 

Bondi to Bronte

Morning peeps,

How was your weekend? Mine was fabulous, thanks for asking, it all started in Bronte pool with Caroline Groth (see the photo here), then dinner with friends on Saturday night, filming with Airbnb and Le Cut Studio on Sunday morning and lunch with friends... 

Here you go, you know it all...

This morning we went running with Hamishton and as I did last Monday, I took the camera with me and stopped along the way to take some photos. Perfect interval running really! 

Enjoy the photos and have a lovely week, mine is going to be busy but lovely! 

Ciao! 

Amaury

Ocean sunrise

Ocean sunrise

Some serious bombs at the back

Some serious bombs at the back

Tama at sunrise

Tama at sunrise

Fancy a dip?!

Fancy a dip?!

Tama & Bondi

Tama & Bondi

Bronte rock pool

Bronte rock pool

Brekkie with your mate

Brekkie with your mate

The iconic Bondi to Bronte coastalwalk

The iconic Bondi to Bronte coastalwalk

#BOOM!

#BOOM!

Picture perfect

Picture perfect

Good luck in the surf mate! 

Good luck in the surf mate! 

 

 

Wet Friday

Morning my friends,

What a beautiful week it's been and apparently this weekend is going to be another good one with massive surf. We are so lucky to live in this part of the world! 

This morning we did hill sprint with the crew, I took a few shots while catching my breath. Once we were done with it, we went in the water to play with my Olympus water housing. God I'm obsessed with this thing, it's actually a dream coming through. I swim everyday, all season and I have a true love for the ocean. This thing is just perfect for me! I really hope that the guys from Olympus will end-up giving it to me. 

Enough begging for today, here are the photos. Have a fantastic weekend my friends! 

Ciao! 

Amaury

First light

First light

Here he is... Hello Sun! 

Here he is... Hello Sun! 

So delicate...

So delicate...

The surf was about 2ft today! 

The surf was about 2ft today! 

Disco Julius

Disco Julius

Simon going in...

Simon going in...

White wash

White wash

Yeah, we get it you are married! Me too buddy! 

Yeah, we get it you are married! Me too buddy! 

Wet Friday!

Wet Friday!

Lemon Spicy

Morning my friends,

What a cracker of a morning it was, again! 

We went to the jungle gym with the gang, coffee and then quick photo shoot with the beautiful Roos who kindly ask me if I could help her out.

When life gives you lemons add some spice that's what they say... Or at least that's what I say! Roos that I've know for almost 7 years has started her own label called Lemon Spicy Sustainable Swimwear.

The whole collection is made from Italian fabric with Econyl, a recycled fiber made from ghost fishing nets and other post-consumer waste. How smart is that! When wearing Lemon Spicy you basically contribute to decreasing the pollution.

Right now to make her dream a reality she is running a crowdfunding campaign. Go and check out the whole story and help her out, right HERE.

That's all, go Roos and go you guys! 

#BOOM!

Moon rise

Moon rise

Going in...

Going in...

Roos van Woudenberg founder of Lemon Spicy Sustainable Swimwear

Roos van Woudenberg founder of Lemon Spicy Sustainable Swimwear

How stylish

How stylish

#BOOM! 

#BOOM! 

The clarity of the water is insane at the moment

The clarity of the water is insane at the moment

Talking about fashion, here is John Macarthur from Purl Harbour, most famous knitter in Australia

Talking about fashion, here is John Macarthur from Purl Harbour, most famous knitter in Australia

Roos looking for some help. Right HERE!

Roos looking for some help. Right HERE!

See you soon Roos!

See you soon Roos!

Warm Wednesday

Morning my friends,

You can definitely tell that Spring has sprung... It was actually pretty warm this morning and the boxing session didn't help as well. After a few rounds, there was even a bit of sweat... (sorry for the details)

This morning there were a few decent waves, Joel even took out his big wave board, the water was amazeball, there was a bit of activity on the sand between the Bondi Mermaid doing some belly dancing and Chris Prestidge doing a photo shoot.

