I love you

April 14, 2023

Morning lovelies,

Happy Friday!

I love you. And no, I’m not talking about Bronte Beach, even though I do too. I’m talking about every single one of you. When I asked yesterday, if anyone could recommend a local physio, I had 80+ responses and there are still more coming. I just wanted to say how grateful I was - you guys are absolute gems. Thank you so much and sorry if I don’t get back to you all individually. Wes at The Well won, he was recommended by 6 people. You better get my shoulder fixed in no time mate. ;)

What an incredible morning! The sunrise was a cracker, the sun was shining, the temperature outside was pretty good (the puffer jacket was probably an overkill today) and the water was incredible.

Have a fabulous weekend. My business partner Mary is already well in the spirit, check her out on that zip line.

Amaury (not pronounced ‘Amore’ but considering how romantic I can be, it’s ok if you call me like that).

PS: As I already had a few people asking for it, if you want that list of local physio, get in touch and I will send you all the screenshots.

The floor is lava (only people with kids will get it)

Is there a better spot to start your day?

Feeding the gull while surfing (in photography, timing is everything)

Bronte Pool ($9 cheaper than the Icebergs)

Yeah Nah

April 13, 2023

Morning gang,

How’s everyone today?

Alright, I messed up this morning, I told you that it was going to be terrible weather but in fact, we had a bit of sunshine. I was so convinced otherwise that I went for a run-up to Clovelly. On my way back, I was pretty pissed with myself when I saw the sun shining for a glorious 5 minutes but I was around Tama and didn’t have my camera with me obviously. I’ve said it before but I’m absolutely useless at predicting the weather, almost as bad as BOM’s forecast, so please don’t trust me, ever.

I still took some photos this morning but to be honest, I’m not really happy with any of them. What do you guys think? Worth the double tap?

On a brighter note, the local artist Rosie Rushton has done a collaboration with my good mates at Bondi Liquor Co. A collab produced by Laura Brandon. If you fancy a party next Thursday, check out all the deets here. I will be there having a few Plink Gins and my Morning Bondi Gin on a drip. Just joking Mum, I would never do that!

Have a great day my friends,

Xoxo

Amo

Water is always looking inviting when it's cloudy with a bit of sun

You know there is not much to photograph when I start taking photos of men in d*ck stickers

Reflo-phile

April 12, 2023

Morning team,

What a cracker of a morning!

I arrived early and could tell that it was going off, and guess what, it did! Incredible vivid colour show but what I liked the most this morning was the reflection on the sand.

I’m what people would call a “reflo-phile” (it does sound more negative than it is). I had to double-check online but using ‘-phile’ at the end of a word denotes a person or thing having a fondness for a specified thing, so here we go. Oh well, we do learn every day, don’t we?!

Have a great day my friends,

Xoxo

Amo

Same shot as yesterday but with more colours and less waves

Selfie reflection - told you, puffer jacket is back

Too much

April 11, 2023

Morning gang,

Hope you've all had a great Easter long weekend.

This morning was all a bit too much, the waves were a bit too big, the sunrise was too bright and it was bloody chilly outside - that cold breeze was not really pleasant, wasn't it? The puffer jacket is back on tomorrow, I can tell you that.

While I'm freezing my butt off in Sydney, my awesome business partner Mary is cruising along for 7 days between Noumea, Lifou and Mystery Island with our new client P&O Cruises. If, like me, you are a bit jelly and would love to go back to Summer weather, feel free to enter the competition that they are running - it's so simple that you would be mad not to try out. Who knows, I might be on that cruise too. That’s right, we agreed that the next time is my turn - let’s party! 🚢🤟🏼🍹

Have a lovely short week my friends,

Brrr 🥶

Amo

Do you want the secret to be featured on Morning Bondi? Wear colourful swimwear and go to the Icebergs.

The rip was so strong this morning - I almost joined my business partner in Noumea

Luc joining the Conscious Community cult

CloudP*rn

April 6, 2023

Morning peeps,

How are you today?

Now we are talking… After a few very average mornings, we finally had a sunrise worth waking up for.

If you are into clouds, you will absolutely love this morning's update. It was a Cloud Fest. Clouds from all different shapes, sizes and colours. If it was a video, it would feature on Cloudhub.

I was meant to exercise with friends, I just did the stretching bit and bailed to take photos. Do I have regrets? Not at all! However, I need to go back to VRTUS as I'm certainly not European Summer body ready.

