Autumn

Morning peeps,

That’s it, Summer is over! It went way too fast but can’t complain really, it was a pretty good one. Today marks the first day of Autumn in Australia.

I’m in rush this morning so here are the photos.

Have a great weekend,

Cheerio,

Amaury

PS: My apologies for the numerous typos on the blog / newsletter. I guess that’s the problem when you try to rush things out. It’s only throughout the day when I have more time to look at the copy that I correct a few typos. ;)

First photo of the day

First photo of the day

Jodie & Annina going for a paddle

Jodie & Annina going for a paddle

Splashing at the Icebergs

Splashing at the Icebergs

Once again the sun played hide & seek all morning

Once again the sun played hide & seek all morning

The towel reminded me that it's Mardi Gras this weekend, have a good one!

The towel reminded me that it's Mardi Gras this weekend, have a good one!

Free spirit

Free spirit

Fridays at the Bergs

Fridays at the Bergs

Bateau sur l'eau

Bateau sur l'eau

Deep blue

Deep blue

Beach scene

Beach scene

Pastel

Hola amigos,

How’s everyone today?

This morning was not too shabby, it all started with some pink clouds, then pastel sky, bright sunshine and the iconic Bondi golden colour.

Lately I’ve had trouble waking up at 5:30am, probably because it’s pitch black, therefore the motivation is not there. Anyway, I went down later than usual just in time for the pink sky, did a few push/pull/abs/run rounds down at the jungle gym, then coffee at Birichina with my mate Simon, photos, swim, shower, dropped wife & daughter and then uploaded all the photos, selection and editing of the best ones, wrote this incredible blog post (that no one really reads - do you? If you do, drop a YES in the comment section down below) and posting all over the Internet (Facebook, Instagram, Instagram Stories, Twitter, Newsletter…)

Sometimes I feel like my life is a race - no wonder! ;)

Have a great day my friends and stay cool as always,

xoxo

Amo

BOOM!

BOOM!

Picture Perfect Bondi

Picture Perfect Bondi

Sunrise paddle at its best

Sunrise paddle at its best

Some great waves this morning

Some great waves this morning

Rexy & David post-yoga/swim

Rexy & David post-yoga/swim

Icebergs full on Thursday?! A few lucky ones knew about it...

Icebergs full on Thursday?! A few lucky ones knew about it...

Ripples

Ripples

Peter Springis, one of the most photographed men on Morning Bondi, I can't help it. Always good to see his friendly face! ;)

Peter Springis, one of the most photographed men on Morning Bondi, I can't help it. Always good to see his friendly face! ;)

Lucy Buchanan going for her daily dip

Lucy Buchanan going for her daily dip

Chris Jamieson, squeezing a quick dip before work

Chris Jamieson, squeezing a quick dip before work

Cloud P*rn

Morning my friends,

Hope you all had a great morning so far or a great day for my oversees friends!

This morning was just incredible. If you like small, big and colourful clouds, the sky was full of them. I just had to shoot in every directions from the Morning Bondi HQ, job done!

Here are the photos, hope you like them.

A domani,

Amaury

Cloud P*rn

Cloud P*rn

Fluff

Fluff

Sun playing hide & seek all morning

Sun playing hide & seek all morning

Two Bondi icons: the Bondi Pavilion and the Bondi Lifeguards Tower

Two Bondi icons: the Bondi Pavilion and the Bondi Lifeguards Tower

Cuties!

Cuties!

Surf was smaller and Chris was catching them all

Surf was smaller and Chris was catching them all

The talented Keiron Lewis, if you are looking for an epic designer / illustrator this guy is your man! Check his portfolio

The talented Keiron Lewis, if you are looking for an epic designer / illustrator this guy is your man! Check his portfolio

Most photographed corner in Bondi

Most photographed corner in Bondi

Sweet ride

Sweet ride

Steamy

Steamy

3,2,1... Go!

3,2,1... Go!

Monster cloud

Monster cloud

Happy Grommet!

Happy Grommet!

Last one before going for a dip

Last one before going for a dip

Yew-town!

Morning my friends,

How’s everyone? Hope you all had a great weekend.

