Busy Bee

September 11, 2024

Morning gang,

How’s everyone?

Yeah, I know, I haven’t posted since last Friday, but I’ve been pretty “busy” lately - I hate this word, but let’s call a spade a spade.

In addition to client work, I’m organising a big party for 100+ people, looking for our new offices somewhere in Surry Hills, and plenty of other stuff.

Yesterday was a lot of fun. We filmed some pretty cool stuff with the Zambrero crew. I love this side of the job. My background is in TV production. I launched Sixtine 18+ years ago with two business partners, and they are still running.

This morning was unreal. I spent it with good mate Luc Wiesman, the man behind Dmarge, the best male publication in Australia. I’m putting this down here as no doubt it will help him with his SEO. ;)

That’s it for today,

Chat tomorrow,

Xoxo

Amo

It's Friday

September 6, 2024

Morning everyone,

How's everyone doing today?

This morning was incredible - well worth waking up. It felt like Summer.

It's going to be 29 degrees today so if you can, clock off early and hit the beach. ✌🏼🌊🏖️

Have a wonderful weekend and chat on Monday,

Xoxo

Amo

Hola Bondi

September 5, 2024

Morning gang,

How's everyone today?

Another lovely start to the day. The surf has dropped significantly since yesterday, but the rest was incredible: sunrise, temperatures inside and outside the water, and heaps of activity around.

A lot of photo subjects which is perfect.

On another note, we have something exciting coming up for Bread, and we are looking for a good DJ for a cocktail party. If it's you or if you know of any, please let me know or tag them below.

Have a wonderful day my friends and chat tomorrow,

Xoxo

Amo

Jam-packed

September 4, 2024

Morning gang,

Happy Bump Day!

Waves were in town so were 100’s of surfers. The surfers' flow in and out of the water was pretty good to watch. The sunrise was very nice, too, so no shortage of photo opportunities. I got carried away and took way too many, but not necessarily happy with most of them.

Oh well, let me know what you think. What do you like the most about my photography? People? Landscape? Surf?

Weigh in below and I will do my best to accommodate.

Xoxo

Amo

Tuesday waves

September 3, 2024

Morning team,

How’s everyone today? Not too cold.

I wasn’t expecting the temperature to drop so rapidly but this morning was a bit chilly. I stupidly ventured down to Bronte Beach aiming to take photos of the pool but I had no idea it was closed and so for the next few weeks. For all the people living in Bronte let me know when it reopens and I will come down.

So I scooted back down to Bondi to my usual spots and it didn’t disappoint. Great light, good waves and heaps of surfer making the most of them.

That’s it for today. Have a wonderful day my friends and chat tomorrow.

Xoxo

Amo

Peaceful Monday

September 2, 2024

Morning team,

I hope you've all had a good weekend and enjoyed Father's Day for the dads out there. What a glorious weekend!

This morning was very different from last Friday. It was pretty quiet down the beach, and there wasn't much to photograph.

I also rocked up later than usual, missing the first lights and sunrise.

Have a wonderful week, and I will see you down the beach tomorrow.

Ciao,

Amo

No camera was damaged while taking this shot

It's going to be a quiet day for the boys in blue...

FriYay

August 30, 2024

Morning my friends,

Happy Friday! What a week! It’s been absolutely unreal all the way.

Again, this morning was incredible. As always, I spent my morning around the Icebergs and South Bondi. I highly recommend it for your soul. It sets me up for the day!

On another note, the team from Lifeline Bondi will host a community walk on Tuesday, September 10, to mark World Suicide Prevention Day. Their website has more details.

Here are the photos. Remember, the blog has got them all.

Enjoy your weekend,

Xoxo

Amo

What a cracker!

August 29, 2024

Morning my friends,

Another morning, another cracker!

When I arrived down, I was not expecting the sky to light up, and I was almost going to tell people not to bother going down. I’m glad I didn’t.

I exercised a bit, stopped to take photos, and then returned and injured my knee. I shouldn’t exercise and stick to what Frenchies do best: drink wine and smoke ciggies.

Talking about booze, I recently chatted with a good mate who had no idea about the Morning Bondi Gin. I thought it was a joke but apparently not. I think I already mentioned it 100 times, but in case you missed it: yes, there is a Morning Bondi gin; yes, it’s the ‘First' in, first ripple’ photo on the label; yes, I worked with the legends from Bondi Liquor Co on the recipe, and yes it’s the perfect Father’s Day present.

