Hello 2019

January 3, 2019

Morning my friends,

Happy New Year!

Long time no speak… Hope you all had a wonderful break and a great Christmas & New Year’s Eve!

Mine was extremely relaxing, just surfing, spending quality time with my family and friends, BBQs and celebrations!

I only took three times my camera down the beach, on Christmas Day, one random day when I was heading to Gordons Bay and on New Year’s Day. The beach was packed!

Here is a selection of some of them that you might have already seen on Instagram and a couple more!

Thanks for your ongoing support and I wish you all the best for 2019!

BOOM!

Lots of love,

Amaury aka Amo

Kudos to the Bondi Lifesavers to keep us all safe!

Bondi Icebergs is the only quiet place on Christmas Day

Gordons Bay beach - a few minutes from Bondi Beach

Splash!

December 20, 2018

Morning my good friends,

Long time no speak… My apologies but you can only blame the weather on that one!

As you might see in my Instagram Stories, even when the weather is not looking at its best, I’m still going down the beach but I basically don’t bother taking my camera out of my bag.

Today, I was up at 5:15am and so ready to finally see a bit of sunshine. The sunrise was a cracker, the temperatures perfect and the swim so refreshing!

Waking up with a splash of salt water is by far the best thing to do in the morning!

Enjoy the photos and chat to you tomorrow - weather permitting obviously!

Ciao,

Amo

PS: My apologies for the late update but I’ve got back to back meetings all morning. I’m right now sitting in a Uber, heading all the way to a client in Gordon.

Waking with a splash, literally! (I've actually uploaded another one on Instagram this morning but I already regret it. I much prefer that one!!)

That's the one that I've uploaded on Instagram - not as good I reckon. What do you think?

Sunrise reflection on these buildings is next level

Rhod from Military Fit Squad - It’s not only marketing, he's actually a real military and about to go on a 4-month mission... Good on you mate!

Christine & Derek coming straight at me - this is pretty much what I see in the morning. Sorry guys that was the best photo!

Hallelujah

December 17, 2018

Morning my friends!

Hallelujah, one more week at work before a well deserved break.

The sunrise was a cracker, it was hot, foggy and heaps of happy people all around. God, I love Summer mornings… They are very hard to beat!

This week is officially the last week for Christmas print orders (framing can potentially be arranged but between today and tomorrow) so if you still haven’t Christmas presents for your loved ones, get in touch right HERE or email: Xmas@morningbondi.com

Have a lovely week my friends and stay cool with this heat.

Ciao,

Amo

Scrolling through your Instagram feed at sunrise... What else! ;)

Shark net boat - so many sharks at the moment!

Murray Cox at his usual spot doing his usual thing

Ace

December 10, 2018

Morning my friends,

This morning started pretty grey with not much going on except probably that there was a 8 foot grey white caught in the net in Tamarama. It was the talk of the town - fair enough!

I didn’t bother taking my camera out of my bag, just my Pixel phone to capture a video, you can see it in my Story.

However, how good was the weather on Saturday and Sunday - very hard to beat. It was an ace weekend! We started our weekend down at the Icebergs - god I love this pool!

Here are the photos that I took down there, don’t tell anyone as you are not meant to take photos with a DSLR, just phones and GoPros. Ooppss!

Have a great week,

Ciao!

Amo

PS: The photos have been very lightly edited (just a bit of brightness and contrast), the blue was that blue and same for the turquoise.

Father & Daughter

December 7, 2018

Morning my friends,

Hope you all had a good night sleep and excited that it’s Friday!

When I was about to step out of my place at 5:15am, my daughter was waiting for me next to the entrance and keen to go down the beach with me - cute! So here goes my plan to see the sun rising above the ocean but ehh, I see it everyday anyway…

So we ventured down to join our friends Magnus, Julie and Simon for coffee and swim. I absolutely love seeing my daughter playing in the sand.