Have a wonderful Easter weekend my friends,

Chat to you on Tuesday,

Xoxo

Amo

Head-in - when you desperate to take a tube

Mercredi

April 5, 2023

Morning my friends,

How are you today?

Today is ‘Mercredi’, French for Wednesday. Why do I write this in French you may ask? A couple of reasons, first of all, it’s hard to come up with a new blog title every day and it’s also the last official day of the Alliance Française French Film Festival.

I’m actually going to officially close it at Palace Central tonight. If you are around, come and say hi. Over Easter, you will have the chance to book your tickets on the website to the encores of the top ten movies and that would be it for this year.

This morning was a bit better than the last couple of days. After a Bondi to Bronte run, I went for a stroll and took a few photos. I bumped into the usual suspects, always good to see familiar faces in the morning.

Enjoy your day my friends and chat tomorrow,

À demain,

Amaury

How cute, the surfers forming a love heart.

Young grom ripping. (Tomi, is that yours?!)

That's how much Uge is happy to see me in the morning. Laugh you too mate!

Tues-meh

April 4, 2023

Morning gang,

How’s everyone today?

After a rough night, I rocked up later than usual. To be honest, I’m not sure I missed much. The sun was playing hide and seek with the clouds all morning.

I took a few photos from Morning Bondi HQ above the toilets in South Bondi and around the Icebergs. Remember, you can discover all my favourite spots in my interview with Exceptional Alien.

Finally, thanks for all the kind words that I received yesterday for my “Local Communities” post and my apologies if I missed some of them. I actually added a few more since then. Remember, that I was after the free local communities, not the ones requiring payment.

Have a wonderful day and get in touch if there is another topic that you would like me to cover.

Xoxo

Amo

John Macarthur, the unofficial mayor of Bondi, going for his daily swim

Colourful swimmers at the Icebergs should be mandatory - perfect for photos

You know it was a quiet morning when I start taking photos of animals (I love them though)

Local Communities

April 3, 2023

Morning gang,

Hope you’ve all had a great weekend. I went down this morning but didn’t take any decent photos and got drenched.

Instead, as promised last week, I just wanted to share with you a list of all the free communities around Bondi and the Eastern Suburbs (and I also included a few requiring a small fee). The reason why I’m doing this you may ask? I know a few of the founders of these communities and they all have something in common - they are good souls who invest time and effort to build these thriving communities. This is my way of thanking them for doing so.

There is honestly something for everyone: running, swimming, gardening, meditation, yoga, tennis or even ‘mental fitness’ groups. A massive thank you to everyone who contributed to the curation of this list. To be honest, I had no idea where I was getting into before starting that list.

Here are all the FREE ones listed by category and alphabetical order:

BREATHWORK

Breathwork by Rory Warnock (@rorywarnock_) - Rory Warnock is a breathwork specialist and organises regular free breathwork sessions. Follow him on Instagram, check out his website and subscribe to his newsletter to be alerted when he organises one.

CYCLING

All Sorts Recreation Club (@allsorts_rccc) - A cycle club and run club founded by Beau Jones (@sobocollective). Running at 6 am on Tuesdays and Cycling at 5:30 am on Thursdays. Get in touch with them for all the deets.

FITNESS

Team Murph (@teammurphbondi) - Workout organised by Ben Handsaker aka @abstacker The group meets every Wednesday and Friday at 5:10 am down at the North Bondi bars and 6:30 am on Sundays for a serious workout.

GARDENING

Transition Bondi (@transitionbondi) - Community gardening and educational workshop. Transition Bondi also organises vegan dinners with interesting guests for minimal costs. It’s all about bringing the community together while learning about transitioning out of a fossil-fuel society. Get in touch with them for all the details.

MEDITATION

A Space For Being (@a.spaceforbeing) - Weekly community breathwork and meditation organised by Luke Galea down in South Bondi on the concrete path, every Wednesday morning at 5:30 am. Join the WhatsApp Group for all the details.
Reboot Camp - Sunrise meditation by Matt Ringrose and Mairead Ball from @bondimeditation every Thursday morning around 6:30 am at the yoga wall in South Bondi. Join their WhatsApp Group for all the details.
The Sit (@thesitglobal) - Sunrise meditation in Bondi every Saturday at 6:30 am in South Bondi (Ramp 1). Feel free to join the local Facebook Group for more info.

