Back to the routine

September 25, 2023

Morning team,

After a pretty hectic week last week, spending three days in Melbourne and early meetings the other two, I'm glad to be back to my routine.

I had good intentions to train this morning but the light was good when it was time to train so took some photos instead.

Bumped into the iconic Balle Tief gang doing their daily "tea-bagging" in the ocean and joined them for coffee afterwards. Good group of men who love hanging out every day for swim and coffee.

Have a lovely week my friends and I should be in a position to take photos almost every day. 🤞🏼

Xoxo

Amo

**Team Murph** - toughest team in Bondi doing good for the community too.

The **Balle Tief gang** on their daily tea-bagging since 2017

Nicholas Atgemis and Anthony Spon post-dip

The Big 4.0

September 15, 2023

Morning gang,

I'm usually not making a big deal out of my birthdays but this time it's a pretty big milestone so here you go. Turning 40 today. BOOM!

It started with a beautiful sunrise and I was definitely here for it. Great vibes all around, as every Friday really.

I woke up early pretty sore from a basketball match last night. A massive thank you to Baz Dubois for putting a team of local legends together. We lost but the energy and atmosphere were unreal. My last game was probably 25 years ago but gosh I love this sport. You can see a photo of the dream team on Baz's profile.

Finally, please do not expect photos next week as I have a busy week and I'm in Melbourne for most of it but I might be able to squeeze photos on Thursday or Friday. We shall see...

That's it for today, have a wonderful day and a great weekend. I certainly will.

Lots of love,

Xoxo

Amo

How to avoid the paddle out 101, start from the Icebergs

First in, first ripples #FAKE The original is much better.

Mi casa es tu casa. Always great to see Mr. Theo Gupta!

R U OK?

September 14, 2023

Morning gang,

R U OK?

Today is the official R U OK? Day, a very special day. I already mentioned it yesterday but check on your family and friends and make sure that they are mentally fit. I'm more than OK! Loving life and all that. Are you? If you are not, please seek help. If you are not feeling too well, there are some wonderful organisations that can help you cope. You can find them all on this page.

I rocked up late, took a few photos of what was in front of me, went for my daily dose of Vitamin Sea and joined my mates for coffee. Life is good.

On another note, if you live locally, Aussie musicians Peking Duk are launching their new escargot food truck venture, freshly named by the public “Escar on the Go”, with a free live performance at Bondi Pavillion today from 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Get in early if you want to see them performing and score some freebies.

Xoxo

Amo

Always great to see my mate waiting for me for the swim

Andrew Weetman making the most of the shorey

All day every day

September 13, 2023

Morning gang,

How’s everyone today?

Tomorrow is R U OK? Day but honestly it should be every day. Checking on your family and friends should not only be one day a year but every day. To mark R U OK? day, this morning started down in South Bondi with a meditation class organised by Luke Galea from A Space for Being and Lee from SocialLee Marketing. Good on you guys!

After a rough night, I rocked up early and snapped away. I also bumped into a few familiar faces, love this bit more than the photos, to be honest, but you already know that.

Besides the Reel and the Instagram Story of ‘Air Skippy’, my apologies for not posting yesterday but I was busy on a TV commercial shoot. If you want to see a sneak peek, I posted a quick behind-the-scene on my personal Instagram.

Have a cracking day my friend,

Love you lots as always,

Amo

Swim post-meditation can only be good for your soul

Darren Mansfield going for his daily surf

Lars Haagsman back in Sydney for a week. Hug him if you can

Smokey

September 11, 2023

Morning gang,

Hope you had a good weekend.

The smoke coming from the preventative burn-off in the North and South was creating an interesting filter. I started in South Bondi and finished in North Bondi, to join my mates post-workout.

What a stunning morning, too tired to train, I just concentrated on what I do best coffee, photos and a dip in the ocean. The air and water were a bit fresh this morning but you never regret it.