Anyhow, have a beautiful weekend guys and chat to you on Monday,

Ciao!

Amo

B4 6

December 6, 2018

Morning my friends,

All the shots below have been shot before 6am (hence the title of the blog post). Woke-up at 5:15am and rushed straight to the beach as I knew it was going to be a cracker - and BOOM, it was indeed!

When I arrived around 5:30am, Uge and Adam were already there with their tripods out ready to snap away. Are we all crazy to wake up at the crack of dawn to capture the sunrise - most probably but it’s well worth it!

Once the photos done and dusted at 5:55am, I joined my mate Magnus for a bar session in North Bondi, swim and coffee - so efficient and all that before 7:30am!

Have a cracking day my friends and chat to you tomorrow as always,

Ciao!

Amo

Uge capturing the sunrise from all directions

The iconic Bondi Icebergs pool at sunrise - how good!

I've always been pretty bad with maths but: cracking sunrise + clouds = stunning water colour. FACT!

Inception. Uge nailing the shot with the Google Pixel 3 (Another fact for you: this is the best phone on the market!!) #teampixel

Reminders

December 5, 2018

Morning my friends,

Well well well… I basically missed the sunrise this morning as I was still at home looking after my daughter who has decided since a few days that waking at 5:15am like her daddy was the right thing to do. I told her several times that I was cray-cray but ehh what can I do?! The future of Morning Bondi is looking bright!

When I arrived down the beach around 6:10am, it was all pretty grey with not much colours going on (check my Instagram Story if you really want to see it).

Instead, here is a selection of photos from the 1.83 terabytes of archives that I’ve got…

Also as the blog title suggests, I have a few things to remind you:

Ho ho ho! Christmas orders are still possible but it’s getting very tight for international postage (assuming that Australia Post will follow, there are only a couple of days left). If you fancy a photo, get in touch asap.
A bit less than 2 days to enter the Summer Essentials Giveaway. You can enter right HERE to be in the draw to win $1,000 worth of goodies. You just need to fill out your details. Too easy!
As some of you might have read on last Friday’s post, the fine team at blinq art is throwing a party to celebrate Summer on the 13th of December. They have just created a Facebook event so you can easily RSVP right HERE.

I guess that’s it for today, probably enough!

Have a lovely day my friends and stay cool!

BOOM!

Amaury

Freeze with Adrian McArdle (10th January 2017)

Beau Walker ripping as he always does (6th February 2017)

The iconic Bondi to Bronte coastal walk (1st December 2017)

EARLY

December 4, 2018

Morning my friends,

My apologies for the late update but fairly busy morning once again.

For a change, I took my daughter with me this morning. We spent 1.5 hour down the beach between Bronte and Bondi. That was such a nice morning down there and she was so well behaved that I could concentrate on the photos.

I’m right now in a Uber on my way to another meeting so I’m going to keep it short and sweet.

Have a lovely day and chat to you tomorrow,

Cheers,

Amaury

Mates

December 3, 2018

Morning my friends,

How good was this weekend! It was the perfect first weekend of Summer. Hope you had a good one too!

This morning was not bad neither. The sunrise was a cracker, the temperatures outside and inside the water perfect and I was with all my good mates! The main reason why I love my routine so much is that I get to spend quality (and sweaty) time with my good friends!

We went to the jungle gym for some reps of push/pull/abs/run, swim in North Bondi for a change and coffee at Chapter One, as we pretty much do everyday!

On another note, for the ones that don’t follow Morning Bondi on Instagram yet (you definitely should!), as of last Friday, the incredible Commune Bondi store on Glenayr Avenue is now stocking some Morning Bondi prints. Thank you so much to Loren & Kristie for this amazing opportunity! Stoked!

Have a lovely week, it’s meant to be a cracking one!

Amaury

The Morning Bondi gang (from left to right: Bertie, David, Magnus, Julie, Julius, JP and me) Thanks to Daniel Boddam for the photo!