MENTAL FITNESS

OneWave (@onewaveisallittakes and @onewavebondi) - OneWave is a non-profit surf community founded by Grant Trebilco and Sam Schumacher raising awareness of mental health through a simple recipe: meeting up every Friday at 6:30 am in South Bondi (Ramp 1) all dressed up in fluro, to have open and honest conversations and surf with your friends.
Bondi Beach Babes (@bondibeach.babes) - A women-only group organising free walks, runs, puppy and single meet-ups... You can find more info on their website and subscribe to their newsletter.
How’s the head (@hows_thehead) - A weekly men's mental health hangout organised by Sean Perception (@seanperception). It’s every Saturday morning around Coogee Beach but the time and location change from one week to another so you need to check their Instagram. It’s all about having a chat, coffee and swimming.
Silver Salties - A Surf Life Saving Australia program for older Australians, delivered by participating Surf Life Saving Clubs, promoting physical activity, social connections and involvement in the life-saving community. A free weekly Walk & Talk on Wednesdays at 9.30 am from Bondi SurfClub. Check this page and get in touch with Rozanne Green by emailing silversalties@bondisurfclub.com (PS: You don’t need to be part of the surf club, when you register for programs like the Walk & Talk, you get free community membership to the club and insurance for the events).
Waves of Wellness (@foundationwow) - Founded by Joel Pilgrim (@joelpilgrim) WOW is a mental health charity delivering group mental health support in conjunction with surf therapy. It's either a six or eight-week program to connect with like-minded people and have the conversations and support that you might need at times. Spots are limited per program, and registration via the website is essential. For more information and registration, visit the website.
When No Ones Watching (@w__n__o__w) - A weekly men's mental health catch-up that takes place every Wednesday at 6 am next to North Bondi Surf Lifesaving Club. Get in touch with them or visit their website for all the details.

RUNNING

440 Run Club (@the_440) - A run club founded by Trent Knox (@trentknox) and Todd Liubinskas (@toddliubinskas) that meets every Saturday morning at 5 am down at the Bronte Beach parking. The recipe is simple, it starts with 10 laps of the parking lot and finishes with a dip in Bronte pool to cool off. Highly recommend it to kick off your weekend on the right foot.
Coogee Run Club (@thecoogeerunclub) - A run club organised multiple times a week, Tuesday 6:30 am for 5k from Coogee to Maroubra, Wednesday 6:30 am for speed around Queens Park, Thursday 6:15 am up to Clovelly, Saturday 7 am in Centennial Park and Sunday 8 am up to Malabar. You can find all the deets on their website.
Runners In the Dark (@runnersitd) - A run club that meets at North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club most Wednesdays and Fridays at 5 am. They look like pros so get in touch with them for full deets and make sure that you can keep up with their pace.
Running Heroes (@runningheroesaunz) - A running community/app organising regular local running events around the Eastern Suburbs rewarding users for moving their bodies. Sign-up for the app or check their Instagram bio for all the details.

SWIMMING

Bondi Penguins (@bondi_penguins) - A swim club every Wednesday at 6.15 am at North Bondi Surf Lifesaving Club with Ins & outs (ie. run and swim).
Bondi Salties (@bondi_salties) - A swim club organised by Henry Meagher (@hendizzi) and Frank Vargas (@_frankvg) every Friday at 6.15 am at the North Bondi Ramp. They run a lap of soft sand and then swim a lap of the bay. The swim is from North to South Bondi and back; it's roughly 650m each way (~1.3km total) and then hang out for coffee.
Bondi Wombats (@bondi_wombats) - A club doing Ins & Outs every Thursday at 6:15 pm (for the ones that prefer to work out in the afternoon). The meeting point is North Bondi SLSC. Get in touch with them for all the deets.
North Clovelly Platypus (@team_platapus) - An all-inclusive run/swim Club in Clovelly every Friday at 5:30 am and a Saturday once a month starting time at 6:30 am. Get in touch with them for all the deets.
Peoples Biathlon (@peoplesbiathlonbondi) - A free community swimming and running event that takes place every Friday at 6 pm and Sunday at 4 pm. The meeting point is North Bondi SLSC again.
Spicy Squad (@spicysquad_bondi) - A swim club meeting every Friday at North Bondi at 6:30 am for a swim or dip depending on the conditions and coffee.
The Crusties (@clovelly_crustoceans) - A swim club every Friday from 6.15 am swimming around Gordon’s Bay and then hanging out for coffee. You can find all the details in this post, including what to bring down.

