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August 16, 2018August 16, 2018

My morning unfolded a lil’ like this:

6:00 am – Surf check at Bondi – nada, zip, flat-a-rama, pancakes.

6:30 am – Decide to wander over to Bronte, just for a change in scenery. Shoot. Nice light as the sun rose late behind some cloud. Bronte Pool back open and very empty (1 swimmer)

7:00 am – Head back over the hill, what? Bondi has a wave. Waist to infrequent chest high peelers. Wow. Shoot. Get FOMO as only 2-3 guys out. Chat to about a dozen morning regulars.

7:30 am – Go home, take kids to skate bowl (we live there now). Check surf – all gone, nada, zippo.

:: uge

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Eugene Tan (::Uge) started taking photos when he was nine. He’s a self taught tinkerer, a constant experimenter and a relentless documenter who likes to shoot unassisted, mainly at sunrise. If conditions permit you’ll find :: Uge swimming with his camera or dangling out of helicopters, …constantly hunting for new angles on his favourite subjects.

Photography is a way for him to explore his first love, the beach. And since he lives at the beach, that means documenting his home, Bondi. He’s a beach bum. Most of the time he’s either on the beach shooting, digging holes in the sand with his kids or in the line up. And because :: Uge and his family live smack bang in the middle of Bondi, a stone’s throw from his Aquabumps Gallery, you’ll rarely find him further than 300 metres from the shoreline. Close enough to catch those magic Bondi moments when they happen, with his camera, his board or both.

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