No camera got damaged by taking this photo

Some of my best friends, I have known them for the last 12 years. David Finato, Magnus Omme and Julius Cruickshank. They hate their photos taken, can you tell?!

FriYay!

November 30, 2018

Morning peeps,

Sun is back, so am I! So good to see a bit of sun - loved it!

This morning I joined my friends, Julie, Magnus & Julius to watch the sunrise at 5:30am. It was a bit behind schedule but well worth it!

Then jungle gym sesh with Magnus, coffee with the rest of crew and swim with Simon. Such a nice way to start your day!

As some of you know, blinq art gallery in Bondi Junction is selling some of my photos. To celebrate the beginning of summer, they are throwing a cocktail party on the 13th of December from 6-9pm. Morning Bondi (ie. me, Amaury Treguer, yes they go by names & surnames of the “artists” not nicknames) will have a special corner and I would love for you join the fun! All you need to do is RSVP to: hello@morningbondi.com (before the 6th of December) and I will add you to the list. Too easy!

Have a cracking weekend my good friends!

xoxo

Amo

Fridays at the Bondi Icebergs Club - full house!

Cracker!

November 27, 2018

Morning my friends or should I say afternoon?!

My apologies for the late update but I was on a job by 6am. The job was actually happening right on the sand in Bondi (opposite Bondi Pavilion), how convenient!

We were filming a piece of content about sun safety for one of our clients. I will share it with you early next week once it’s live on their social channels.

To maximise my time down the beach, before the start of the shoot, I woke up at 5am. Lucky the sunrise was a cracker! Thank god, because it was pretty grey for 2 hours after that and the sun decided to show its face again when we were wrapping up… Typical!

Enjoy the photos and chat to you tomorrow,

Ciao!

Amaury

Surfing at dawn must be one of the best things in life!

Should we talk about the cloud reflection in the pool?

Darren Mansfield, always one of the first ones in the water

…and that’s a wrap! Aidan Lynch, one of my colleagues/mates. He loves a good muffin and takes decent shots too! Give him a follow here: @aidoframes — …and that’s a wrap! Aidan Lynch, one of my colleagues/mates. He loves a good muffin and takes decent shots too! Give him a follow here: **@aidoframes**

Bright & Late

November 26, 2018

Morning my friends,

How was your weekend?

This morning started pretty dark at 5:30am with all the clouds (usually that’s when the sun is up) but by 6:30am it was super bright!

We went down the bars in North Bondi for a gym session with Bertie, then joined my mates David and Julius for coffee and finished off by a swim. By far the best way to start your week on a high!

Do you know another great way to start your week on a high? I do! I’ve teamed with the guys from Nicolas Alexander Swimwear, Pacifico Optical, Franck Provost… for the ultimate Summer Essential Gift Pack. You can win one of my ‘First in, first ripples’ print and heaps more ($1,000 worth of gifts) by entering your details right HERE. Too easy!

Have a great week and share it around,

xoxo

Amaury

The ultimate Summer Essentials Gift Pack, enter HERE — The ultimate Summer Essentials Gift Pack, enter **HERE**

Unexpected

November 23, 2018

Morning my friends,

I was certainly not expecting the wind and the chill this morning. As always I was in t-shirt and board short, trust me I regretted it the moment I stepped outside.

No exercise this morning, as once again, I had to leave the beach early so only concentrated on photos and coffee.

I’m currently in a Uber writing this “incredible” update…

Have a lovely weekend,

Cheerio!

Amaury

Andrew Weetman scoring good ones, as always

I shot this one all the way from North Bondi Grassy Knoll

Rhod from Military Fit Squad with his crew

On-set

November 22, 2018

Morning my friends,

Hope you are all having a great morning so far.

My apologies for the late update but I had an early start today. I’ve been on-set for the last two days filming a pretty exciting piece of content for a client.

