Mackenzies Bay doggos, dolphins & sunrise playtime by@BondiPupperazzi.
Such a beautiful start to the week! with . I spent 2 hours on Monday morning capturing images of sunrise dolphins playing off Tamarama Beach and bumped into my friends Caro and Josh out walking their little legends Riley and Cooper, two of the most gorgeous boys in Bondi Beach.
Hit me up and get in touch if you’d like to organise a shoot along Bondi to Bronte Coastal walk for you and your doggos. Love this little gallery of sunrise images!
xo Dan AKA @hotndelicious, creator of Bondi Pupperazzi 🐶📷✨
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot Oct 12
Mackenzies Bay Doggos | @BondiPupperazzi Photoshoot
Mackenzies Bay sunrise dolphins by @hotndelicious. Sydney, Australia
Mackenzies Bay sunrise dolphins by @hotndelicious. Sydney, Australia
Mackenzies Bay sunrise dolphins by @hotndelicious. Sydney, Australia
Mackenzies Bay sunrise dolphins by @hotndelicious. Sydney, Australia
Mackenzies Bay sunrise dolphins by @hotndelicious. Sydney, Australia
Mackenzies Bay sunrise dolphins by @hotndelicious. Sydney, Australia
Mackenzies Bay sunrise dolphins by @hotndelicious. Sydney, Australia
Bondi Pupperazzi is the Humans of New York-style premium dog photography business, brand and blog. We champion your puppy’s personality by capturing images of them in their element at their favourite dog parks, beaches, streets and dog-friendly cafes/bars/venues around Bondi Beach, surrounding suburbs and all over Sydney. We shoot premium photography of your doggo(s) that you can keep forever! 📷🐶✨
Bondi Pupperazzi launches in Bondi Beach with F45’s Lauren Vickers
Stoked! Our first Bondi Pupperazzi photoshoot with Lauren Vickers and her beautiful Border Collie X rescue pup, Kye, is live!
Bondi Pupperazzi is the Humans of New York-style premium dog photography business, brand and blog. We champion your puppy’s personality by capturing images of them in their element at their favourite dog parks, beaches, streets and dog-friendly cafes/bars/venues around Bondi Beach, surrounding suburbs and all over Sydney. We shoot premium photography of your doggo(s) that you can keep forever! 📷🐶✨
Last Monday, I met model, Ducati and Australian Working Dog Rescue Ambassador and F45 Training Athletics Team Manager, Lauren Vickers and her Border Collie X rescue pup, Kye, at Marks Park dog park overlooking Bondi Beach for this inaugural sunset Bondi Pupperazzi photoshoot. So much fun and Kye is a beautiful, energetic little soul and a tough one the shoot too… full of beans and Speedy Gonzales! Thank you two!
Excited to have a number of Bondi Pupperazzi collaboration shoots rolling out over the coming weeks, as part of the launch campaign for the business, plus we’re also working closely with dog-friendly Aussie businesses/venues and in the early stages of brand campaigns/partnerships.
So get in touch to book your Bondi Pupperazzi shoot for your doggo, business or brand today!
Or hit me up if you’ve got any leads 😁 😉
xo Dan AKA @hotndelicious, creator of Bondi Pupperazzi🐶📷✨
Duke the Boxer. Mackenzies Point sunrise by @BondiPupperazzi
Bam! @BondiPupperazzi is LIVE! 📷🐶✨
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Bondi Pupperazzi is the brand new Humans of New York-style photography business, blog and brand for the dogs of Bondi Beach (and all over Sydney). We capture premium photography of your doggo(s) in their element that you can print, frame and keep forever!
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The maelstrom and sh*tstorm that has been 2020 thus far has given me paws 🐾 for thought and 5 weeks ago the seed was planted, whilst out and about on my daily sunrise @hotndelicious photography walk along the Bondi to Bronte Coastal Walk and the streets surrounding Bondi Beach.
We’ve launched with 3 different Bondi Pupperazzi packages to start with and can of course tailor Bondi Pupperazzi photoshoots to your needs:
Cedric the surfer from Belgium. Bronte Beach. @hotndelicious Photo Diary | Bondi to Bronte Magic & Silhouette Sessions
Phwoar!!!!! I’ve just had one of the most amazing photography sessions of my life!
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Mind-blowingsunrise, surf photography and silhouette sessions between Tamarama and Bronte Beach!
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I was in the zone, zen-focused and the only way that I can describe the shoot is split second captures, moments in time and an approach that I taught myself in the music industry whilst shooting freelance for triple j/myself at festivals/gigs around Australia and honed over the past 10-15 years in Australia, the USA and around the world…
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Be in the moment and by all means grab a diverse array of images that people expect/that the client wants, but don’t just shoot what’s in front of you… try for something new, shoot from a different perspective and take in the whole scene, then fully your gut instinct and position yourself in the best vantage points to anticipate and time where you think that the best, most unexpected and most spectacular photos will be… from your perspective. That’s how you inspire your own creative flow, keep your passion for photography and that’s how stand out as one of the best, with a style of your very own.
