People of Bondi

February 9, 2023

Morning my friends,

Hope you had a good night sleep or a great day for my overseas friends.

As you would have seen in my Stories, this morning was not so good. So instead, I have decided to put together a special collection of photos.

One of the things that I love the most about Morning Bondi is meeting people. I’m what we call a “people person” - this is my thing, I feel like I’m growing up one conversation at a time. Morning Bondi has allowed me to meet 1,000+ of people and I love that.

I love it so much that I was even thinking of creating a special page 8+ years ago called “People of Bondi” - think ‘Humans of New York’ but beach style. I got rid of the idea as I felt I was already busy enough between Morning Bondi and my day-to-day job.

I could go on forever but I will just leave you with that.

Have an awesome day my friends and chat tomorrow,

xoxo

Amo

Dion Horstmans, toughest guy around, best sculptor and my kettlebell coach

Liv Phyland, Ex-TV host and co-founder of 'Girls who Glow' program

Sam Schumacher & Grant Trebilco, the Founders of OneWave

Sullivan Chedanne, fellow Frenchy, best product photographer

Caroline Groth, health and wellness expert and 98 gym fanatics

The Morning Bondi crew, a few years ago when my daughter Charlotte was still a baby.

Eugene Tan aka Uge, photographer and model behind Aquabumps

Johannes Grissmann and Bree Bunzel, love birds

Michal Frydrych, Bondi biggest trouble maker (I mean he did the Netflix Stranger Things activation on Bondi Beach)

Charlotte Connell with Finn, mum, surfer and climate change maker

John Macarthur, unofficial Mayor of Bondi, People Person (x10) and Fashion Icon

Peter Springis, one of the best school teachers of the East

My training crew led by the one and only Kim McIntosh

Morning Coogee

February 8, 2023

Morning my friends,

How’s everyone today?

Today for a change, I ventured down to Coogee. The sunrise was pretty uneventful but all good as funny enough I had an event to attend so I was busy anyway. You see what I’ve done here! :)

I was invited by the legends from Running Heroes to the official launch of the brand-new ASICS Gel Nimbus 25. This new pair of running shoes have already been officially accredited as "the most comfortable shoe in the world". I back that up, they were pretty damn comfy! We road-tested them with a run followed by some breathwork and an ice bath with the legendary Deano Gladstone from Power of the Breath.

Alright, back to Coogee, a few locals have been asking me in the past why I never venture down this beach in the morning. To be honest, I don’t mind Coogee but there is not much to photograph. I was running out of ideas pretty quickly (not that many people around, no surf…), plus unlucky, the sunrise was pretty rubbish too so I missed the golden colours. I guess I will have to come back once the conditions are optimum and judge again then.

Have a lovely day my friends,

Xoxo

Amo

Rory Warnock, the other good looking breathwork specialist

Great logo placement, I had to take a photo

Love these awnings, could spend hours underneath

The ASICS Gel Nimbus 25, the most comfortable shoe in the world

Body clock

February 7, 2023

Morning gang,

How’s everyone going? Were you down there this morning?

By 4:30 am, I was fully awake and getting ready to go down the beach. My body clock has been messing around with me. It’s been 4 days in a row that I wake up that early. Stressed? Not at all! I actually have no idea what’s happening, it’s not as if I was going to bed early either - unless 11 pm is early.

Anyhow, enough about me, how good was this morning! The sunrise was incredible, the temperatures outside and inside the water perfect and there were 1,000+ people making the most of it.

Have a lovely day my friends,

Xoxo

Amo

'First in, first ripples' is looking pretty in pink too

Just hanging around the shark buoy you know...

Bondi busy in the morning?! Not so much!

Oh oh, look who's back in town? After a few years spent in Paris, Xav had enough and is back in town. Good to see you bud!

I don't know her but one thing that I know, she was ripping

Corey Oliver setting up the beach. Good to see you buddy!

What's the shoot all about? No joke 5 people asked me. I have no clue. Does anyone know?

