Les archives

May 18, 2023

Morning gang,

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. 🤦🏽‍♂️🥶

The Naughty Corner from a different angle

Friends that watch sunrise together, stay together!

Rainy days

May 17, 2023

Morning peeps,

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

Not the OG 'First in, first ripples' but I like it

Golden Sea

May 16, 2023

Morning gang,

How’s everyone today?

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 Bondi and Districts Chamber of Commerce and it’s next Wednesday at Hotel Ravesis. You can find all the deets in the Media Release here and book your tickets there.

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

Surf in Bondi, they say, it's gonna be fun...

Justin Bieber spotted doing point to point this morning

Why was the beach wet? - Because the sea-weed.

Monday nuages

May 15, 2023

Morning beautiful people,

Hope you’ve all had a great weekend.

I almost didn’t take any photos this morning as I like it when it’s postal card perfect but let’s be honest all these clouds around were pretty epic.

Clouds are called “nuages” in France. Here you go, if you didn’t know now you do. Do you know how hard it is to come up with new titles and things to say every morning? It’s bloody hard, especially after 12 years of doing this.

Have a lovely week my friends,

Xoxo

Amo

Pure Heaven

May 12, 2023

Morning my friends,

Hope everyone is going well.

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 (the platform about South Bondi toilets - sexy, right?) and was snapping like a maniac.

Once again I took way too many photos so the selection and light editing process was a bit of a chore. The beauty of having done this for so long is that I’m pretty ruthless and quick. Haters would say that you can tell.

Have a cracking weekend. Sadly, mine is not going to be as exciting as last weekend when I was at Tiny Georgie from Into The Wild. Honestly, do me a favour and book yourself a Winter getaway. You won’t regret it!

Xoxo

Amo

Rozie swimming everyday of the year regardless of the weather

Bombastic

May 11, 2023

Morning my friends,

OMG, what an incredible morning!

Yes I got carried away and took way too many shots, hence the late update, plus I had some early meetings. 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.

South Bronte, was where it was at this morning. No, I don't use a drone, just a good telescope lens to get close to the action.

I don't like bragging too much but I reckon the photos are pretty good this morning - some of them are certainly print material. What do you think?

Have a fabulous day and chat tomorrow,

Xoxo

Amo

Low-tide goodness

May 10, 2023

Morning people,

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 Diane Perreau 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

Greg about to do his daily stretches in the water

Into the wild

May 9, 2023

Morning gang,

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 Paolo 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, my agency, I recently started working with the team from Into The Wild Escapes, 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 this link 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

FriYay

May 5, 2023

Morning people,

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 Into The Wild Escapes’ tiny houses. More on this subject later. Stay tuned people!

Have a cracking weekend,

Lots of love,

Amo

Hotel Bondi. I haven't been for years. Any good?

When you want to thank the sun for turning up everyday...

Ari before she has to cope with Nick all day...

Benoit Maurel, doing his first and last Morning Bondi session for a little while.

Jason Momoa? Oh no, it's just Justin Besser. Good to see you mate!

Stellar morning

May 2, 2023

Morning team,

What a morning and this week is looking incredible too! It had to be this week that I go to Melbourne - what are the chances! 🤦🏽‍♂️

Typical Melbourne weather, it's going to be wet and cold. I know I'm not going to make friends by just saying this but come on let's be honest for a minute. Melbourne is not well known for its beach weather. Love to complain anyway, it's a French national sport.

Other than this, I smashed a Bondi to Bronte run in 22 mins while stopping a couple of times to take some quick photos and videos. That's what cold air does to me, I run like Forrest to warm up.

Enough about me, enjoy the photos and chat with you on Friday!

BOOM!

Amo

A good representation of me and my workload for today before going to Melbourne tomorrow

A glagla!

May 1, 2023

Morning peeps,

Hope you are all well and had a great weekend.

This morning was freezing balls (excuse my French!). À glagla, basically means just that in French. I still went for a dip as I like to do all year long. Cray-cray? Just a bit but still the best way to wake up! The puffer jacket is back on tomorrow, I can tell ya.