This morning was a cracker, waves were in town, the sunrise was pretty and there were literally hundreds of surfers.

I better go back to what I’m doing… here are the photos!

Ciao!

Amo

Only a couple of surfers out this morning

Double Winning - Lucy & Rexy, always good to see these guys in the morning!

Sun-sational

November 20, 2018

Morning my good friends,

My apologies for the late update but I’m a pretty busy man you know. ;) Morning Bondi is a hobby and will always remain a hobby. Yes, I spend a lot of time on it and I love it but work always comes first!

If you don’t know yet, my job is to head the social and content department for The Haus, a group of six independent communication agencies. I pretty much work with everyone in the business and all their clients. Loving it! #NotSponsoredJustaFYI

Enough about me, today was a cracker but you needed to be there quite early (I’m talking 5:30am early) to see the whole show happening.

I know it’s not always about the size but thanks to my new long Olympus 40-150mm lens I was able to capture the sun from pretty close. See the first photo. What do you reckon? Close enough?

I guess that’s it for today! Unfortunately I’m on a shoot (work-related) for the next couple of days with early starts; therefore chances are that I will not be able to take photos in the morning. Damn!

Have a cracking day my friend,

From Bondi with love,

Amaury aka Amo

Sun-sational morning down in Bondi Beach!

Before the sunrise - no Photoshop, real colours right here - pinky promise!

Hello clouds, you look beautiful this morning!

Trent Knox with his gang. Busy time of the year down the bars! Where were all these people a few months ago?

In love

November 19, 2018

Morning my friends,

Hope you all had a great weekend!

Mine was a cracker for so many reasons, the highlights have to be the first surfing session with my daughter Charlotte and the tennis couple tournament with all our good friends.

Why “In love” you may ask? Well, I’m in love with my brand new sexy Olympus 40-150mm lens. I can now capture so many new angles that were not possible before. A massive thank you to Ante and the rest of the Olympus Australia team for letting me play with their gear! I simply love it!

Bring on the new perspective! I can get pretty close to whatever I want to capture as you will see down below.

I guess that’s it for today,

Have a lovely week,

xoxo

Amo

From South Bondi to North Bondi - you can see Hugh Jackman's apartment from here

Now we are talking... Smile when you surf, as I can see your face!

Even clouds look better from that close!

David Finato, my oldest Australian friend, who lived in Amsterdam for 10 years. He loves his bikes!

Goodwill

November 13, 2018

Morning team,

How is everyone today?!

Personally, I’m over the moon for a couple of reasons.

First, the sunrise was a cracker but you needed to be there before 5:45am - all the colours were gone shortly after it!

And, our beloved car is getting repaired and we don't need to spend a cent. The fine team at Volkswagen is taking care of all the costs associated with the repair. Volkswagen HQ has approved the goodwill request that the Volkswagen garage submitted last week. Amazing customer service all the way and yes we will continue to drive this beautiful car as long as it lasts and will make sure to let people know how good Volkswagen has handled the situation.

A massive thank you to all of you for all your messages of concerns, recommendations and love. I know that I can count on you!

Have a lovely day and chat to you tomorrow as always,

Ciao,

Amo

Sixteen

November 12, 2018

Morning my friends,

How was your weekend? Mine? Wonderful, thanks for asking!

Why Sixteen? Don’t you worry, I know that we are the 12th today. Just because you will see 16 photos down below.

Today, too tired to train, I went for a stroll, took a bit more photos than usual, caught-up with a couple of mates and went for a much needed swim!

I have to say sometimes it’s a struggle to find the inspo to write something different everyday. Hence the reason why I tend to repeat myself a fair bit.

That is all for today, have a terrific week my friends!

Yew!