I guess that's it for today...

Cheers,

Amaury

PS: A lot of my mates, told me they prefer the photos since I've been shooting with my Olympus kit. What do you reckon? You like it? Really keen to hear your thoughts. Comments below.

Carlito & Paolito showing how it's done! 

Carlito & Paolito showing how it's done! 

Ocean spill

Ocean spill

Bondi Palm

Bondi Palm

Bondi Mermaid starting her day with some belly dancing

Bondi Mermaid starting her day with some belly dancing

Chris Prestidge at work. Tough gig! 

Chris Prestidge at work. Tough gig! 

Getting out of the water like a boss...

Getting out of the water like a boss...

Eject button for Joel Pilgrim

Eject button for Joel Pilgrim

So tempting, isn't it?!

So tempting, isn't it?!

Grom, no leash, don't care... 

Grom, no leash, don't care... 

 

 

Papa Day!

Morning my friends,

This morning no exercise as my daughter Charlotte decided to wake-up early. So instead, we just went for coffee, caught-up with Paul and Hamish and photos.

I actually think that Charlotte loves coming with her Papa and his friends. You can tell that she is having a really good time running around, getting looked after by the boys... When comes summer, I actually can't wait for her to join me in the water too!

I guess that's it for today...

Ciao!

Amaury 

Life is a beach, I can tell ya! 

Life is a beach, I can tell ya! 

Point to point (almost)

Point to point (almost)

Bondi Mansion

Bondi Mansion

Charlotte, could you please stop playing with the paddle boarder! ;) 

Charlotte, could you please stop playing with the paddle boarder! ;) 

Number 7

Number 7

Sparkling!

Sparkling!

Never turn your back to the ocean, that's what they say! 

Never turn your back to the ocean, that's what they say! 

Joel Lovell, no wetsuit, one less fin, don't care! Happy days!

Joel Lovell, no wetsuit, one less fin, don't care! Happy days!

Old school

Morning my friends,

Hope you all had a great weekend. Mine was not bad at all with a lot of shooting involved and a great Father's Day.

For the ones that don't follow Morning Bondi on Instagram, you definitely should as I've posted heaps of photos during the weekend. I basically played with the Olympus water housing and I love it! Instagram here: @MorningBondi

Now you might wonder why the name of the post today is 'Old school'. Well it's as simple as what I have done today is exactly what I used to do a few years ago ie. running with a camera. When I started Morning Bondi almost 6 years ago, I used to take my phone with me and take photos while exercising. I quickly got frustrated with the quality and then took a compact camera. And once again, I got frustrated with the quality and moved to a big SLR which made it impossible to run with.

Thanks to compactness and light weight of the Olympus SLR, I could actually run and take photos. So here you go my friends, you are coming with me on the run...

Have a great week,

Amaury

The sky was on fire and when I say fire, I mean it!

The sky was on fire and when I say fire, I mean it!

Sunrise run

Sunrise run

Glamourama

Glamourama

Tamarama houses

Tamarama houses

Bronte Lifeguard Tower

Bronte Lifeguard Tower

Bronte cliff

Bronte cliff

Back in Bondi

Back in Bondi

Path to paradise

Path to paradise

Shorey!

Shorey!

Waking up with a splash!

Waking up with a splash!

Spring time!

Morning my friends and see you later Winter,

To be honest you weren't that bad... I guess we were very lucky this year, it's been a pretty amazing winter!

So I have some pretty exciting news, Olympus have lend me their sexy OM-D E-M1 Mark II camera to try as well as their underwater case. It's actually a dream coming through... I always wanted a water housing but it's fairly expensive. Anyway a massive thanks to Ante from Olympus and the rest of the team. You guys rock! 

So this morning I went shooting with my new gear... I was lucky enough to have it all: cockatoo posing for me, friends, rainbow, interesting sky and amazing waves...

See the result here. What do you reckon? 