Mine was superb, I went for a boys weekend with 8 mates up to Copacabana - we spent the majority of the weekend in the surf. I reckon around 8 hours between Friday evening till Sunday lunch time. Cyclone Oma, brought some pretty decent waves up there. I think they should have called it, cyclone Oma-God! ;) Hate to show-off but ehh my good mate Bruno took an epic drone video of me riding a pretty decent size wave ;)

Anyhow, today we were back to the normal routine. We trained with Paul at the bars North Bondi, then coffee with Simon and photos & swim by myself. As I was writing yesterday in my Instagram Stories, the sunrise is so late these days so it’s getting very hard to squeeze the whole routine and leave the beach by 7:15am.

Today, there were just 1000’s of surfers in the water, dropping on each other and dinging their boards. Fun stuff!

Have a lovely week my friends and chat to you tomorrow,

Ciao,

Amo

Hello Bondi

Hello Bondi

Yo Chris!

Yo Chris!

Bottom half

Bottom half

Beaching!

Beaching!

End of a sesh

End of a sesh

Next shift

Next shift

Yew-town!

Yew-town!

Morning laps

Morning laps

Rosie Apps & Fabien Gouby visiting from Brighton

Rosie Apps & Fabien Gouby visiting from Brighton

Over the weekend, people were complaining that Avoca was crowded - ain't see Bondi mate!

Over the weekend, people were complaining that Avoca was crowded - ain't see Bondi mate!

The King Of The Pigeons

The King Of The Pigeons

Modern day warriors

Modern day warriors

South Bondi

South Bondi

Time for a swim

Time for a swim

Lundi

Morning peeps,

Hope you are well.

How was your weekend? Mine was pretty wild with heaps on, two 40th birthdays on both Friday and Saturday and then my daughter 3 year old birthday on Sunday and her 15 friends. Pretty full on but so much fun!

As you all know by now, the thing that I like the most about my Morning Bondi routine is to hang out with my mates, today was all about that. Too tired to exercise, just joined my good friends for coffee and swim. Happy campers!

Have a lovely week my friends!

Ciao,

Amaury

PS: Lundi means Monday in French. I know what you might be thinking, I could have come-up with something more clever but to be frank I’m too tired to think today!

Morning swims are the best

Morning swims are the best

Sunrises are so late these days, around 6:30

Sunrises are so late these days, around 6:30

Double trouble, Phoenix & Nick Breadman

Double trouble, Phoenix & Nick Breadman

Charlotte Bodell and Jon Wearne getting out of the frame

Charlotte Bodell and Jon Wearne getting out of the frame

The iconic Campbell Parade at sunrise

The iconic Campbell Parade at sunrise

Happy Campers! Shot on Morning Bondi HQ (this place is legit!!)

Happy Campers! Shot on Morning Bondi HQ (this place is legit!!)

Always good to bump into Keiron Lewis

Always good to bump into Keiron Lewis

Icebergs getting hammered this morning

Icebergs getting hammered this morning

Opened

Opened

Closed

Closed

Beau Walker making surfing look super easy - one of the best surfers in Bondi!

Beau Walker making surfing look super easy - one of the best surfers in Bondi!

Vitamin Sea

Morning my friends,

Happy Friday as we say!

Hope you all had a great Valentine’s Day yesterday and pump for the weekend!

After a long lunch at Nomad with work (great restaurant by the way) and a nice dinner with my wife last night, I was a bit dusty this morning so I spent 30 minutes in the water to recover. I feel much better now, thanks for asking!

Here are the photos, not incredible but decent enough to be shared…

Have a lovely weekend,

Ciao,

Amo

Vitamin Sea

Vitamin Sea

My friend Julius Cruickshank joining me for a swim

My friend Julius Cruickshank joining me for a swim

Boys Boys Boys

Boys Boys Boys

Girls Girls Girls

Girls Girls Girls

Yo Beau Walker! This guy can surf…

Yo Beau Walker! This guy can surf…

Sun-rise

Sun-rise

Shoot the shooter. Charlotte Piho looking fairly festive!

Shoot the shooter. Charlotte Piho looking fairly festive!