Amaury

Never seen this path before, just behind the Icebergs

No drone, no chopper, just hire a seagull

Keiron Lewis pretty proud of his own-designed board

Bitter Friday

November 9, 2018

Morning my friends,

This morning was pretty amazing with a beautiful sunrise, decent waves and heaps of happy people all around. So now you might wonder why did I call the blog: “Bitter Friday”? Well, yesterday afternoon, I had the news that our beloved car that we had for the last 4 years, need $4k of repair if we want to drive it again. What a perfect news to start the weekend!

Well, we are clearly not going to repair it as it’s definitely not worth it but still very gutted! I thought that Volkswagen were tough and reliable cars?! Clearly not that great! So now we are on the market to buy a new car…

Do you have any suggested car brands? If you have any plans to buy affordable and reliable cars or if you know a good car dealer in the area, please get in touch in the comments below or feel free to send me all the deets by email hello@morningbondi.com Of course, if you work for one of the car manufacturers or a dealership and want to lend me a car, that’s cool too and I would be forever grateful!

I guess that would be it for today, :(

Thanks for your help team!

Cheers,

Amaury

Michael, when are we drinking a beer on your balcony?

Clean Icebergs (love the posture of the lady on the bottom left. Is she waiting for a cocktail?!)

The famous OneWave anti-bad vibes circle

What a legend! Writing happy birthday for his girlfriend... He’s a keeper!

The famous Anna Kooiman filming a new project

Peaceful

November 7, 2018

Morning my friends,

Hope you had a great Melbourne Cup and your heads are not too sore!

This morning was pretty special. First of all, it was pretty calm & peaceful and the texture of the clouds was unreal.

I was by myself for a change and purely concentrated on the photos - no exercise for once. God it’s good to be lazy sometimes… To be frank, I got rid of the idea to have a summer body ready anyway! ;)

Have a lovely day, it’s meant to be raining from 1pm onwards.

Ciao,

Amo

Déjà vu! Under the spotlight, literally. See yesterday's post to get it! — Déjà vu! Under the spotlight, literally. See **yesterday's post** to get it!

Life down under! Best way to cure a post-Melbourne Cup headache

Les archives. Another day, another rainy day… As I could see it was not raining, I ventured down much later than usual, around 6:45 am. I just arrived and a light drizzle started. What are the chances?! I joined my mates for a quick dip in the ocean and coffee at Chapter One (my unofficial gallery, they have five of my prints on the wall). Still worth going out, if you ask me… Have a great day my friends and stay warm as it’s a bit nippy at the moment. Ciao, Amo PS: I’m going camping this weekend with a bunch of mates but pretty sure I don’t have the right equipment to cope with the cold. I only have a summer sleeping bag… It’s going to be fun, they say. 🤦🏽‍♂️🥶

Rainy days. Do you know what rainy days mean? It means archive days. Here are photos from the past couple of months, most of them were my second favourite ones so you wouldn’t have seen them before. As you know, I love doing my Morning Bondi routine but it actually takes so much time. I’m talking about the photo bit especially. At the moment, I take photos from 6:30ish when the sun is up for roughly 30-40 minutes, then selection of the good photos for 20 mins, light edit the best ones for 10 mins, then write the morning blurb for 3-5 mins (I tend not to overthink this, as you can tell), then upload of each individual photos on the blog for 10 minutes, then newsletter for 5 minutes, then Instagram for 3 minutes, Facebook 3 minutes and Instagram Story 3 minutes. Basically, around 1.5 hours on average. So yes sometimes, I’m glad when it’s raining as I’m saving so much time. Have a beautiful day, despite the weather, and chat with you tomorrow, Xoxo Amo

Golden Sea. Slow start this morning, it was pretty average unless you could wait up to 8am (I couldn’t) to see the sun popping out behind the curtain of clouds. It was all about the golden reflection of the hidden sun on the water. Gold 24-carat for a few minutes. I don’t have much to tell you today except that if you live locally and love ‘Shark Tank’ TV show, you will love the local version of it. It’s called the Bondi Innovation Shark Tank organised by the @bondichamber and it’s next Wednesday at @hotelravesis You can find all the deets in the media release and book your tickets on the blog. I’m going with my awesome business partner Mary Proulx and supporting Sam Cust, one of the sharks (I think that’s what we call them). If you come down, let’s have a beer and break bread (what I love the most about our business name is that the puns are endless). I loaf you! (see) Amo