After my physio exercise down at the bars in North Bondi next to the training crew, I went for a stroll, bumped into a few local legends and back with my mates for coffee. Life is good!

This week is going to be a special one. I will only post, today, tomorrow and Friday. I'm in Melbs on Wednesday - Thursday for the Customer Show Conference. Yeah, another speaking engagement, I'm on a roll, all this for Bread.

Have a fantastic week,

Xoxo

Amo

Bromance between Jeff Lack and Luc Wiesman

Morning Bronte

April 28, 2023

Hola my friends,

Happy Friday as they say!

What a morning my friends! Lately, I've been waking up at 5 am so I can squeeze in a workout before the photos. Cray-cray? Yeah, a bit!

By 5:30ish, I was in Bronte. It was warm out there. I did a few laps of the parking lot - basically, a 440 on my own. It felt good but I do prefer to be surrounded by 100 people, it's a bit more fun.

Sunrise was epic, 100's of people around (ie. plenty of photo subjects), temperature warm and water divine. I also bumped into Paolo Cattaneo whom I haven't seen for years. He's one of the most inspiring guys around - he travels the world on his motorbike. He got sick last year but he's now back on track. Good to see you bud!

Bronte is probably the furthest I would go to take photos. I love it there. However, if you are into the Bra (Maroubra for the others). Good mate Tom, just put his house on the rental market. I've been there. It's great. Check it out here.

I guess that's it for today. I'm about to present ‘How to win at Social’ at the AusFitness Expo in front of 100’s of people, wish me luck. If you are around, let’s have a protein shake together!

Love you lots,

Amo

Paolo Cattaneo. Do me a favour and **follow** this guy. He will make you travel from the comfort of your sofa.

Bronte Pool, magnificent and best of all, it's free

One big fat cloud

April 27, 2023

Morning gang,

Hope you are all well.

This morning I thought I wasn’t going to take photos because of this big fat cloud over North Bondi. But, I just had to be patient - which is what I did. It ended up being glorious around 7 am.

The problem is the lack of photo subjects. That’s the time of the year when only the bravest souls are going in the water. Trust me, it’s still worth going for a morning dip - the water is actually warmer than outside.

Have a cracking day,

Cheerio,

Amo

You know it's quite when I start taking photos of signs, birds or men in speedos....

Flannel & Swimmers - that's is the season

He loves playing with the camera, always

Pablo Gil Brusola, the Co-Founder of PropHero. Future tech unicorn.

Hump Day

April 26, 2023

Morning gang,

Hope everyone is well.

Yesterday and today were looking very similar - late sunrise due to the thick clouds on the horizon line.

I took a few photos yesterday but I wasn’t happy with any except one which I have posted below. Anzac Day is always an interesting day. It starts with a Dawn Service to commemorate all the soldiers who served Australia and New Zealand, but then people hit the pub to play Two-up and get hammered. Please explain. After 13 years here, I still don’t get that tradition?!

Anyhow, this morning was pretty nice and the temperatures outside and inside the water were just perfect.

Have a good one, my friends,

Amaury

I'm always worried about how stressed Mark looks like... Be more like Mark!

The best colour this morning was the colour reflection

The King of the Kettlebells. **PK Performance**

Eugene Tan from Aquabumps wrapping up for the day

Divine

April 24, 2023

Morning my friends,

What a start to the week!

I woke up earlier than usual to try to squeeze in a run before the sunrise but I was only able to do a small 2 km along the promenade before being interrupted by some interesting colours in the sky. Workout, fail!

I went above the Icebergs (my usual spot really) to take some photos then back to North Bondi to catch up with the training gang. Big turnout this morning, you can tell that European Summer is around the corner.

The first lights were divine, sunrise epic, water warm and temperature outside balmy.

Have a cracking week my friends,

Xoxo

Amo

PS: Did you subscribe to the newsletter yet? How good is the new look? You like? (To pronounce with Mr Nassif’s accent)

Nice surprise

April 21, 2023

Morning peeps,

Hope you are all well.