That’s it for today,

Ciaooo,

Amo

Pinkalicious

August 28, 2024

Morning my friends,

Were you there? Did you see it? How good was the sunrise this morning!

You sleep, you lose - that was one of Club Med’s old slogans for a hotel targeting young people. That's pretty on point for today, to be honest.

This morning was an absolute cracker! One thing I like about this type of sunrise is that it doesn’t last long, so you just need to snap like a maniac while it’s ON. Ten to fifteen minutes later, it’s all going grey with clouds, and you can put your camera away. It's very efficient—no f*ing around for an hour, just get the job done and fast.

On that note, here are the photos. Hope you like them.

BOOM!

Amo

Love the simplicity (I wouldn’t mind this one as a print actually)

Morning Bondi HQ (used to be a pin on Foursquare)

Hello Sun

August 27, 2024

Morning gang,

How's everyone today?

Today was sun-sational, and I was there for it. I rocked up early and did what needed to be done: take photos of the sunrise, the gorgeous light, and the people making the most of their morning. I also bumped into the usual suspects, my favourite part to be honest and back home.

I have a busy day ahead, shooting something exciting at Channel 9's studio for a Bread client and other bits and pieces.

Have a fantastic day and chat tomorrow,

See yaaa,

Amo

Quiet morning in the surf, says no one ever

Water is a bit cold compared to the Med but well worth it...

When you realise you won't be the only one...

Back at it

August 26, 2024

Morning everyone,

I hope you’ve all been well.

After precisely a two-month hiatus, I’m finally back to the routine. I’ve been back in Sydney for the past two weeks, but between the jet lag, funny weather, and work, I struggled to make my way down the beach in the morning.

While I was there early this morning, I had a coffee catch-up first thing and missed a good portion of the sunrise. It was still lovely, though. Don’t worry. I will aim to take better photos in the next few days and capture the bright golden light, too.

Have a lovely week, and chat tomorrow.

Xoxo

Amo

Later Sydney

June 28, 2024

Morning gang,

How's everyone doing?

This morning I was awake by 4:20 am, don't ask me why but it's definitely not the time I set up the alarm clock for.

I only see a few explanations, our basketball win from last night? (The 'Bondi Hoop Troop', remember that name, one day we might be famous) My trip to France tomorrow? No idea but ehh I won't complain as I was able to see the first lights over Bronte.

Maaaaate, it was unreal. The pink hues all over the bay were stunning. The sunrise was not bad either. I snapped like a maniac then I finished with a dip in the pool. Gosh, it was cold!

The perfect morning before a hiatus of 6 weeks. That's right, don't expect anything from me for all that time. I will be in Europe enjoying the warm weather.

In the meantime, look after yourself and chat on my return in mid-August.

Lots of love,

Xoxo

Amo

The Bronte Pool is a pretty special place

Don't get fooled by the sun, it was freezing outside!

PASTEL

June 27, 2024

Morning team,

How’s everyone today? Another day, another cracker…

This time of the year can be extraordinary from a light point of view and today didn’t disappoint. I went to my usual spots (yep, I’m a creature of habit) and I just had to point and shoot. It was looking good from all the angles.

I bumped into a few of my morning friends, quick chats, coffee, photos, dip and back home. Life is good.

Have a wonderful day my friends,

Xoxo

Amo

Busiest it's been in the water for a while

These two are coping with jetlag (a good representation of what their mind might look like - all blurry)

Seal-abration

June 24, 2024

Morning team,

How’s everyone today? Great weekend?

This morning was cold (as the past few weeks) but outstanding morning. The light was incredible, the water divine (yeah I know I’m amongst the crazy ones that still go for dips in the morning) and a seal was hanging out in North Bondi. Nah, not in the water, just on Ramp 6.

What a great seal-abration for my last week in Bondi for a little while… I’m flying to France for 6-weeks. Yep, lucky me - skipping a good portion of winter. I guess that’s the perks of having your own business, you can work from anywhere! ;)

Have a lovely week my friends,

Xoxo

Amo

The toughest bit about winter dips? The run to your towel

5°C

June 20, 2024

Morning team,

How’s everyone today? Freezing? Fair enough, it was 5°C around 6 AM. I’m not going to lie, I can’t wait to board my plane to Europe in a bit more than a week.