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I am my own harshest critic and while I am keenly aware that I still have SO much to learn about the technical/editing side of things, I can see how far that I’ve come in this past 6 months alone and I am proud of me. In my humble opinion, we should own what we’ve achieved for ourselves, our growth and what we’re good at, as it helps generate a sense of self-worth and purpose, which keeps our energy levels high and the positivity flowing, which in turn generates a desire for forward momentum through further growth.
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I felt so energised after this beautiful morning on Bondi to Bronte Coastal Walk that my synapses were firing on all cylinders for literally the rest of Saturday, as I hit the ocean for a bodysurfing sesh post-shoot, Bondi Farmers Market with a friend for a fresh baguette and sunflowers for my apartment and a delicious bowl of pho, Bondi Icebergs Club for a Saturday arvo beers with a close mate from my Dubai days and even into the next day when I went at it again! It’s amazing how it can make you feel when you feed your creativity and flow… so in love with life!
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Split second captures. Moments in time. So focused and so zen. One of the sickest f*ckin’ sunrise surf photography sessions of my life!
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P.s. It has been a big week and I’m excited for the week ahead! My new biz launches next week! I’d planned it to be this week, however the joys of building your own website, writing strategy/planning, choosing/honing content and unexpected tech issues/speed humps means that we’re now launching next week. I can’t wait to tell you what it is! 😊🤫
Sunrise Beach Volleyball – Tamarama Beach by @hotndelicious
What a magical start to Wednesday!
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I hit the backstreets of South Bondi and Tamarama on my sunrise Bondi to Bronte Coastal Walk this morning to get the glutes and quads firing, which makes my butt feel like a ripe peach at Harris Farms on market day and kickstarts the endorphins firing through my system by the time I start shooting out the back of Tamarama Beach, as the sun rises over the ocean and I walk down the hill from above to Bronte Beach.
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I had an energising week of little wins last week, with several prospective biz opportunities that I’m hoping will come into a fruition over the coming weeks and months, PLUS I’m launching a new business venture within the next 7 days – you know that I’m into it and firing on all cylinders when I carve out time on a Saturday afternoon to register various domain names, the business name and lock-in all of the brand new social media handles across all platforms. You’re going to love this – it’s going to make you crack up with laughter and give you squeals of joy when you see it. Watch this space!
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That combined with 7 x sunrise walks and 7 x lunchtime bodysurfing sessions in the 7 days from Monday to Sunday last week, had me flowing with energy and joy, so I was well ready for a 3.5 hour sunrise photography walk this morning after being stuck inside of the wet & cold, blustery winter weather of Bondi Beach the past 2 days (yes, it happens sometimes in winter) 😁✨
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I met Maria at Bronte Beach just after sunrise and we had lovely little chats, whilst capturing silhouettes of waves against the Mackenzies Point and North Bondi backdrop, bumped in Uge AKA Aquabumps at Bronte Beach and a bunch of different peeps back on my home turf on the promenade at Bondi Beach, including one of my Instagram followers Kirsten, whom I’d never met in person before. She stopped me to say hi and tell me how much she loves my pics. Thank you! (Do it, don’t be shy, peeps – it makes my day every single time). I love our little Bondi Beach community!
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As we speak, I’m editing this morning’s images with a smile on my face and you’ll note that I’ve given the captures some rustic yellows and deep, sky blues in Lightroom, as to me they fit the vibe this morning – coming out into the light of a beautiful sunrise after a stormy few days and the sea is still quite wild. Can you guess which shots are my faves?
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I am looking forward to my lunchtime bodysurfing sesh and excited for the beautiful weather forecasted for the week ahead!
Secret spot out the back of Tamarama Beach by @hotndelicious
From the backstreets of Tamarama to Bondi Beach. Cracking sunrise, Sydney!
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After the dirty-ass, stormy winter weather last week, I set myself a goal to smash out sunrise photography walks and bodysurfing every single day this week. Got to earn those weekend bevies (and the shhhh… weekday COVID lockdown brews 😁🤦♂️ 🤫) , plus I’m a massive foodie and loves a hot dinner too! 😆🥳
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On my sunrise photography walks, I predominantly decide on the fly which route I’m going to walk & shoot (I’ll even change mid-walk), as I adore the spontaneity of a life lived in the moment and that’s how I shoot my photography too. It keeps it fresh, makes me feel more present, which in turn builds a feeling of zen and I find that it generates even higher levels of excitement, when I discover and snap so many amazing, spontaneous moments in time (as I did this morning) by going with the flow and just seeing where the mood and shoot takes me.