The light was incredible for at least 45 mins

Far North

February 6, 2023

Morning beautiful people,

How was your weekend? Hope you had a good one.

This morning, I decided to stop being lazy and train with the usual fitness gang down at the bars in North Bondi. When I say train, I was just there with them for 30 mins, then I had to stop as the light was getting interesting, plus I had a coffee catch-up with my friend Tash so had to stop anyway.

Love the vibe in North Bondi in the morning but if I’m honest South Bondi is where it’s at. The sunrise is way more impressive to watch from up there. What do you reckon?

On that note, have a fabulous week my friends and enjoy the sunshine,

Xoxo

Amo

Lifesaving training is hard. The patrolling is a lot easier.

The sunrise hitting South Bondi at least 15 mins before the North

The North Bondi Lifesaving Club at sunrise

When you are going to be late for school... Life in Australia for kids is horrendous!

When you remember it's Monday, don't cry buddy!

Why is there a shopping trolley under the lifeguard tower?

Dave post-swim making sure that it's still all in there

FriYay

February 3, 2023

Morning gang,

What a morning my friends! It was just incredible, the perfect way of wrapping up the week.

Everyone was there, enjoying the epic conditions, even the dolphins showed up. I caught up with Michel Pirog from Running Heroes (an excellent app made in France, of course), we were chatting while I was taking photos and he was taking some drone shots. Fun times, we covered the entire beach from every single angle.

Other than this, as part of their 'Golden State of Mind' Serie, the legends from Coco Republic recently tagged along on my morning routine to create this beautiful video. Thank you so much for the opportunity and this stunning cinematography. Big up to the team Anthony Spon, Natalie Culina and Mike Perry.

Have a lovely weekend team and chat with you on Monday,

Cheerio,

Amo

Watching the sunrise from the pool, pretty spesh

Name a more iconic duo patrolling the beach, Harrison Reid and Anthony Glick

When you not sure where to get it with this shorey

Paradiseland

February 2, 2023

Morning my friends,

How’s everyone today? Did you miss me much? I certainly did.

I’m back in the hood after an awesome 10-day trip between Singapore and Thailand. It was amazing but almost too short. Let’s be honest, I liked both countries but I’m very happy to be back here, we truly live in Paradise and the weather is more bearable too.

The light was interesting, the shorey was nasty and I bumped into the usual suspects. Too lazy/tired to exercise, I just concentrated on what I do best: coffee, chit chat, photos and dip in the ocean with my mates.

Have a wonderful day and chat with you tomorrow,

Xoxo

Amo

Relaxing down the beach before going to work is pretty special

About last Sunday

January 19, 2023

Morning team,

How are you all? Still in bed? This weather is clearly not inspiring to step out of bed.

I naturally woke up at 5 am (🤦🏽‍♂️) and decided to start editing the photos from last Sunday arvo. To be honest, I was secretly waiting for a day like today to do it so here we go.

As most Summer Sundays, weather permitting, I usually catch up with mates in North Bondi for a few drinks and swims - by far the best way of wrapping up your weekend.

Last Sunday was absolutely nuts, I have never seen the rocks that busy - people everywhere, impossible not to take a photo without at least 5+ people in the shot. If you are agoraphobic, please look away as it’s not pretty.

Enjoy your day gang, mine is going to be pretty chilled with a New Year’s Lunch with one of our bread clients.

BOOM!

Amo

Michal Frydrych, event organiser, photographer, model, socialite and party animal

Full house

January 18, 2023

Morning everyone,

OMG, what an amazing morning! It was probably the best light we've had in a long time.

It started with some beautiful pink clouds, followed by a golden light. The beach was packed. Heaps of happy people all around making the most of the morning before the rain is meant to come later today.

I have an early meeting, so I will leave you with the photos.

Enjoy my friends and feel free to share the love with your friends as they deserve to see these photos too.

