10/10

October 10, 2023

Morning gang,

Hope you are all well.

Today is World Health Mental Day, an important reminder to look after yourself and be present for all your family members and friends who might not be as mentally fit as you are.

10/10 is not only for today’s date but also for the sunrise, it was very nice down there. I went down to my usual spots, much better than North Bondi for photos and just snapped what was in front of me, not much effort. Haters will say that you can tell.

On another note, the Bondi Bowlo needs your help. If you are like me and love to spend some time down there, have a read and please sign the petition.

Thank you team,

Ciao,

Amo

The Crabbe Hole, one of the best spots in the house

mighty alrighty

October 9, 2023

Morning peeps,

Hope you’ve all had a great weekend.

This morning, I took it really slow. I rocked up out of bed around 6 a.m. to join my mates in North Bondi - and no I didn’t train, just chatted with a few friends and took my waterhousing for a dip with me.

The photos are alright, nothing groundbreaking but let’s be honest there was not much to take photos of, except my mates post-workout splashing in the water.

Tomorrow for World Mental Health Day, my mates Knoxy and Toddy are organising a pop-up 440 in Bronte Beach. All you need to do is turn up at 5 a.m. in Bronte and do 10 laps of the parking lot. Let’s make it big!

Finally and probably the most important of all, please pray for all the people of Israel and the Jewish community. What’s happening there is absolutely horrendous and hope it will stop as quickly as it started. 🇮🇱🙏🏼💙

Lots of love,

Xoxo

Amo

Taking photos in the water is a lot of that...

The OGs

October 6, 2023

Morning my friends,

Happy Friday everyone!

Today started in the best possible way, catching up with the original Morning Bondi gang. We used to religiously catch up every single day to chew some fat, go for coffee and swim but then we all got married, kids and some of them moved out from the Bondi bubble.

I know what you might think. Don’t have wives and kids! Just joking obviously. 🤪 We love them all and they make us better men.

Anyhow, we now try to catch up every first Friday of the month but that doesn’t really happen as we are all quite busy. When we do succeed in making it work, we love it!

On another note, believe it or not but I think I broke my pinkie last night playing basketball but who cares as we won our first game and it feels good. BAM!

Have a cracking weekend my friends and chat next week,

Xoxo

Amo

The Original Morning Bondi Gang (missing a few)

Like the good old days at Morning Bondi HQ (used to be a Pin on Foursquare), love these boys!!

Here comes the sun

October 4, 2023

Morning gang,

Did you see it? How good!

The sunrise was a real cracker (it's Aussie for "Amazeball")

I woke up early with good intentions to go for a run but guess what? I failed! It was looking too good not to take photos. My 6-pack will have to wait a bit longer.

I started around the Icebergs and went down to the shorey to take photos of the 100's people that were here for the sunrise.

It was bloody good and very low effort, just taking photos of people going in and out of the water. I bumped into the usual suspects and took their mugshots. I had the right lens for it. Thank you for posing guys! Seeing your smiles makes me very happy. 😁

Have a wonderful day and enjoy the sleep-ins the next few days as it's not looking too pretty.

Xoxo

Amo

Vitamin Sea is the best remedy to being happy

How it started, you understand why I skipped the run now?

Phew-sday

October 3, 2023

Morning beautiful people,

Hope you all enjoyed the long weekend.

Quickly before I need to rush to a few meetings, this morning started real hot (hence the Phew), the sunrise was pretty nice, a few people around and the water was delicious.

As I dropped my big telescopic lens on the ground (ie. it’s gone) my main challenge today was taking photos with both my portrait lens and my real-estate lens (you know the one that makes every room bigger than they actually are).

Hope you like the photos,

Xoxo

Amo

It would have been better with my telescopic lens...

Ben Handsaker, doing his crazy challenge

Ducktober

October 2, 2023

Morning gang,

Happy Monday!

How's everyone doing? Excited about that extra day of the weekend. I certainly am.

I still woke up early this morning for a great cause, taking photos of my good mate Joel Pilgrim, the Founder of Waves of Wellness, a mental health charity promoting the benefits of cold water therapy for mental fitness.

For the whole month of October, Joel and over 680 other participants are going for a swim/surf/dip/cold shower to fundraise for charity. It's Ducktober month, so get amongst it.

If you feel like signing up and starting your fundraising page, it's not too late or if you just want to support, you can back them up by donating. My mate Michal is #4 on that leaderboard. 💪🏼

Have a great day my friends and chat tomorrow weather permitting.

Lots of love and look after yourself,

Xoxo

Amo 😘

PS: Last night, I went to see the NRL Grand Final, so much fun and the Tina Turner pre-show was pretty on point too. Thanks to my mate Andrew Every for the VIP tix. BOOM! 🏉🙌🏼💥

Best spot in the house to watch the sunrise

If you give a duck about mental health, sign-up to **Ducktober**

I've known Joel for the past 10 years, he's a good man doing good around him...

It's Friday yeah!

September 29, 2023

Morning gang,

How's everyone today? It’s Friday then!

The whole of Bondi was down there making the most of the stunning conditions.

I started in South Bondi to witness the sunrise, then finished in North Bondi with just a few people, the Murphs, Knoxy's gang, the Salties and plenty more...

You gotta love a morning like this!

Hope you had a great one. I certainly did.

Xoxo

Amo

Oui Oui!

September 27, 2023

Morning everyone,

Hope you are all well.

After a late evening chatting sponsorship for the upcoming Alliance Française French Film Festival with the rest of the Board (yeah, I'm kind of a big deal), I still woke up early this morning - 5 am that is. Yeah a bit cray-cray I know but it's my body clock. 🤦🏽‍♂️

Thank god I did as by 6ish, the light was pretty average - pretty much the same conditions as yesterday.

Talking again about the French Film Festival, we are in full prep mode and looking for more sponsors to make it even better. We will be celebrating the 35th anniversary, this year's promise to be a big one.

So, if you are a brand owner or marketer and want to see how you can get cut through and hang out with celebs like I did the last two years (check these photos if you don’t trust me). There are multiple sponsorship options at various price points, so get in touch and we can go from there. Oui oui!

À bientôt,

Amaury

Luke Galea from @a.spaceforbeing doing his thing

Sun-sational

September 26, 2023

Morning gang,

How’s everyone today?

What a morning my friends but you had to be there early to see it in its full glory. I’m talking before 6 a.m. Yeah, I know sunrise is a bit too early at the moment.

After a pretty decent sleep, playing the voodoo doll last night for Acupuncture Collective might have helped a little, I woke up early to be there for the sunrise. I did well as the golden light was gone by 6 am. The clouds took over the beach - perfect conditions to put the camera back in my bag and do some soft sand laps.

Other than this, if you are into NRL and Touch Footy, my mate Andrew Every from the NRL is organising a big event on Saturday down at Bondi Beach. See all the details from the event on this page. Register your team and get ready to meet NRL and NRLW stars and win loads of giveaways including tickets to the NRL Grand Final. You can thank me later!

BOOM!

Amo

Corona and Maccas for brekkie - living the dream!

Peter Strain, surfing without wetsuit all year long

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

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

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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