Bubble bath

Bubble bath

Yew!

Yew!

Salty morning

Morning my friends,

What a fantastic morning!

So many people keen for a surf or a sunrise swim. I guess everyone was just up and early ready to make the most of this scorcher of a day!

For a change, I spent my morning in the water and trying to take some decent shots. Such a great atmosphere!

Ciao,

Amo

Grant Trebilco catching the first rays

Grant Trebilco catching the first rays

Sun-sational start of the day

Sun-sational start of the day

Not much surf but still worth it...

Not much surf but still worth it...

Morning Craig! Good to see you bud

Morning Craig! Good to see you bud

Alistair Pratten

Alistair Pratten

The wait

The wait

The good looking Grant Trebilco, founder of OneWave

The good looking Grant Trebilco, founder of OneWave

Icebergs at sunrise

Icebergs at sunrise

High Five with Joel Pilgrim

High Five with Joel Pilgrim

The Morning Bondi gang joining me for a dip (Julius, Bertie, Paul & Simon!)

The Morning Bondi gang joining me for a dip (Julius, Bertie, Paul & Simon!)

Moan-day

Morning my friends,

How is everyone today? Hope you all had a great weekend! Mine was just fantastic, hence the reason it’s Moan-day and not Monday.

So, we went to Port Stephens for the weekend, this place is a real gem. We did sand boarding, dolphin tour, I had three decent surfs at One Mile Beach on uncrowded waves (four of us maximum), swim at Little Beach and lunches at Shoal Bay Country Club and the new Rick Stein at Bannisters (fancy!) Thanks to all of you for the great tips, we had a ball!

This morning, it was tough to wake-up but such a beautiful start of the week… I will let you judge by yourself.

xoxo

Amo

I reckon I have seen at least 1,500+ sunrise down in Bondi and I'm still amazed everyday...

I reckon I have seen at least 1,500+ sunrise down in Bondi and I'm still amazed everyday...

Claudia delivering surf updates everyday. Follow her on Instagram @bondisurfreport_

Claudia delivering surf updates everyday. Follow her on Instagram @bondisurfreport_

Tip of the buildings

Tip of the buildings

Surf check

Surf check

My good mate Simon Debnam (everyday we meet at 6:30ish at Chapter One for a coffee and a laugh!)

My good mate Simon Debnam (everyday we meet at 6:30ish at Chapter One for a coffee and a laugh!)

A few waves this morning

A few waves this morning

My other good mate, Julius Cruickshank, soon to be a dad for the second time. We've been doing this Morning Bondi routine for the last 8 years together...

My other good mate, Julius Cruickshank, soon to be a dad for the second time. We've been doing this Morning Bondi routine for the last 8 years together...

Yew!

Yew!

Learn how to get in the water with Spot Anderson from Bondi Fit

Learn how to get in the water with Spot Anderson from Bondi Fit

Joel Lovell & Hannah Dejorge going in

Joel Lovell & Hannah Dejorge going in

Good Day

Morning guys,

Yet another cracking day down the beach!

I joined my mate Matt for sunrise, then coffee with the rest of the Morning Bondi crew and swim. On days like this it’s extremely hard to leave the beach and even to stop taking photos.

The light was just incredible, almost fluro orange at sunrise then golden, The dream of every photographers, hence why we call it the “golden hour”

Anyhow, enough blabla, here are the photos…

Cheerio,

Amo

PS: I’m heading to Port Stephens for the weekend. Any tips? Good addresses? Hit me up my friends.

Fluro Orange

Fluro Orange

Sun of a beach!

Sun of a beach!

From Notts Avenue

From Notts Avenue

Beautiful mist all over Bondi

Beautiful mist all over Bondi

PineRise

PineRise

Reboot Camp getting very busy these days! Good on Bondi Meditation, consistency pays off!

Reboot Camp getting very busy these days! Good on Bondi Meditation, consistency pays off!

Silhouette

Silhouette

The always smiley Charlotte Piho

The always smiley Charlotte Piho

Matt Suleau casually walking out of the water

Matt Suleau casually walking out of the water

Eddy getting out of the water

Eddy getting out of the water

Darren Mansfield post-session

Darren Mansfield post-session

We often compare abs with Matt. Guess what?! I always lose!