Xoxo

AMO ('Amaury' for the Frenchies)

That's what Bondi was looking like at 6:10 am sharp

Is he popping the question or just stretching?! Hang on, I'm confused now.

North Bondi aka NoBo for the hipsters (by the way, are hipsters still a thing?)

Tutorial on how to be featured on Morning Bondi 101. Lesson # 1- Enter the water like this

The icebergs at sunrise, best spot in da house

The boys in blue (Daniel McLaughlin and Harrison Reid)

Playful

January 17, 2023

Bonjour everybody,

How's everyone today?

For a change of scenery, I went down to Bronte, same as last Tuesday actually. I was meant to catch up with a mate but he bailed on me - as good mates do. 🤪

The light was interesting just to say the least. The sun was playing hide and seek all morning with the clouds. Naturally, I was only taking photos when it was ON.

There is a sepia feel to some of them - which I don't mind. Some of the others are pretty average to be honest. What do you think? Do you like the photos this morning? 👍🏼 or 👎🏼 Be honest, no offence taken whatsoever.

Have a lovely day my friends,

All smile for Eddy Lecas (I met on his first week in Australia back in 2013)

Swimming in Bronte Pool at sunrise has to be one of the best things you can do (for free) in Sydney

...alright my turn now, chat to you tomorrow!

Monday crowds

January 16, 2023

Morning gang,

How good was the weekend! I spent Saturday arvo and almost all day yesterday down the beach. Bondi on weekends not so much - too hectic. I usually go to harbour beaches instead, which are much more chilled. Yesterday, I joined a few friends on the rocks, it was so crowded - I haven’t seen it like that for at least 2-3 years - pre-Covid. I took a few photos and will post them next time the weather is crap.

This morning was absolutely unreal, so many people around. The Icebergs was jam-packed by 6 am. Cray-cray! I took a few shots from there then joined my friends in North Bondi. Yep, I skipped the training bit - I don’t need many excuses for that anyway.

Have a lovely week and if you live locally, please go down for a swim. You won’t regret it, the water is amazing and crystal clear.

Chat to you tomorrow,

Amo

Eugene Tan, male model, photographer and store owner

superstitious

January 13, 2023

Morning crew,

OMG, what a cracking sunrise! Did you see it? Did you tune in to my Instagram LIVE? (yep, it was so good that I wanted to share it with you all).

Superstitious or not - I’m already loving how Friday the 13th started. What a morning my friends!

I woke up late (ie. 5:20 am) thinking it was going to be another overcast morning but it was the exact opposite with an epic sunrise and heaps of happy people all around. I bumped into so many familiar faces, which is what I love the most about Morning Bondi - that’s right, not the photo bit but the chit-chat with local legends.

My apologies for the late update gang but an early 2-hour workshop with the US and an amazing sunrise don’t marry that well.

Enjoy the rest of your day and have a fabulous weekend,

Ciao,

Amo

Busy morning down the beach - all before 6am.

Double Trouble (Chester See and Matt Lambley) - you know it’s going to be a nice sunrise when you see these two early in the morning

Same for Nikki Bingham, always here when the sunrise is going to be a cracker

Oh Bondiiii - I like it when you do these things!

Fans dialling in my Instagram LIVE this morning 🤪

Smart a$$

January 12, 2023

Morning gang,

How’s everyone today?

Today, I decided to be a smart a$$ (talking the ‘Algospeak’ so that I don’t get banned online). That’s right by 5:50ish, I put a Story up predicting that it was going to be 💩 like yesterday but in fact, it was way better. Yeah, I f*c#% up (still talking the algospeak)! Sorry, gang - I said it before but I will repeat, never trust a Frenchie.

So for 10ish minutes, we had some good light, I snapped like a maniac and decided to join the training gang afterwards. Yes, that’s us the Flintstones every Thursday in South Bondi, lifting and throwing rocks.

I guess that’s it for today. Have a cracking day and hoping for a much better sunrise tomorrow.