Have a cracking weekend and you will find me in the water. ;) 

Cheers!

Amaury

What do you reckon? Like my new gear?

What do you reckon? Like my new gear?

Skyfall

Skyfall

Good to chat with Adrian! 

Good to chat with Adrian! 

RainBOOM!

RainBOOM!

Yew!!

Yew!!

So good to see these two... Freja & Bruno

So good to see these two... Freja & Bruno

Sun rays

Sun rays

Icebergs

Icebergs

How crisp is this image! The shutter speed on the camera is insane!!!

How crisp is this image! The shutter speed on the camera is insane!!!

Contrast

Contrast

 

 

J'aime l'Icebergs

Morning my friends,

As I was telling you yesterday, unfortunately, as I have an early event in the city, it was impossible for me to go down the beach this morning - #FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out - that's what the kids say!)

So, as I couldn't make it down the beach I have decided to put a photo album with my best photos of the Icebergs instead. Why? You might ask? Well, that's actually a very good question! I actually have a real passion for it - it's very hard for me to resist not to go and take photos of the pool everyday. It is such a photogenic Bondi icon! 

Over the years, I reckon I took over 5,000 photos of the Bondi Icebergs Club. I know, it's hard to believe but that should be about right and the other reason is that my most popular photo printed and framed is actually of the Icebergs - the famous (at least for me) 'First in, First ripples'. 

Anyway, here are the photos and I promise that everything will be back to normal tomorrow... 

Ciao! 

Amaury

PS: J'aime l'Icebergs means 'I love Icebergs' in French. Oui oui...

First in, first ripples (if you want to see it printed and framed, right HERE)

First in, first ripples (if you want to see it printed and framed, right HERE)

Sparkles

Sparkles

Orange is the new blue

Orange is the new blue

Morning chat

Morning chat

Splash at the Bergs! 

Splash at the Bergs! 

Back...

Back...

...and forth

...and forth

Friday vibes

Friday vibes

Freeze!

Freeze!

Laps

Laps

Swim Squad

Swim Squad

Under attack

Under attack

The pool cleaner

The pool cleaner

Leave the tools behind

Leave the tools behind

Path to paradise

Path to paradise

Pool cleaning day (like every Thursday!)

Pool cleaning day (like every Thursday!)

Half full / Half empty

Half full / Half empty

The Friday crew

The Friday crew

Diving in

Diving in

White wash

White wash

Do you mind if I do? 

Do you mind if I do? 

After all this, if you still haven't seen enough photos of it, you can see more in this album: http://morningbondi.com/#/icebergs/  - Told you more than 5,000 photos... ;)

August favourites

Morning my friends,

As suspected, this morning was a bit tight for me to go down, exercise, take photos, select the top ones, edit them all and post them before heading to my workshop. I basically just went for a Bondi to Bronte run before the sunrise, coffee and quick swim. I was done in 45 minutes (so rare these days as I usually stay down the beach around 1.5 hour). I didn't take any photos today, just a video that I posted on my Instagram Story @morningbondi

So for today not to let you down, I have decided to put an album together with my favourite photos of the month. I actually came up with this idea last night when I was selecting my top ones to send to The Beast Magazine, as I do every month for the past 5 years

Talking about The Beast Magazine, if you haven't had a chance to read my interview in their last magazine, here it is: bit.ly/TheBeastInterview Thanks once again to James and Dan for the opportunity and to all my friends and magazine readers for their kind words. And yes it is an illusional optic, my shoulders are not that big! (this is for all my mates that are joking about it since the photo got published) 

Enough talking, here are my favourite photos of the month.

Have a great day!

Amaury

PS: The bad news is that tomorrow morning I have an early breakfast in the city (7am) so unfortunately no Morning Bondi routine again. Do you have any suggestions of what you would like to see instead and I might be able to put it together tonight? 