We often compare abs with Matt. Guess what?! I always lose!

Morning swims are the best!

Morning swims are the best!

My good mates Simon & Julius. The problem of good mornings like this is that I get carried away shooting and end-up swimming by myself. Thanks for copping with me boys!

My good mates Simon & Julius. The problem of good mornings like this is that I get carried away shooting and end-up swimming by myself. Thanks for copping with me boys!

Debbie Tan and the little Spike

Debbie Tan and the little Spike

Picture perfect Bondi

Picture perfect Bondi

Quickie

Morning peeps,

How good was this morning? The sunrise was epic, the water incredible (the best we’ve had for days) and the sunshine super bright!

The only drawback was that I had an early meeting so I had to squeeze everything in 45 minutes. That’s what I call a quickie! ;)

Have a lovely day my friends and here are the photos that I quickly captured.

Cheers,

Amaury

Cool cloud formation

Cool cloud formation

Zoomed-out

Zoomed-out

BRIGHT

BRIGHT

South Bondi at sunrise is next level

South Bondi at sunrise is next level

Simon & Viktoria going in.

Simon & Viktoria going in.

Small but fun waves

Small but fun waves

Shorey

Shorey

early birds

early birds

Pure Gold

Morning my friends,

Hope you all had a great weekend. How good was the weather yesterday! “Oh my goodness”, as my daughter would say!

This morning was stunning as well. I did miss the first lights and the crazy sky as I was looking after my daughter but the sunrise was a cracker, the mist, the waves, the water - Pure Gold.

One last thing, for the ones that follow me on Instagram, you might remember that photo that I took with my phone a couple of weeks ago (By the way, first time that I see a photo taken with my Google Pixel 3 printed, this phone is a bomb!). Well, I think I was on something when I started questioning when are these boats going out - the guys from the Wentworth Courier reached out and asked me if they could publish it in the magazine of this month. Right here, page 19 and it is still a mystery. Anyone?

Have a beautiful week guys,

Cheers,

Amaury

Morning Bondi

Morning Bondi

Cairo Mansions

Cairo Mansions

Heading out

Heading out

Busy Bergs

Busy Bergs

You beauty!

You beauty!

Morning stretch

Morning stretch

Mid-section

Mid-section

Tots my style of shots

Tots my style of shots

Cruising

Cruising

Stefanie Jung going in

Stefanie Jung going in

Stefanie Jung

Stefanie Jung

Chris Prestidge cruising along

Chris Prestidge cruising along

Grant Trebilco

Grant Trebilco

Wentworth Courier (Page 19)

Wentworth Courier (Page 19)

KISS

Morning my friends,

How was your long weekend my friends?! Mine was just very chilled, spending quality time with family and friends.

KISS, who doesn’t like one?! Just joking, I was just keen to talk about what I like in photography: KISS for Keep It Simple, Stupid. Basically I like very simple photography with no effects, camera tricks and crazy Photoshop. I guess this is partially because I’m a self-taught photographer and playing with long exposure, bracketing and all of that crap is not my thing. What I like with photography is capturing what’s in front of me and making sure that when I edit the photos, it looks as close as possible to what I saw - simple stupid!

What else can I say this morning, except that today I’m pretty happy with the photographs as they are exactly what I’ve described above - beautiful natural colours, silhouettes in the sun, waves crashing… You get the gist!

Oh one last thing, for the ones that follow me on Instagram, you might have seen my incredible unboxing video that I did with my daughter (to be honest, I’m glad that she was there, it makes it bearable to watch) I’m so bad with these things and yes I do have a strong French accent while my FrAussie daughter is like “Yeah, yeah, one again show!” Anyhow, my friends Aymeric and Clarisse back in Paris have launched an amazing brand of swimwear years ago called Gili’s Swimwear and I was begging them to implement it here in Sydney. They finally did with my other good mate Charles from L’Epicerie Agency. If you like Euro style swimwear that will make you better looking than you currently are, you should check them out and treat yourself with a pair. They are currently selling on The Iconic (men & kids only)

Enough selling, I will leave you with the photos…

Have a great 4-day week!