This morning was so much better than expected. Started with some light drizzle early in the morning but finished with glorious sunshine.

I arrived down at the jungle gym in North Bondi around 5:30am and it was hectic - music was pumping with 30+ people jumping around. Team Murph was ON. Join them if you keen, the more the merrier. It's one of the numerous free communities around Bondi. Btw, my 'Local Communities' post is the most popular blog post ever. Did you join any communities since that post?

After a few physio exercises, I walked up to the South end then back to the North, and took a few photos along the way. The light was great.

Have an awesome day and a cracking weekend, my friends,

Xoxo

Amo

La Merde

April 20, 2023

Bonjour my friends,

How’s everyone today? (By the way, I keep on asking this every morning but no one ever bothers responding so I might drop this moving forward)

As people tend to say, it usually sounds better when it’s French. So let’s give it a crack, this morning was ‘La Merde’ (better than ‘The Shit’ don’t you think?) That reminds me of this video that a mate share with me last week - I didn’t know how to take it. But I loved it!

So instead of sharing photos of the grey sky with raindrops all over the lens, here are some photos from the past few months. Most of them didn’t make the cut prior to today. Yes, I tend to take a lot of photos every morning, almost too many (approx. 500-600), I only keep the ones that I like but not all of them make Le Cut.

Enjoy your day my friends,

À demain,

Amaury (pronounced Amo-ree, just like that, not Amore or Anne-Mary)

'First in, first ripples' pretty in pink (still prefer the OG)

No camera was damaged while taking this photo

Wildness

April 19, 2023

Morning gang,

How wild was this morning!

The surf was big with some great waves coming through. 100’s of surfers were out making the most of the conditions. The Icebergs was getting hammered. They had to close the main pool so everyone was cramming in the kiddy pool.

I don’t have much to say except that my mate Gareth Robinson aka Chop from MindHabit is organising a free 2-part workshop at Bondi Surf Club (you don’t need to be part of the surf club) which is for anyone interested in well-being, positive mental health, finding work-life / student-life balance, creating new (or stopping old) habits. You can see all the deets here. Any questions, feel free to get in touch with him.

Last thing before I leave, I’m experiencing issues with my newsletter program since yesterday, I will sort this out over the weekend and newsletters will resume early next week. You must be missing them terribly?! I would, if I were you…

Xoxo

Amo

Last man standing before they closed the pool

Surf in Bondi, they say, it's gonna be quiet - say no one ever!

You want to know someone more social than me? That guy, John Macarthur, the famous knitter extraordinaire

What a cracker!

April 18, 2023

Morning gang,

How’s everyone today?

Personally, I’m super pumped. Incredible morning down there. Sunrise was a cracker, the surf was pure chaos, the light was great and spent my entire morning with good mate Anthony.

We started at Chapter One for coffee aka the unofficial Morning Bondi Gallery (they have 5x of my photos hanging on their walls), then Icebergs to see Neil’s squad getting hammered in the kiddy pool and then went for a stroll from South to North. I had to stop a few times to take photos.

This is the perfect way of starting the day. I can tell you that. Now I need to hammer in a fair bit of work, then fortnightly Taco Tuesday with mates tonight. Life is good!

BOOM!

Amo

Hey good looking! My mate Anthony Halprin. Get in touch if you want his '04'

Same birds as yesterday, different clouds

Moan-day

April 17, 2023

Hi team,

Hope you had a good weekend.

Let's call a spade a spade... This morning was fairly boring. There was not much going on and I was in North Bondi so definitely fewer angles to photograph.

I did my physio exercise down at the bars while my mates were doing the usual workout. By the way, thanks again for all your recommendations. Wes is great, highly recommend him. Then dip in the ocean and coffee at Porch.

If you want to read semi-intelligent stuff. Yes, I can do this from time to time, feel free to check my latest article on my LinkedIn about the brand new social platform Lemon8.

I guess that's it for today.

Have a good one,

Xoxo

Amo

Warren Ginsberg & Theo Smallbone going in

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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