TENNIS

Bondi Tennis (@train_at_bondi) - Organised by Matty (@train_with_matty), a social tennis every Friday at 7 pm and Sunday at 10 am at Waverly Park. Get in touch with Matty for all the details.

YOGA

Coconut Spice Yoga (@coconutspiceyogi) - Regular yoga sessions are organised by Chrissie Alexander (@coconutspiceyogi) in South Bondi between 6:30-7:30 am. Please note that most classes in South Bondi are free but if you wish you can also give a donation. More details on the website.
Sunrise Social Sydney (@sunrisesocialsydney) - Regular yoga/breathwork sessions organised by Caroline Mc Kenna (@acountydownunder) around Bronte Beach. Please note that some of the sessions require payment. Get in touch with them for all the details.

There are also a lot of other communities that come at a minimal cost:

Les Gars & Les Filles Cycling Club (@lesgarscc) - Weekly ride around the Eastern Suburbs. You can find more information about their Club and the different type of memberships on their website.
Conscious Community (@consciouscommunity___) - Weekly meditation and ice bath around Bondi and Coogee. You can find all the details on their website.
Heaps of gyms around offering a sense of community too, with my favourite one being VRTUS (@vrtusbondi)

Feel free to share the list with your friends, they certainly deserve to see this. My next challenge is to squeeze in as many of these workouts/sessions as I can in a week. Who’s in?

Have a wonderful week,

Cheers,

Amo

Friday Swim Club (another community but you need to play netball with the girls)

The BOSS Squad, another community that requires small payment

There are many more communities, like that one... ‘Body By Kim’, a community of mates that I have been training for 8+ years. Love these guys!

Vitamin Sea

March 31, 2023

Morning gang,

It’s Friday, happy days!

Hope you had a great week, mine was absolutely brilliant. We are on a roll with bread! We keep on winning new work, while still having fun which is what matters right?

For a change of scenery, I took my water housing for a ride with me. I went right for backpacker rip with no wetsuit, no care given really. I quickly regretted both. I stayed approx. 30 minutes in the water, I got sent left, right and centre by the currents and I could barely talk after as I was frozen. Plus, I didn’t take any decent photos in the water.

Vitamin Sea is definitely a cure for most things, except probably that I might have caught a cold - we shall see.

Have a fabulous weekend gang and chat to you next week,

Xoxo

Amo

Very Golden State of Mind (Reference **here**)

Water was great but wind was a bit chilly

Pure Joy

March 30, 2023

Morning beautiful people,

What a start of the day!

The sunrise was pretty spectacular so I had to cut the training short to capture it. I never really need excuses for that but today I had a good one.

We were joined on the sand by a group of 50+ people all dressed up in pink here to commemorate Yom Hashoah. In remembrance of all the people that died during the Holocaust, especially the LGBTIQ+ community, hence the upside-down pink triangle.

On a lighter note, as you would have seen yesterday, I asked if people could share all the free Communities around Bondi. I received so many, at least 15+ I will go through all your messages over the weekend and prepare a blog post for early next week listing all the communities around here. I honestly had no idea that they were that many. Sign-up for my daily newsletter so that you don’t miss out.

Talking about community gathering, the guys from Motorino reached out yesterday and they are organising a free community ride on Sunday. If you feel like riding with a bunch of other cool cats, join them.

That's a wrap for today, enjoy the photos and if you know of any good communities around, it's not too late, so send them my way.

Muchas gracias,

Xoxo

Amo

It's always nice to see my training gang waiting for me for the swim...

Busy at sunrise, it might be a different story next week with the end of daylight savings

The Reboot Camp from Bondi Meditation, one of the free communities that will be featured in my list

BRIGHT (this photo convinced me to shoot from the water tomorrow)

Humpday Darkness

March 29, 2023

Morning gang,

I’m not going to lie, this morning was rather grey and uninspiring weather-wise.

What I did find inspiring however was seeing Team Murph training hard and the Bondi Penguins doing ins and outs in the dark. These two communities are totally free and are welcoming anyone to join them.

I’m actually thinking of curating a full list of all the free communities around the Eastern Suburbs. They can be exercise related or simply social.

If you know of any please send them my way and I will put a blog post together in the coming days listing them all out with a link to their website and/or Instagram.