Cheerioooo,

Amo

Charlotte and Fox Wearne, only a few hours before the second one arrives. xoxo

OMG who's this guy?! Such a good looking bloke. (PS: He will kill me but who cares)

Uncut

January 11, 2023

Morning my friends,

If you have seen my Instagram Stories, you would know that today's sunrise was not the best. At 6 am, there was half of a sun showing between the ocean and the thick clouds and that was it. A real quicky.

So I didn't bother taking my camera out of my bag and went for a Bondi to Bronte run instead.

Here is an album of photos that I took over the past few weeks but never got published. Haters would say, pretty understandable. The other ones would appreciate the effort.

Finally, just to show off that sometimes I can write more intelligent stuff 🧠 than this daily nonsense - here is an article that got published yesterday in Marketing Mag about my Social Media trends predictions. Yeah, my Christmas break took a bit of a hit to squeeze the writing of this article but love doing this exercise every year. If you want to be super duper nice, jump on my LinkedIn post and give it some love. 🙏🏼😊🙌🏼

That's all folks,

Have a nice day and hoping for a better sunrise tomorrow,

Xoxo

Amo

Are you taking a photo of me? (not sure if he was happy or not)

Cute couple + Seagulls (met them this morning, they are as nice as good looking)

B.B.B

January 10, 2023

Morning team,

Another morning, another cracker, so good to have a bit of sun in town.

What does B.B.B stand for you may ask? It’s for ‘Beautiful Bronte Beach’ - that simple. Why do I come up with some random names like this? Let’s be honest, it’s pretty hard to come up with new things to say every morning. I might actually start using ChatGPT for my morning blurbs, it might become more interesting.

For the little story, I ventured down to Bronte this morning and I did well, it was stunning down there and chatted with a few good peeps - hard not to get a good photo of the pool too.

Have a beautiful day my friends and chat tomorrow,

Cheerio,

Amaury pronounced Amo-ree (aka ‘Amo’ for pretty much everyone)

PS: For the ones asking, the VRTUS sesh yesterday was tough, always discovering new muscle groups - even pressing the camera trigger this morning was a struggle. Rawson, Leesh and Hamish are the best in business!

#YOLO #BronteBliss #SunriseLover #InfluencersInTheWild

Legendary and good looking Corey Oliver - great chat this morning mate.

alright, time for a swim now... 24 degrees, you won't regret it

Back to work

January 9, 2023

Morning my friends,

How’s everyone today? Hope you all had a great break.

I guess most of us are officially back to work this week. Good luck gang! I know it sucks a little especially when the weather will be a cracker all week.

This morning, the alarm clock at 5:20 am was not pleasant but it had to be done. I ventured down to the Icebergs, but the sun didn’t show up before 6:15 am. Damn, I could have slept in a little.

I spent half of my morning in the South end, then went all the way to the North end where I was supposed to train with my friends from 6 am onwards. That’s ain’t happen! Luckily, I book myself a class at VRTUS later today, this is going to hurt big time. Rawson, please be gentle with me mate!

Have a great week my friends and chat tomorrow,

Xoxo

Amo

Lourdes, Théophile and Claire coming from Coogee

A few good ones coming through - just a bit straight

Who I was meant to train with this morning...

1 & 2 J a n u a r y 2 0 2 3

January 3, 2023

Morning gang,

Happy New Year my friends! How’s everyone today? Recovered from NYE and NYD parties?

I rarely merge two days in one photo album but I thought I should mix it up for once, here is a collection of photos that I took on New Year’s Day and yesterday. On both days, the crowds were absolutely bananas - perfect photo opportunities.

If you want some hot tips on how to discover Bondi, minus the crazy crowds, I strongly encourage you to have a read at the “Explore the Outdoors: The P.E Guide to Bondi” put together by Pip Edwards. Great tips and photography by yours truly. ;)

Have a lovely day my friends,

Ciao,

Amo

Influencers in the wild

December 28, 2022

Morning my friends,

Hope you are all well and enjoying the break so far, if any.