BOOM!

Amaury

Beautiful Bondi

Beautiful Bondi

Yes, I'm a bit obsessed with this building!

Yes, I'm a bit obsessed with this building!

I could hang that one on my wall

I could hang that one on my wall

Fluffy

Fluffy

Tube

Tube

Morning rush

Morning rush

Smokin'

Smokin'

Love this view from Morning Bondi HQ (Yes, this is a legit registered place approved by Facebook & Instagram, the platform above the toilets South Bondi - glamour!)

Love this view from Morning Bondi HQ (Yes, this is a legit registered place approved by Facebook & Instagram, the platform above the toilets South Bondi - glamour!)

Faceplant, the moment you realise there is only 8 days left before being a father for the second time around!

Faceplant, the moment you realise there is only 8 days left before being a father for the second time around!

Silhouettes

Silhouettes

Uge, Brooke & Joel

Uge, Brooke & Joel

Uge post-work ;)

Uge post-work ;)

Fryday!

Hola amigos,

What’s up? How warm was this morning, it was already cooking at 6am!

As every Friday (for the last three really), we did some run-swim-runs with the gang. It’s tough but you feel so good afterwards! While we only did three rounds, the Bondi Surf Lifesaving Club crew who was training next to us smashed 5 rounds. Good on you champs!

Sunrise was a cracker, water incredible, I was with most of my mates and coffee was excellent - hard to do better than this really.

Two things that I wanted to mention, the first one is last night I was invited to the launch of Alex Crane brand in Australia. From Brooklyn to Bondi, if like me you like a good linen shirt, you should either go and check them out online or in their pop-up store in Paddington (288 Oxford St.) Thanks to the talented Jeff Lack for the invite!

The second one is as you know, I have been shooting with Olympus gear for quite a while and these guys have just released the new best camera on the market, the OM-D E-M1X. This thing is shit hot! (Excuse my French!) Canon, who?! ;)

Have a cracking long weekend and don’t go too crazy on Australia Day,

xoxo

Amo

Paul Amestoy and Bertrand Pithioud going in.

Paul Amestoy and Bertrand Pithioud going in.

Early birds

Early birds

Hello beautiful!

Hello beautiful!

Full house

Full house

Cheeky bugger! I'm glad that my camera is waterproof

Cheeky bugger! I'm glad that my camera is waterproof

Free hugs by Bertie

Free hugs by Bertie

Between the flags

Between the flags

Run-swim-run

Run-swim-run

The machines

The machines

I'm not sure these kids realise the chance they have to be trained by former Olympian Neil Rogers

I'm not sure these kids realise the chance they have to be trained by former Olympian Neil Rogers

The wolf pack

The wolf pack

Mornings in Australia are way overrated!

Mornings in Australia are way overrated!

Someone said long-weekend?!

Someone said long-weekend?!

Atmosphere

Morning peeps,

How is everyone today?

What a lovely start of the day!

For a change, I took my sexy Olympus water housing for a swim. Taking photos in the water is by far the most challenging way to capture images. When you think that you’ve nailed a shot, you have droplets on the lens and that ruins the whole shot. Fun stuff I can tell ya!

One of the things that I love the most about my morning routine is the atmosphere. Just a bunch of happy people that love to start their days by the beach. I guess that’s what we call “Vitamin Sea”?! Love to meet all these friendly and salty faces in the morning!

My apologies for the late update but I had a couple of early meetings. For the ones that were very impatient to see the photos, you should definitely subscribe to the newsletter as the photos will come straight at you. No need to refresh your browser every 5 minutes to see if you’ve made the cut today or not. ;)

Have a cracking day my friends,

Ciao,

Amo

PS: Still no official answer to my question from last night. Does anyone know? The only bits of information that I could find about Ben Buckler Amateur Fishing Club is this old article dating from 2016.

