Boom. It’s Winter.
Like it always does, winter arrived in a hurry. One day it’s boardshorts and warm mornings, the next it’s June 1 and everyone’s digging out the down jackets. The seasonal switch has been flicked. Cold mornings, chilly sea breezes and that awkward sprint across the sand back to the car park. The ocean looked completely […]
Flat Earth
If anyone needed proof the earth is flat, Bondi’s putting on a convincing demo this morning. The horizon is razor sharp, the water polished glass, and the only thing breaking is the patience of anyone holding a surfboard. It’s been a long time since I’ve trimmed down a line, mouth agape, hunting sections. Way too […]
Colour Rush
After weeks of grey dawns, Bondi finally turned it on this morning — a rare, vivid, long-lasting colour show. The warmer temps (17 degrees at sunrise… balmy!) dragged the crowds out early, and no one left disappointed. The surf even chipped in. West offshores groomed a fun little rip bowl at Ramp Dos, with about […]
Party waves + Candy skies
Party waves and candy skies — what a sensational morning down at Bondi. Light winds, a few runners, and thin cloud… for now. It’s the calm before the storm, literally — the rest of the week’s shaping up to be a washout. This weekend? Wet. There’s 48mm of rain forecast for Saturday — might wanna […]
Colour Blaze
Sydney was gifted a blaze of colour at dawn – it was pretty special. It stopped everyone in their tracks, phones out, selfies galore…you’re probably still swiping through the sea or sunrise content from today. What was impressive was that it was a full sky curtain of super intense pinks. Often, we get bits and […]
Bondi Colours
I was up early, fossicking in the dark, stalking sunrise colours. It paid off as the clouds over Benny B got lit! I had the 16-bit 100-megapixel medium format beast blazing as the morning progressed through the different lighting stages. On the beach, waves were breaking around the waist to shoulder high. It looked pretty […]
Dawning
There are many benefits to waking early; research from the University of Toronto found that people who wake up earlier are generally happier and have a better outlook on life. Mix that wake-up with a morning swim, surf, or run on a warm summer’s morning – and you’re set for the day! Today we have […]
Rivers of Colour
This morning was a wild ride with vividly painted skies. At 6:10 am the reds popped, then the pinks ensued, then it went boring grey, and THEN it blew up pinks again. Wow, so far 2022 has had few sunrises like this so this was a real treat. And the swell has leapt, like the […]
Vicissitude
Vi-sis-i-tood = regular change. Very unpredictable weather as we continue on our La Nina journey. It was gloriously sunny for one moment, raining on me the next. It’s had to plan ahead at the moment…washing in, out? 16 knots of smotherly is wreaking havoc on our beaches. Bondi has shoulder high mush rolling in. There’s […]
Bloomtown
Mornings like these are a pleasure to document through my photography. Everything looked good this morning, so I just had to point N shoot in all directions. First up, the sunrise bloomed into a deep-sky of pinks—a real rare crazy morning. It stopped people in their tracks. It was so intensely pink; I’ve even toned […]
Rip Currents
We are experiencing a good little run of small waves in Sydney. It’s surfable every day – no – not cranking, but you can get wet. As the rips turned on – the bowls started to flow. (I’m sure my Mum will call me later asking what that means in English). The micro-groms were out […]
Turbo
Good start to the week. Head high, clean, closing out, chilly air temp but warm in. Morning’s low tide is making spectacular closeouts – more water – more fun. Ok next…grab a coffee and watch the highlights from our recent trip to WA on the Coral Coast (which includes Ningaloo + Exmouth + Whale Sharks). […]
The Good Stuff
Really, REALLY nice morning. Kind of had it all… Decent little colourful sunrise, head high waves, warm water and a massive morning crowd both in the water and on the beach. Bondi was in sunrise hyperdrive. Sweaty lycra, Instagrammers, hungry surfers, morning dippers…such a hive of activity. The funny thing is, it’s just for an […]