Thank you for your input gang,

Xoxo

Amo

PS: Typical shit morning call for the good old archives photos. Here you go.

My best mates, they are as kind as good looking. From left to right, David Finato, Magnus Omme and Julius Cruickshank

Details (can you see the thin hair on the left rail)

Sun-Sational

March 28, 2023

Hola gang,

¿Cómo estás? Muy bien. That’s how much Spanish I can talk these days. I used to be better but eh it’s hard if you don’t practice.

Anyhow, enough show-off, this morning was just sensational or what I like to say: ‘sun-sational’. Did you see the sunrise? Were you down there? What did you think of it?

After a run, up to Clovelly and back, I was greeted by an amazing sky once I arrived back in Bondi. The colours were amazing - muy bien!

Last thing before, I leave you to carry on with your day. I have 5x double pass for the Blue Solutions Summit on Thursday with a line-up of amazing speakers. If this is of interest, slide in my DMs and I will send them to you. All free, gratis, gratuits, gratuito… First in, best dressed.

BOOM!

Xoxo

Amo

One Gigantic Wave

March 24, 2023

Morning gang,

Happy Friday! How’s everyone today?

Today is a special edition for my friends at OneWave, I’m so proud of what Grant Trebilco and Sam Schumacher have achieved in the past 10 years.

I remember meeting Grant exactly 10 years ago. He got out of the water in a full-on suit and tie with a board under his arm. I remember asking myself what is this weirdo doing?! So I asked him and in the most casual way, he told me: “I just had a board meeting…” and started to explain that he was trying to raise awareness of mental health by starting a conversation - and that’s exactly what he has done with Sammy for the past 10 years.

After realising that not everyone was going to jump on the suit trend, he swapped the dress code to Fluro and this is when Fluro Friday started.

For the past 10 years, they’ve been catching up every Friday down in the South end of the beach to talk and have a good time. Proud of you guys.

For a change, here are all the photos that I took this morning - 65 in total. They are not incredible as the light was pretty meh but love the spirit and seeing this fluro wave. Feel free to download them and post them wherever f*** you like (excuse my French!).

Let’s continue that incredible wave digitally…

Xoxo

Amo

What a cracker!

March 23, 2023

Morning my friends,

Simply wow, after 3 days of pretty average light, this morning we had it all: first lights on point, golden sunrise and a pod of 40+ dolphins in the bay... Hard to beat a morning like this.

I was meant to exercise with friends but after just a few movements I had to skip training to take photos instead. I rarely need excuses but this morning I couldn't resist.

See you down tomorrow morning for the OneWave 10th birthday. If you have to grab a coffee from one place tomorrow, it has to be from Will & Co Bondi - 100% of their sales will be given to OneWave. Go and indulge yourself, my friends!

Cheers,

PS: Sorry for the delayed update but back-to-back calls since 8:30 am. Enjoy the photos!

My training gang going in — Kim & the team

I have roughly the same but with **a whale**

Grey(t) Day

March 22, 2023

Morning my friends,

I know I said yesterday that I would go down and take photos. I did go down but it was pretty grey and uninspiring. There was a tiny bit of colour around 7:30 am - time to go home and carry on with my day. Sorry gang.

My highlight of the morning was bumping into Luc from Dmarge and Jeff Lack in Tama. Great chat boys!

If you want to see some colours this week, you will have to come down on Friday. The legends from OneWave are celebrating their 10th Birthday by painting Bondi Beach fluro for mental health, and they would love you to join them.

They aim to create the first human fluro wave spanning the length of Bondi Beach to help bring more colour to mental health. It will take about 1,000 people in bright, colourful clothes standing side by side to make it from South to North Bondi, so they need all of you down there.

Thank you in advance for your support. 🌊🌈

That's it for today, here are some good old archive photos.

Bisous (ie. Xoxo in French)

Amo

Peop🧑🏽‍🤝‍🧑🏽e

March 21, 2023

Morning gang,

How’s everyone today?

After a big day at the conference yesterday (talked in front of 150+ people - the room was packed and people were standing up at the door, good for the ego I can tell you that), I woke up even more tired than I was yesterday so I stayed in. Once again, I didn’t miss much anyway - pretty overcast with a glimpse of light. Typical Parisian snob, I don’t bother taking photos anymore unless it’s postcard-perfect but you already know that.