Nothing to worry about, it's just a tornado off North Bondi, ... 🌪️😲 I took this photo this morning around 9:30 am. I was shooting with @versefinejewellery in South Bondi when we saw this waterspout tornado coming out of nowhere. Scary much? Look closely and you can see the person around Ben Buckler's cliffs running for his life... That's all folks!

Pure Heaven. What another beautiful start to the day! While yesterday was all about big waves, today was all about the mad reflo on the sand - absolutely stunning. I was sitting just next to Morning Bondi HQ and was snapping like a maniac. Have a cracking weekend and subscribe to the newsletter if you want to see the photos earlier in the day - new Morning Bondi formula. ;) Xoxo Amo

Bombastic. OMG, what an incredible morning! It's a very late update as I had a pretty busy day and didn't have a chance to post before now. The newsletter was out around 10am though, so subscribe to it if you want to see the photos before everyone else. It was honestly one of the best mornings we've had for a little while. The light, the waves and the surfers braving the waves. Xoxo Amo

Low-tide goodness. What a stunning morning! Today was all about the low-tide gold reflection. It was just the perfect conditions for photos. The problem, only a few people out including two metal hunters. I was with fellow Frenchy @dianeperreau all morning. I reckon she’s the most popular French person in Sydney. So many people are stopping her every morning to have a chat and take a selfie with her. Have a lovely day my friends, Ciao, Amo

Into the wild. What a cracker of a morning! For a change of scenery, I ventured down to Bronte this morning. I reckon I made the right choice, it was just an incredible show. I was with my mate @paolocattaneophoto for the entire morning and we were just looking at the waves rolling in. Bronte Pool was the best place in da house. If you follow me on Instagram, you would have seen the very rare video of me talking to the camera. With @bread_agency, my agency, I recently started working with the team from @in2thewild.aus, the best tiny houses business around. In order to have a better understanding of the experience, the client kindly invited me to go for a couple of days with my wife and daughter. Real legends, best onboarding! The whole experience was amazing - especially for someone like me that is pretty hyperactive. I just ‘re-wilded’ for two days. Even though the network was working where we were, I put my phone in airplane mode the whole weekend and made the most of the experience. The tiny house was kitted with all the things that you need, all the products in there are premium and sourced from ethical brands. Let’s be honest the firepit and outdoor bath were the highlights for me. I would highly recommend it to anyone, especially if you are like me and struggle to switch off. They are running a Winter Campaign which is all about swapping your usual beach days for days in the wild. You can book one of the 46 cabins all around Australia using the link in my Stories to get up to 20% off this winter OR alternatively try your luck entering the simple giveaway that they are organising on their Insta. You can thank me later! Xoxo Amo

Monday Madness. This is a very late update compared to usual but busy day today. This morning was just nuts down the beach. I only took a few photos before having to rush to an early meeting in the city. The swell should still be here tomorrow, so go and have a look if you can. Xoxo Amo

FriYay. How’s everyone today? After two days in Melbs (Melbourne for the hipsters), I’m back in the hood. What a morning! Incredible light, the surf was ON and the Icebergs was packed - perfect for photo ops. This morning I caught up with my mate Ben, a fellow Frenchy that I haven’t seen for years. We hung out around the Bergs and finished with a swim in South Bondi - how original. Enjoy your weekends my friends. Mine is going to be pretty epic. I’m going into the wild, literally. That’s right, I’m going to one of @in2thewild.aus’s tiny houses. More on this subject later. Stay tuned people! Have a cracking weekend, Lots of love, Amo

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