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I hit a couple of my favourite secret spots out the back of Tamarama Beach, captured surfers riding beautiful sets into Bronte Beach – shot from the park bench in front of Tamarama SLSC (check out the one with the salmon jumping out of the water in front of the dude about to fall off his surfboard!!! Seriously!!!!!) and on the home stretch, I walked up and over the hill at Mackenzies Point to soak up surfers making the most of every last second of the golden waves at high tide in South Bondi. 2 hours of absolute bliss. This morning was fire!
Big Wave Surfer braves massive swell at Ben Buckler by @hotndelicious
BIG Wave Surfer! 🏄♂️🌊🌈✨
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Shot from across Bondi Bay at Mackenzies Point, I didn’t even realise that I’d captured this local big wave surfer braving the massive conditions off North Bondi Rocks yesterday until I sat down at my desk in Bondi Beach to edit the images in Lightroom! True story!
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I’d actually set-up my monopod and Canon 6D with an EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS lens with the intent of capturing images of the towering waves exploding over Ben Buckler and the massive swell rolling in to Bondi Beach. I hadn’t even spotted the 2-3 surfers that were out there!
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The shot was zoomed in on Ben Buckler, I had it framed, focused and was so I focused on timing the waves to get them exactly where I wanted in frame, that I had no idea that I’d captured this little snapshot in time. Check out the gallery of images below and you’ll see to sequence of big wave surfer shots, as well as the original larger scale images framed as I was originally shooting for.
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I’m not much of a surfer myself, however I’ve been in the ocean bodysurfing for as long as I can remember from my time as a little kid in Perth (Western Australia) to today, where I still swim daily in Bondi Beach (where the waves will allow) and soak up the thrill, the endorphins, a moment in time and joyous little shot of pure ecstasy every single time that I’m riding a wave.
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Just like the ocean, I love it when my photography surprises me, it feeds me joy almost daily and brought a massive smile to my face yesterday to discover this little gem on my lens!
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One Wave is all it takes. Happy Fluro Friday y’all! 🏄♂️🌊🌈✨
Bam! Dark & Stormy. Welcome to wet & wild Bronte Rock Pool magic!
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Explosive 10-15ft waves and wet & wild conditions are pounding the east coast of Australia this week and I was excited to hit Bronte Rock Pool at Sydney’s iconic Bronte Beach with my home-boy (and fellow shooter) JB this morning to capture this little bit of magic.
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Hit me up if you’re keen to snap up one of these wicked photographic prints and I hope that you’re having a lovely week. Stay safe out there, peeps!
Rockin’ the new BentSpoke Brewing Co craft beer swag for my morning photography walk ❄️✨
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I am up and out of bed well before sunrise most mornings shooting sunrise photography and while Sydney’s winter weather is nowhere near as cold as parts of USA, Canada and Europe, it has been fresh as f*ck this past week, just like this BentSpoke Brewing Co beanie.
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Everyone is struggling at the moment and as a lover of premium quality craft beer and the creator of @craftbeerlovin’ craft beer Instagram, given how much growth we’ve had in the craft beer scene globally in recent years, it means a lot to me that this trend and the craft beer industry continues to evolve and grow, as I’m sure it does you too.
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So the next time you’re at the beer fridge/bar at your local, no matter where in the world you are, think about how you can get crafty to support local business. The good news is that the beer will be fresh as f*ck too! So #ThinkGlobalDrinkLocal 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇨🇦💛✨
I was otterly stoked to share my Mackenzies Point sunrise on Saturday morning with Alex the Seal.
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Right now we’re in peak whale watching season in Sydney and I was kickin’ it at Mackenzies Point (Bondi Beach) waiting for the sun to rise over the ocean, gazing at sea spray from multiple pods of humpback whales migrating north in the distance and I glanced down to my right to see this little legend duck diving in the waves and hunting for fish for breakfast.
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I’m pretty sure that the crew from Drone Shark App gave this little legend the ‘Alex The Seal’ moniker a while back and Alex was splashing in the waves for at least 90 minutes while I sat there chillin’… definitely has my seal of approval! Made my day!
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Stoked to be back writing the hotndelicious blog again, as I’ve been spending a lot more time on my photography of late and it feels like the write time as I am in the process of re-launching this website to make my prints more readily available for purchase online. I’ve sold more prints in the past 6 weeks than all of the previous months and years combined!
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So, if you are keen to snap up some hotndelicious sunrise print(s) for home or to decorate the walls of your biz, then email me on info@hotndelicious.com/drop me a DM on IG, check out @hotndelicious on Instagram for Alex the Seal videos that I captured of on Saturday morning and come say G’day!