Morning South Bondi

Morning South Bondi

Friendly faces like the ones of the Bronte Surf Club

Friendly faces like the ones of the Bronte Surf Club

Vitamin Sea

Vitamin Sea

James Gia taking it all in

James Gia taking it all in

When you finally understand why they've called it Bondi Icebergs! Ahhh now that makes sense!

When you finally understand why they've called it Bondi Icebergs! Ahhh now that makes sense!

Frothing

Frothing

Happy face for James Gia!

Happy face for James Gia!

Surf Rescue

Surf Rescue

Just a bunch of cool people having fun!

Just a bunch of cool people having fun!

The line-up before the light gone AWOL

The line-up before the light gone AWOL

Water clarity is pretty exceptional at the moment

Water clarity is pretty exceptional at the moment

Quatro fins

Quatro fins

Marie Lebourgeois going for her daily swim

Marie Lebourgeois going for her daily swim

Ding town

Morning my friends,

How is everyone this morning?

Another beautiful sunrise down in Paradise. Hope you had a chance to see it, if not, don’t worry I have heaps of photos for you this morning.

For a change, I went down the beach with my daughter and even went for a swim with her. It was packed with surfers, hence the ‘ding town’. I know that sharing is caring but today people were caring way too much!!!

Have a great day and go for an afterwork swim if you can,

Ciao,

Amo

Ding town

Ding town

The first lights

The first lights

Sometimes I wonder what would people do without Morning Bondi and then I see this... I guess you would be totally fine!

Sometimes I wonder what would people do without Morning Bondi and then I see this... I guess you would be totally fine!

Swim squad

Swim squad

Ben Buckler getting the first rays

Ben Buckler getting the first rays

Sharing is caring!

Sharing is caring!

The iconic Bondi Pavilion taking it all-in

The iconic Bondi Pavilion taking it all-in

My little assistant calling the shots

My little assistant calling the shots

How the peach emoji was born ;)

How the peach emoji was born ;)

The very friendly Matt Pearce

The very friendly Matt Pearce

My friend Suyin Cavanagh aka Suey

My friend Suyin Cavanagh aka Suey

Golden light

Golden light

Kids in Australia are the luckiest, starting their days down the beach before going to daycare. Tough life!

Kids in Australia are the luckiest, starting their days down the beach before going to daycare. Tough life!

Mike Malouf post-surf

Mike Malouf post-surf

Kinsey wrapping-up too!

Kinsey wrapping-up too!

Alex heading out

Alex heading out

Line-up

Line-up

Morning stroll

Morning stroll

Peter Segerer heading to work

Peter Segerer heading to work

...and that's a wrap!

...and that's a wrap!

Sweet

Morning my friends,

What a sweet Friday!

It’s on days like these that I just don’t want to leave the beach. It was just too good this morning, for a few reasons!

#1 - Today is Friyeah!!

#2 - I was with four of my mates and we did some run-swim-runs!

#3 - The sunrise was a cracker and the water super-fine!

#4 - Heaps of happy people all around, ie. heaps of photo opportunities!

#5 - I met my new besties Akvile & Greta from Lithuania.

I guess that’s enough reasons…

Talking about sweet, yesterday arvo, I was invited to the incredible launch of the AllBirds Sugar Zeffers thongs in Point Pipper. The thongs are made of sugar, no joke! Read more at the bottom of this page and if you want to see how sweet was the partay, check my Instagram Stories before it disappears. Tough gig! :)

BOOM!

Have a fabulous weekend my good friends!

Amo

Sweet Friday!

Sweet Friday!

The Morning Bondi crew

The Morning Bondi crew

Between the flags

Between the flags

Board training

Board training

Don't tell me that you don't want to jump in!

Don't tell me that you don't want to jump in!

Paul Amestoy casually getting out of the water

Paul Amestoy casually getting out of the water

This is what happen when you leave your camera to your mate Bertie. He's taking photos of naked men in the shower (ie. me)

This is what happen when you leave your camera to your mate Bertie. He's taking photos of naked men in the shower (ie. me)

Beardy cleaning the office

Beardy cleaning the office

Postcard from Bondi Beach

Postcard from Bondi Beach

The OneWave crew

The OneWave crew

Heading out

Heading out

SoBo crew (South Bondi for the hipsters!)