As I’m actually working at the moment, mainly catching up on business admin (the sexy life of an entrepreneur, I guess), I’m sticking to my routine and taking photos early in the morning. The main difference is that there are very few people around, a great time to be featured on Morning Bondi if you ask me.

This morning was actually better than the past couple of days, especially with two ladies down at the pool, doing their things: modelling, photographing and influencing. This is a perfect submission for one of my favourite Instagram accounts called @Influencersinthewild if you don’t know it yet, get amongst it, it’s definitely worth a follow. We also have our local version @Influencing_Academy owned by a mate.

Have a lovely day and I know that most of you might be on holiday and all that but come down in the morning, it’s the best part of the day and I need more people to photograph.

Xoxo

Amo

Even the Icebergs staff were posing this morning

Morning swim for good friend Anita Zanesco

I get it the Icebergs is a pretty backdrop for photos

Aftermath

December 27, 2022

Morning crew,

How’s everyone today? Hope you’ve all had a great Christmas and got spoiled.

We are having such a great run weather-wise, it’s been amazing. Going to the beach every day, like what a real Aussie summer looks like.

I spent a good portion of my morning with Diane Perreau and her partner Loic. Diane is one of the biggest influencers back in France and Loic professional football player. I met them last year and they are now back here for a few months. Lovely couple and a perfect morning for a sunrise adventure.

I don’t like complaining (actually I love it) but if you haven’t seen my Story on Insta this morning yet, the Icebergs got spoiled this Christmas with new home improvements, so taking decent photos of the pool is going to become pretty challenging. Since the stunning lifeguard’s house was built a few years ago and the terrace extension for the Crabbe Hole cafe, some of my photos became collectors (like that one, that one or that one) but soon any photos of the pool will become a rare find. If you are looking at things to do around the pool, would you mind painting the rest of the pool, you missed half of it last time. 🤪

I guess that’s enough for today.

Enjoy my friends,

Amo

I’m never alone taking photos of the sunrise

Ho Ho Ho

December 23, 2022

Morning team,

What a cracker!

Sun-sational colours in the sky at sunrise that lasted for at least 15 minutes, then bright sunshine and I bumped into heaps of local legends.

I spent the majority of my time around the icebergs. If you’ve been following Morning Bondi for quite a while, you would know how obsessed I’m with this pool. Best swimming pool on earth I reckon.

I took heaps of aerial shots today. Nah I don’t have a drone. I just have a secret spot.

That’s it for today, have a wonderful Christmas and enjoy your time with your loved ones.

Chat to you on Monday unless it’s raining,

Ho Ho Ho

Amo

icebergs' scaffoldings are gone - we're back in business

Here is a tip for you all. If you want to have a chance to be featured on Morning Bondi, wear colourful swimmers...

Theo Gupta, the most connected man in the music industry in Australia. Thanks for the impromptu coffee this morning bud!

The Bondi Icebergs Gym is one of the best spots to train locally. It almost makes me keen to exercise (just joking!)

Father & Son moment for Jon & Fox Wearne

Pinkalicious

December 22, 2022

Hola team,

How’s everyone today?

What a start of the day, it literally went off. Incredible colours in the sky pre-sunrise, well worth the 5 am wake up. I got excited and took way too many photos.

My apologies for the late update today but between the too many photos and early call with global - it was hard to squeeze the selection of photos, light edits, blog writing and posting before now…

I’m usually not a big fan of early meetings but that one was well worth it. It was all about ‘Livestream Shopping’. Have you ever heard of it? It’s basically QVC on steroids and that’s exactly what we are about to bring to Australia early next year with my agency bread. Get ready my friends, we are starting a revolution. You’ve heard it first… Yeah baby!

I guess that’s enough for today, enjoy your day and chat with you tomorrow.

Xoxo

Amo

Sullivan Chedanne, one of the coolest French guys that I know...

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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