Have an awesome week my friends. I might not be able to chat tomorrow as we are shooting a TVC for one of our Bread Agency clients which means an early start. Hopefully, I get time to do an Instagram Reel like I did last week.

By the way, sorry for the radio silence on the newsletter front but lately it’s been pretty busy on the work front so not necessarily much time to take photos, select, edit the best ones and post across the various channels. Remember, Morning Bondi is just a hobby that takes a fair bit of time and commitment. 😅

BOOM!

Xoxo

Amo

If I were in this pool, I would be the guy on the top left corner

Lukey off to work. The best signage man in the hood. Check his business out **Brand Right**

Meh to Yeah

September 5, 2023

Morning team,

How's everyone today?

This morning started all meh but quickly turned into all yeah when the sun finally popped up over the clouds.

After a Bondi to Bronte run, I joined my friend Caroline for coffee and swim. Of course, we had to organise a quick photoshoot.

By the way, I was thinking I should specialise in Tinder profiles. Imagine having your photo taken down the beach looking all wet and sexy. The payment would be as simple as I take a commission on your success rate ie. the number your profile gets a right swipe. I obviously can’t do anything if you don’t have a good banter. Do we have a deal?! 🤪

Have a lovely day gang and chat tomorrow,

Amaury pronounced Ah-mo-ree

PS: Yes I do talk a lot of 💩 but do you know how hard it is to come up with new things to talk about every day? I should probably use ChatGPT to make a tiny bit more sense.

MOAN-DAY

September 4, 2023

Morning gang,

How’s everyone? Did you have a good weekend?

Let’s be honest, it was hard to wake up this morning and even more so to workout after a 6-month hiatus but it had to be done. Trained with a bunch of maniacs doing push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups… One thing that it’s clear I was definitely not ‘up’ for it!

With all the clouds, the sun decided to turn up later than usual and I was here for it. I hung around North Bondi and took photos of what was going on. Bumped into a few familiar faces so I had to take their mug shots.

Hope you had a great start to the day,

Enjoy your Monday, my friends,

Chat tomorrow,

Xoxo

Amo

Ryan Manente, turn up life for workout and swim too

Love the contrast of the white and dark clouds!

Speedy Gonzales

August 31, 2023

Morning team,

Hope you are all well.

Today was looking a lot different than yesterday. Sunrise was alright but waves completely died off so are the number of people around. Not that many photo subjects, just the usual suspects.

I arrived just in time for sunrise, took a few photos and rushed back home as I have a busy day ahead. I'm about to present at the NoVacancy conference at the ICC all my trade secrets about how to make videos that engage and convert and then off to another event straight after. 🍞 is on tour!

Wish me luck my friends and chat tomorrow,

BOOM!

Amaury

Full house

August 30, 2023

Morning my friends,

What a morning! The sunrise, the light, the surf, the whale breaching at the back and all the people around were just perfect.

After a 6-month hiatus, I went for a Bondi to Bronte run this morning. Let's be honest, it was pretty challenging but feeling good now. You never regret doing a bit of exercise. Do you?

For a change, I walked down the shoreline and took photos of what was going on in front of me. Snap, snap and snap! So many photo opportunities and good to bump into all the local legends.

Have a stunning day my friends and see you down the beach very soon.

Xoxo

Amo

PS: My apologies for the late update but busy morning.

Another photo of Bond-Eye while it lasts

The Icebergs looking good from every single angle

T-Yew-sday

August 29, 2023

Morning gang,

Hope you are all well.

My apologies for the radio silence over the past 3 days but between work, camping weekend and adjusting to new time zones, I find it hard to wake up at 5:30 am. I'm getting old too, in a bit more than two weeks, I'm turning 40. 😅😬

Anyhow, this morning was magnificent and you never really regret going down the beach. Woke up just before 6 am, and ventured down to the beach to capture the sunrise and the surf. There were a few good waves and hundreds of surfers making the most of the swell. Yew!