SoBo crew (South Bondi for the hipsters!)

Stronger together!

Stronger together!

Kim McIntosh from Buddee Fitness

Kim McIntosh from Buddee Fitness

The Flintstones training hard

The Flintstones training hard

Just crossing

Just crossing

Bondi Icebergs lookout

Bondi Icebergs lookout

Good luck!

Good luck!

Legendary Alex, I met him last weekend in the surf - very friendly guy!

Legendary Alex, I met him last weekend in the surf - very friendly guy!

My new besties Akvile & Greta

My new besties Akvile & Greta

All by herself, quite rare in Bondi

All by herself, quite rare in Bondi

Golden Summer

Morning my fellow Bondi lovers,

How good is the weather and water at the moment?! Now that’s what I call Summer!!

Last night, we went for a swim after-work with the fam. So nice to finish your day like this! Thanks to Uge for capturing this special moment with my girls. Love it! :)

The light was sun-sational last night, so I took a few photos myself. You might have already seen them on Insta, Facebook or Twitter - if not, go for it!

This morning, the light was pretty much the same but coming from the other way. Sun sets in South Bondi and rises from North Bondi. Either way, it’s such a nice show to watch!

Have a fantastic day my friends and chat to you tomorrow,

xoxox

Amo

Row row row your boat

Row row row your boat

Hello Sun!

Hello Sun!

The iconic Bondi Lifeguards tower

The iconic Bondi Lifeguards tower

Love the long lens - thanks Olympus for the treat!

Love the long lens - thanks Olympus for the treat!

Reflo

Reflo

Flickerfest - never been in the last 9 years that I've been here. Any good?

Flickerfest - never been in the last 9 years that I've been here. Any good?

Board training

Board training

Between the flags

Between the flags

Waiting for a wave

Waiting for a wave

The Pink Power Surfers

The Pink Power Surfers

Time for a swim

Time for a swim

You see this good looking man in the foreground? That's my good mate Paul Amestoy. Sorry ladies, this man is taken!

You see this good looking man in the foreground? That's my good mate Paul Amestoy. Sorry ladies, this man is taken!

Tubes in Bondi

Tubes in Bondi

It gets busy on days like this...

It gets busy on days like this...

Locals

Morning my friends,

How is everyone today?!

This morning was just perfect, the weather was a cracker, we had a good gym session down at the jungle gym in North Bondi and I bumped into all the usual suspects.

Besides the fact that I get to hang out with all my good mates before work, one of the things that I love the most about my morning routine is that I get to chat with all the locals. Since I’ve started Morning Bondi eight years ago, I have probably met more than 100 people down the beach. Some born and bred here, some like me, who made Bondi Beach their home for quite a while. We are all pretty damn lucky to live in this little bubble!

I simply love meeting new people and getting to know their back stories. A few years ago, I was even thinking about creating a blog called “People of Bondi” a la “Humans of New York” but decided against for a few reasons. First, I’m not enough of a good portrait photographer and second Morning Bondi is already “sucking” a lot of my time.

I guess that’s it for today… If you live local and see me in the morning, come and say ‘hi’ and let’s have a laugh!

Chat to you tomorrow,

xoxo

Amo

North Bondi, 7 am

North Bondi, 7 am

Eve White, the Mermaid Fit Bondi

Eve White, the Mermaid Fit Bondi

Andrzej Kowalski going for his daily surf

Andrzej Kowalski going for his daily surf

Trent Knox, PT and founder of the 440 Run Club (free to join!)

Trent Knox, PT and founder of the 440 Run Club (free to join!)

Dieter & Mark aka the 'Chapter One troublemakers'

Dieter & Mark aka the 'Chapter One troublemakers'

Oh hello gorgeous thing!

Oh hello gorgeous thing!

The legendary knitter, John Macarthur from Purl Harbour. He always has a good story! Today we talked about the time Kim Basinger ordered him a jumper.

The legendary knitter, John Macarthur from Purl Harbour. He always has a good story! Today we talked about the time Kim Basinger ordered him a jumper.