Instead, here are photos of people, a lot of them. These photos were all taken on the 1st of January of this year but these could have been photos from the weekend that would have been the exact same. I love photographing people and crowds but you would rarely find me on the beach if it’s that busy. There are so many amazing harbour beaches in Sydney with 1/10th of the crowd - that’s more my jam, told you I was posh.

Alright, I think it’s enough blabla for one day. Have a cracking Tuesday and everything should go back to normal tomorrow if the weather forecast is right.

Ciao,

Xoxo

Amo

PS: The results of the annual World Happiness Report are in. Australia is #11 and France #21 - how surprising?!

knackeroo

March 20, 2023

Morning my friends,

I hope you’ve all had a wonderful weekend. How good was the weather!

I spent the entire weekend working and having fun at the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival. After two very hot days, I’m pretty knackered and still in bed writing this update - pretty rare these days but sometimes you need to listen to your body.

I still checked the sunrise from my windows and didn’t miss much. Even if I would have been down the beach, I wouldn’t have bothered taking photos anyway. However, because I don’t want you to miss out, here are some archive photos.

Today is another big day, I will be taking the stage at the ICC for the Marketing Live Conference to talk about how to win at LinkedIn. I know it’s a bit late notice but if it's of interest and you have nothing else to do, feel free to register via this link. It’s free and I will be there for the next 2 days. Wish me luck and hope to see you there!

Have a cracking week my friends and stay cool as always,

Xoxo

Amo

Full swing

March 17, 2023

Morning peeps,

What a start to the day!

The sunrise, surf, water, pool, and number of happy people all around. It was just nuts! It felt that the whole of Bondi was down there this morning.

After a pretty epic night celebrating the official launch of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival, I was dying to jump in the water to recover.

I took some photos around the Icebergs with fellow Frenchy Diane Perreau, then walked down to the water edge for more. It was just glorious!

Have a cracking Friday and see you at the Festival this weekend. There are activities for pretty much everyone: music, yoga, beach clean-up, swimming, surfing competition, art, science, movies, docos, talks... Come down with your friends and family and enjoy yourself!

BOOM!

Amo

Double trouble (Dion Horstmans and Scotty Finz)

Maria & Jay (took a cute photos of them a few weeks ago and met them properly today - legends!)

Tony, the King of Burgers thinking about new recipes

Challenge

March 16, 2023

Morning gang,

How’s everyone today? Pumped?

This morning, I set myself a challenge to take the least amount of photos. The reason why you may ask? I have an early meeting on the other side over the bridge (yep, I have my passport ready) and don’t have time to go through hundreds of photos.

Here are the top ones. What do we think? Any good?

One last point before I rush to my meeting. I’ve been nominated as a finalist for the WeAre8 ‘See the Sea’ competition. You can see a photo of it from their outdoor exhibition down below and vote for my entry on the following link. It’s the 2nd photo on the second row, you can’t miss it - it’s called ‘Sunrise Surf’. Go nuts, my friends! If I win, I will organise some goodies, like a print giveaway and who knows a bottle of the Morning Bondi Gin could be nice too,

That’s all for today, chat tomorrow!

Xoxo

Amo

This place is going to go off this weekend. @OceanLoversFestival is ON my friends — This place is going to go off this weekend. **@OceanLoversFestival** is ON my friends

My WeAre8 ‘See the Sea’ entry, **Vote for me** and you can win big.

The new Bondi Pav is pretty spesh I reckon

Back baby

March 15, 2023

Morning gang,

How's everyone going? Did you miss your daily updates while I was away?

As mentioned, I was in Perth for a few days last week. OMG, Rottnest Island is a must. This place is heaven and the quokkas are the cutest. Of course, I took a selfie with them. I had to. Here it is in its full glory.

I'm now back in the bubble and ready to go back to my routine. The sunrise is so late these days around 6:45 am but well worth the wait.

The beach was packed, waves were rolling in, surfers were getting hammered and the water temperature was perfect.

Have a lovely day and if you don't know what to do this weekend, come to the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival down at the Pavilion - there will be a lot going on. I will be there for the next 4 days working. It's one of Bread Agency's first clients. 🍞🤟🏼🤩

BOOM!

Amaury

PS: Sorry for the late update but early meeting in Bondi

Pauline Gandolfini, nailing the shot on her last morning in Bondi

The Bondi Pavilion, where all the festivities will happen this weekend

Murray Cox always looking after the beach

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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