Have a wonderful day and chat tomorrow,

Xoxo

Amo

Best spot in the house to watch the sunrise

Peaceful

August 23, 2023

Morning peeps,

With last night's rain, it deterred people from going down the beach, it was all very quiet.

As I'm still a bit jetlagged, I rocked up late, just in time for the sun to pop up over the clouds.

It was glorious with stunning light but not that many photo subjects. If you were down there, I should have a photo of you. Chatted with a few good people, then swim and that would do it for this morning.

By the way, I won't be able to go down tomorrow and Friday as shooting with Channel 7 tomorrow for a 🍞 client and going camping on Friday morning.

Enjoy the rest of your week and chat with you on Monday,

Ciaoooo,

Amo

PS: Also, if you are into marketing, I just wrote an article about Influencer Marketing. I talk about the commonalities between Tupperware, Gladiators and the Kardashians. Yeah, sometimes I write semi-intelligent stuff.

A good representation of people rushing to check Morning Bondi blog every morning

Good mate Tom Hoskins on his daily walk!

FACT: Couples that swim together, stay together

Morning Sun

August 22, 2023

Morning gang,

How's everyone today?

How good was the sunrise today! It's so good to see the sun rising over Ben Buckler without any clouds on the horizon.

Too tired to run, I just went for the photos, coffee and swim - what I do best if I'm honest.

I bumped into the usual suspects, chit chats, snap-snap and gone. I've said it before but what I prefer in the morning is the social element.

Have a lovely day my friends and chat tomorrow,

Xoxo

Amo

Back to business

August 21, 2023

Oh hello, my friends,

How's everyone going? Missed me much?

That's it after 6 weeks in France and spending last week recovering from jetlag and waiting for the weather to clear out, I'm back to my routine and it feels real good!

I ventured down to South Bondi to watch the sunrise, there was not much happening with the clouds on the horizon line but then the sun started to pop up around 6:50ish and it was glorious.

Just the time to join my mates in North Bondi wrapping up their workout and going for a swim and coffee.

Chat with you tomorrow,

Xoxo

Amo

PS: I didn't bring my camera while I was away so please be indulgent with me. The photos will gradually get better. I just need to rewire how everything works.

Catch you later

June 30, 2023

Morning gang.

Hope you are all well.

Today was the last day of my Morning Bondi routine for a little while, 6 weeks to be precise. That’s right, I’m heading to France to spend quality time with my family and friends back home. Therefore, you will have to cope without your daily fix of sunrise shots and non-sense.

Take care of yourselves my friends and catch you later,

Xoxo

Amo

Usual suspects

June 29, 2023

Morning gang,

The sun is back in town so is the light breeze. It was stunning out there but pretty cold.

It was pretty quiet down there so concentrated on taking photos of the usual suspects, the friendly faces that I see most mornings.

I get contacted a lot to post about local events or promotions going on but unless it's a charity or not-for-profit doing good for the Bondi community I tend to refuse if it's not aligned with my values and without payment. I don't want Morning Bondi to be a sell-out, just want to bring you the best of the best. ;)

Here is one thing that I'm happily promoting: Kindamindi is a local, not-for-profit community childcare centre that has been loved by Bondi families for over 30 years. They’ve just kicked off their big raffle fundraiser and the prizes are amazing. All you need to do is head to their website and grab some tickets. Now that tick all the boxes for me, charity element and helping our little ones, so here you go.

Have an awesome day my friends and chat tomorrow,

Xoxo

Amo

Chase Hardaker and Mario Marfella - great chat guys!

John Macarthur, post-swim - much happier!

Jennie, the other Frenchie who takes photos most days

Pinkalicious

June 27, 2023

Morning gang,

How good was this morning!

Were you down there? Did you see the sunrise? Stunning light all the way and I was in South Bondi, my usual corner. We can say whatever we want but at sunrise SoBo (for the hipsters - do they still exist?) is THE place to be. NoBo is for sunset.