The South Bondi gang

The South Bondi gang

My good friend Ariana Aljinovic, a true Bondi local, born and bred here but with Croatian background

My good friend Ariana Aljinovic, a true Bondi local, born and bred here but with Croatian background

Shaka for Blake Sinclair

Shaka for Blake Sinclair

Eugene Tan aka Mr Aquabumps, not sure he needs an intro - everyone knows this guy or at least his photos

Eugene Tan aka Mr Aquabumps, not sure he needs an intro - everyone knows this guy or at least his photos

Pure Bliss

Morning my friends,

How was your weekend guys? Ready for the week?

Mine was not bad at all, filled with surfing, a birthday celebration at Totti’s (the new Merivale joint in Bondi - love this place) and I crossed the bridge to go to Kirribilli Market on Sunday.

When I arrived down the beach this morning it was all grey and dark but around 7am, the sun took over and it was just gorgeous. The surf was looking pretty good too - I would have loved to go for a surf. To be frank, most mornings I wish I had my board with me to catch a couple…

Have a lovely day my friends and chat tomorrow,

Ciao,

Amaury

PS: Have you seen the photo that I posted on Instagram on Saturday. Pretty mad, ehh?!

Joel Lovell ripping as always

Joel Lovell ripping as always

Small shark net boat

Small shark net boat

Peter Segerer going in

Peter Segerer going in

Sharing is caring!

Sharing is caring!

Rexy & Augustus post-swim

Rexy & Augustus post-swim

Renee Robertshaw on her daily stroll

Renee Robertshaw on her daily stroll

STOP

STOP

Pristine

Pristine

Cruising along

Cruising along

Texture

Texture

Surfing chicks

Surfing chicks

Icebergs on a Monday - pretty quiet!

Icebergs on a Monday - pretty quiet!

Typical Bondi

Typical Bondi

Sit back & relax

Sit back & relax

Curves

Curves

Praying for all-week sunshine, same here!

Praying for all-week sunshine, same here!

Beach vibes

Beach vibes

Splashing around

Splashing around

Haar

Morning my friends,

Haar, no don’t worry, I’m not about to spit but just describing the phenomenon that we had today, also called ‘sea fret’ according to my good friend Wikipedia. Basically Bondi Beach was covered in fog because of the warm air and the cold water.

Today marks the first day back to our usual Morning Bondi routine:

5:30am - Wake-up

6am - 6:45am - Exercise, down in the jungle gym

6:45am-7:20am - Coffee, photos, chit chat with the locals and finish off with a swim

Then it’s the usual rush from 7:30am till the moment I write this (incredible) blog post, newsletter, social posts… Today, I’m a bit late as I had a couple of meetings first.

I guess that’s all you need to know for today.

Actually, one last thing, if you live in the Eastern Suburbs you might have received in your mailbox a copy of Local East Magazine. I was lucky enough to have one of my shots making the front cover and another one within the magazine. If you don’t live in the East, here it is for you: front cover, edito with beautiful words from Lizzie Meryment the publisher who called me ‘Mr Bondi’ (loved it!) and the other double-spread shot.

Very proud of it! :)

Have a lovely day my friends,

Amaury aka Amo aka Mr Bondi ;)

Haar in Bondi Beach

Haar in Bondi Beach

Racetracks

Racetracks

Fav building (but you already know this!)

Fav building (but you already know this!)

Yachting at sunrise - what else?

Yachting at sunrise - what else?

Beardy & Mouse on the jetski

Beardy & Mouse on the jetski

FREEZE

FREEZE

Andrew Weetman about to take-off

Andrew Weetman about to take-off

Isabella Dobozy ski-training

Isabella Dobozy ski-training

Photobombed but probably one of my favourite shots of this morning

Photobombed but probably one of my favourite shots of this morning

Carlos De Spinola doppelgänger for the ones that know him

Carlos De Spinola doppelgänger for the ones that know him

Blake Sinclair wrapping-up

Blake Sinclair wrapping-up

Paddle boarders taking over South Bondi

Paddle boarders taking over South Bondi

Bus

Bus

Marie Lebourgeois in the shorey

Marie Lebourgeois in the shorey

All over the place

All over the place