Cotton On Body & Aquabumps – The Sunrise Club
For 27 years, Uge has photographed Bondi at sunrise. Those quiet moments before the beach comes alive have become the inspiration behind thousands of Aquabumps photographs, and in 2025, they inspired a collaboration with Cotton On Body. Created alongside the Cotton On Body design team and Ant Donovan, the Sunrise Club Bondi capsule collection celebrated […]
SIX SENSES, Kanuhura
Every island in the Maldives has its own personality. One of the things we love most about the Maldives is that no two islands are the same. After a week of surf in Laamu, we drifted north with two spectacular seaplane flights to Six Senses Kanuhura in Lhaviyani Atoll. The change of pace was immediate. […]
SIX SENSES, Laamu
If there’s a prize for the bluest water on Earth, the Maldives has to be in the running. We’ve been here a few days now and it still doesn’t look real. Every time the seaplane banks over another atoll, the colours seem to get more ridiculous. Electric turquoise lagoons, deep sapphire channels and endless rings […]
BAWAH RESERVE, Indonesia
Six Islands, No Surf After a few days exploring Singapore, we traded skyscrapers for seaplanes and headed north into Indonesia. There are more than 17,000 islands scattered across the Indonesian archipelago, but only six make up Bawah Reserve. It’s one of those places that leaves you wondering why you hadn’t heard of it sooner. Just […]
THE METT, Singapore
With Bondi serving up a steady run of white shark sightings, flat surf and plenty of winter rain, it felt like the perfect excuse to swap wetsuits for shorts and chase a bit of tropical warmth. We’re kicking off our latest family adventure in Singapore. At Aquabumps, travel has always been an extension of what […]
Perfect Wave
We arrive by boat to Kandooma, an idyllic island with a peeling right-hander. We were no sooner off the boat, and we checked into our beach villa and the warm water of the Maldives within minutes. It’s a dream setup and a rarity to have a break right out the front of your room. It […]
Amanpulo
You depart Manilla via a small plane – like everything AMAN do, the moment you arrive at their lounge your every need is catered to. A short 1.5-hour flight across the vast sea you almost feel like you are flying into the abyss. As you land on the island the AMAN family are there to […]
TURO X AQUABUMPS
Turo is a groundbreaking American car sharing platform that has revolutionised the traditional car rental platforms and has recently arrived in Australia. Turo is a peer-to-peer car sharing platform that offers travellers the opportunity to experience adventure on their own terms and enabling the owners to earn a passive income. At the heart of Turo’s […]
Soneva Jani and Fushi
You arrive to the island paradise by sea plane, hovering above crystal blue water and remote atolls, it’s the rock stars’ arrival. Fushi was our first destination and has a rustic Robinson Crusoe feel about it. Handing over your shoes before stepping off the sea plane – ‘no shoes no news’ is like a long […]
AG1 x Aquabumps
Millions of Mornings Made Better with Aquabumps & AG1 Next year marks 25 years of Aquabumps. That’s over 6,500 daily morning shoots, and only missing a few. Only COVID-19 (when they closed Bondi), the birth of a child or torrential flooding rains from La Nina will interrupt Uge’s daily rituals of documenting a beach with […]
Amankilla + Amanwana
2.5 hours from Bali airport is Amankilla – think old Bali, scattered with villages and dense tropical forests. Perched on a hill is the beautiful, classic, timeless Amankilla. The service is beyond – the property is private and feels as though you have it to yourself sometimes, with guests finding shade in the striped thatch-covered […]
The Sanubari, Sumba, Indonesia
This was my third time visiting Sumba. I love the remote rawness of this island. Little development has happened and appears to be more considered and slow – I’m keeping everything crossed; it remains the untouched paradise. The island is primitive; locals live in uma mbatangu; these traditional peaked houses are built according to Marapu […]
Aquabumps X RM Williams
In celebration of this Sunday’s Father’s Day, here’s the rare occasion I’m in front of the camera (not behind). We’re so proud to be an Australian family business that crafts our gallery pieces right here, in Sydney and exports them globally. As we approach our silver jubilee, 25 years of honing our craft, one can’t […]