I snapped like a maniac and took way too many photos. I was probably overcompensating because I won’t be posting any photos tomorrow morning. We are shooting a TV Commercial for a client. Yeah, Bread can do this too. That’s actually my background, I launched Sixtine, a production house in Paris more than 18 years ago. My former business partners are still running and smashing it! So proud…

Alright chat to you on Thursday folks,

Love ya,

Amo

Bondi Icebergs, I promise I'm not sponsored, I just love this place

Last week before Summer

June 26, 2023

Hola gang,

How’s everyone today? Great weekend?

Yes, I know the title of this blog is a bit clickbaity but in exactly a week, I will be on the plane direction European Summer. Since Covid and not being able to go back to France to see our family and friends for 4 years, we decided to go back every year. Good resolution, I know!

All this to say, that this is my last week here and I won’t be back in Bondi before mid-August. Yeah, I know what you might be thinking, only 6 weeks?! ;)

Enough about me, today was super quiet and on top of that I was in North Bondi, so even more quiet. Luckily, there were a few friends around to take photos.

Have a cracking week my friends and chat with you tomorrow,

Ciao,

Amo

Look at this wonderful bunch of fit people!

Whale watchers, second best spot to watch whales after Ben Buckler

Post-swim chill and still have to pose for me

Me in a week flying over Bondi for a last au revoir for a little while...

It's gonna be a quiet one for the Lifeguards...

Dave Robledo aka **BamBam**, best Custom Hat Maker in town

You're late mate

June 23, 2023

Morning people,

Happy Friday, as they say.

As expected, this morning was grey and uninspiring. Of course, the sun decided to pop up in the end but just around 8am. Too late mate!

So this morning, I just chilled in bed doing nothing else than checking the entries to the ‘Caption Competition’ organised on my Stories yesterday. So many good ones I have to say. You guys are creative, love it! It was hard to choose and I’m yet to decide between the following:

Option 1: ‘Kill 2 birds with 1 stone’ by @seeshots
Option 2: ‘Not mine! Not mine! Not mine!’ by @bambamhats
Option 3: ‘20 years marriage’ by @bemarnu

Which one do you guys prefer, weigh in below with #1, #2 or #3. The one that gets the most vote will win will get the Bread Agency tote bag. BOOM!

As I don’t want to leave you without photos of the beach, here are some of my favourite photos taken over the past month.

Have a cracking Friday and enjoy your weekend,

Xoxo

Amo

HIDE & SEEK

June 22, 2023

Hola gang,

What's up?

All morning the sun plays hide and seek with the clouds. Stunning when the light was on, boring the rest of the time.

It was pretty quiet down there. Luckily, I had my mates in South Bondi frolicking in the water and the Tans (Debbie & Jet) to have photo subjects, otherwise, it would have been only photos of seagulls and the sun's reflection on the sand.

Let's see what the sunrise looks like tomorrow but the forecast is not too promising. The perfect time to stay in bed and enter the Into The Wild competition to win a trip away in one of their 46+ tiny houses all across Australia. If you are not convinced, hopefully, all the photos and videos from my weekend away will do. You can thank me later!

Let’s goooo!

Amo

When you just dropped a bomb and pretend it's not you...

When you are too busy checking Morning Bondi posts...

Swell is back baby

June 21, 2023

Morning gang,

How’s everyone today? Cold?

After days of calm water with not much surf action, the swell is back in town so are the thousands of surfers. Too lazy to wake up at 5:30 am this morning, I slept in up until 6:15 am to arrive down the beach just before sunrise.

The photos today are not amazing (are they ever though?) but I feel that they still capture the essence of what was going on down there. If you don’t like them, send your complaints to nothappy@morningbondi.com and our Customer Service team will get back to you shortly.

Have a cracking day my friends, stay warm and chat tomorrow.

Xoxo

Amo

Surf competition is on everyday in Bondi

Scotty Findlay, I will miss not seeing this guy around... Hit him up if you go to Bali

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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