Besides the cold temperature, it was a glorious morning. The first lights were on point, the sunrise glorious, the waves decent and heaps more people around, including a few of my mates.

I’m not going to lie, I don’t have much to say today so will leave you with this.

Have a wonderful day my friends and as I won’t be able to come down tomorrow morning, chat with you on Monday.

Xoxo

Amo

My training group (I mean used to be, I need to eventually go back to it)

The Bergs still getting hammered this morning

Epic Wednesday

June 19, 2024

Morning gang,

How good was this morning!

The horizon line was clear which means the sun popped up earlier than the past few days. The surf was still big but dropped a little. The only downside was probably the chilly breeze which means there were not that many people swimming. If you went in, like I did, chances are that I have a photo of you.

Today is going to be pretty chilled, a bit of work than lunch planned with the Zambrero team to celebrate our partnership and all the latest campaigns that we cooked together. By the way, if you haven't seen it yet, Dom Littrich (aka Spicy Meatball) just released a 🌶️ banger to launch the new Spicy range at Zam. What do we think? Worth entering the GRAMMYs?

Have a wonderful day my friends and chat tomorrow,

Xoxo

Amo

The hardest part after the swim is the run to the showers

The Pool

June 17, 2024

Hola gang,

How's everyone doing? Great weekend?

Mine was busy but excellent. Ian Darling from Shark Island Productions and his team kindly invited me to watch the new doco called ‘The Pool’. It's about the iconic Bondi Icebergs pool and all the different communities gravitating around it.

If you are as obsessed as I am about the Icebergs, I strongly recommend you watch the film, it's 1.5 hours of pure goodness. So many familiar faces are featured too.

The Icebergs is the most photographed pool in the world. No shit! (excuse my French) I probably take at least 10 photos per day and I have been doing so for the past 14 years which means that I have at least 50,000+ images of the Icebergs, I’m not even kidding.

Here are some of my favourite ones. I have pretty much every angle covered, even the most controversial ones taken in the pool - it's not allowed but Frenchies are not great with rules, but you already know that. If you want to see more photos, check out my special Icebergs gallery page.

Have a wonderful week my friends,

Xoxo

Amo

PS: If you are not following @bread_agency yet, you should. Last week was a big one, we announced the appointment of 6 new team members (that makes nine of us now). BAM! We are ready to roll... 🍞🚀🤩

Neil Rogers' swim squad (missing seeing him around, he's featured all over the doco)

First in, first ripples (my most famous one)

Where's Willy?

June 13, 2024

Morning team,

I hope you’ve all been well. My apologies for the radio silence but between the funny weather, my week in Cairns last week for the ‘Cannes in Cairns’ conference (highly recommend it) and pure laziness (let’s be honest for a sec), it’s been a while.

I know people might think I’ve made a typo on the title ‘Where’s Willy?’ No, it’s, unfortunately, not! It was freezing cold down there and yes I still went for a swim because why not? Surprisingly, the water was warmer than out there. Heaps of whales at the back too.

Besides this, not much to photograph today. I tried to get creative but ain’t that easy when there are not many photo subjects. My advice to you. If you’ve ever dreamt of being featured on Morning Bondi or good mate Aquabumps, come down for a swim, surf or even a chat with us and chances are you will get a feature. We need photo subjects. It’s boring AF when there is no one around.

On that note, love to you all and chat tomorrow.

Xoxo

Amo

Sophie Smallwood (swimming all year long)

Reflo

May 28, 2024

Morning gang,

How’s everyone this morning?

It was such a lovely morning down there but gosh it was cold. That breeze was not so pleasant.

I caught up with good friend Caroline for sunrise in the South End, of course. The reflection on the sand was just so good and I’m a sucker for this.

Whales, they are back in town and we saw two cruising around. Love this time of the year!

Have a cracking day and remember that I won’t be able to take photos tomorrow and Thursday.

Xoxo

Amo

It's so puffy!

May 27, 2024

Morning my friends,

How’s everyone this morning? How was your weekend?

Another morning, another cracker, after weeks of rain, we now have weeks of sunshine and pretty good waves, love it!

I went down to my usual spots to capture a few photos. Yes, I’m a creature of habits. I love the South corner better than the north end and the view above the Icebergs is pretty special.

Have a fantastic week my friends. I will go down tomorrow but be warned I won’t go on Wednesday and Thursday as I’m in Avalon for a Bread shoot. Yeah, all good I have my passport ready.

Xoxo

Amo

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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