Lava

Lava

Sun-sational

Sun-sational

Sharing is caring

Sharing is caring

Hugo cruising along

Hugo cruising along

Layers

Layers

Infinity

Infinity

Surfing on pot of gold

Surfing on pot of gold

Time for a swim

Time for a swim

Balance with Anna

Balance with Anna

Board meeting

Board meeting

White wash

White wash

The stunning Icebergs

The stunning Icebergs

Chit chat

Chit chat

Bumps! 

Bumps! 

The ring

The ring

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

Saltwater Curls for SurfAid Cup

Saltwater Curls for SurfAid Cup

Foam party?!

Foam party?!

#NoPhotoshop (Not joking, real sky!)

#NoPhotoshop (Not joking, real sky!)

Chaos

Chaos

Today was looking a lot like this...

Today was looking a lot like this...

 

 

Bright early

Morning everyone,

Well today was interesting, it was actually more inviting and bright around 6am than it was at 7am. Really odd! 

We went to the jungle gym with the crew then our usual coffee and photos. No swim today as I ran out of time - I was desperately waiting for the sun to pop but it never happened.

Tomorrow morning, I will try my best to go down the beach and capture some photos but I might not be able to as I'm animating a workshop for the PRIA (Public Relations Institute of Australia) quite early - 9am start. You can see it here and if you feel like joining the next one you can do it here. Wish me luck my friends! 

I guess that's it for today, enjoy the photos and stay warm as it is pretty chilly! 

While jungle gymming in North Bondi...

While jungle gymming in North Bondi...

Cloudy morning

Cloudy morning

Coach Neil Rogers ex-Olympian, who represented Australia in the 1972 and 1976 Olympics in butterfly

Coach Neil Rogers ex-Olympian, who represented Australia in the 1972 and 1976 Olympics in butterfly

A few good waves this morning...

A few good waves this morning...

My mate Bertie, another Frenchy like me

My mate Bertie, another Frenchy like me

 

 

Rollin'

Morning my friends,

How was your weekend? Mine was great but intense, it all started with a shoot with Airbnb (exciting news to come), a dinner with friends on Saturday night (without kids - the dream!) and a boxing match on TV with mates on Sunday.

This morning we went running with Julius along the coastal walk from Bondi to Bronte and we saw these gigantic rolling waves around Bronte, MacKenzie and South Bondi. Once back in Bondi, took our usual coffee at Chapter One and headed straight to Marks Park to take a few shots. 

Not one surfer was brave enough to surf them... Although, I'm sure that if Joel Pilgrim and Chris Little were in town they would have gone for it! Missed out boys! 

Ciao!

Amaury

Rollin'

Rollin'

Waterfall

Waterfall

Angry Ocean

Angry Ocean

White wash

White wash

The veins

The veins

Fist of God

Fist of God

TGIF

Morning my friends,

After weeks of amazing sunshine, today you could tell that it was winter: windy, gloomy and crisp.

We are not going to complain as this winter has been pretty damn good so far but still it would have been great to wake up to a bright sunshine. We only had it for 2 minutes. I can't wait for summer again!

Talking about summer, I've partnered with the fine team from PosterCandy to offer you an amazing deal. In very brief, you buy any of there posters and you get a limited edition print of one of my photos from last summer. How good is that?! I know too good to be true... 

I guess that's it for the day, except probably that we did hill sprint with Paul, we had a long chat with Uge and the OneWave crew but you probably don't care about this bit.

Cheers! 

Amaury

PS: After going to the hospital yesterday afternoon for Charlotte, she's finally better and we've had a proper night sleep somewhat. Thanks again for all your lovely messages! I know I can count on you. xx

The 2 minutes of sunshine from this morning

The 2 minutes of sunshine from this morning

Every single day he runs along the beach. Good on ya buddy! 

Every single day he runs along the beach. Good on ya buddy! 

Contrasty morning

Contrasty morning

Details

Details

Heavy

Heavy

South Bondi

South Bondi

Mark post surf

Mark post surf

That's the limited edition print that we are talking about... Click here for the deal.

That's the limited edition print that we are talking about... Click here for the deal.