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@hotndelicious Photo Diary | Bondi to Bronte Magic & Silhouette Sessions

Posted on August 6, 2020 Updated on August 7, 2020

Phwoar!!!!! I’ve just had one of the most amazing photography sessions of my life!

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Mind-blowing sunrise, 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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xo Dan AKA @hotndelicious.

Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia.

https://www.instagram.com/hotndelicious/

All images captured with Canon 6D with an EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS lens.

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Prints available upon request.

Email: info@hotndelicious.com

• Print – 60cm x 40cm – $250 + GST.

• Framed Print – 60cm x 40cm – $375 + GST.

• Custom sizes and different frames are also available.

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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! 😊🤫

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Bondi to Bronte: Creative Inspiration & 7 Days of Sunrise.

Posted on July 29, 2020 Updated on July 29, 2020

Sunrise Beach Volleyball - Tamarama Beach by @hotndelicious — 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!

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Happy Wednesday everybody!

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xo Dan AKA @hotndelicious.

Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia.

https://www.instagram.com/hotndelicious/

All images captured with Canon 6D with an EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS lens.

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Prints available upon request.

Email: info@hotndelicious.com

• Print – 60cm x 40cm – $250 + GST.

• Framed Print – 60cm x 40cm – $375 + GST.

• Custom sizes and different frames are also available.

Bondi to Bronte sunrise with 290720 by @hotndelicious

Aquabumps at Bronte. Bondi to Bronte sunrise with 290720 by @hotndelicious

Bondi to Bronte sunrise with 290720 by @hotndelicious

Dan Wilkinson AKA @hotndelicious

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From the backstreets of Tamarama to Bondi Beach. Cracking sunrise Sydney!

Posted on July 21, 2020 Updated on July 21, 2020

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!

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Love you Bondi!

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xo Dan AKA @hotndelicious.

Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia.

info@hotndelicious.com

https://www.instagram.com/hotndelicious/

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Prints available upon request.

Email: info@hotndelicious.com

• Print – 60cm x 40cm – $250 + GST.

• Framed Print – 60cm x 40cm – $375 + GST.

• Custom sizes and different frames are also available.

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All images captured with Canon 6D with an EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS lens.

@hotndelicious 📷✨ Prints and framed prints available upon request info@hotndelicious.com

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Big Wave Surfing the massive waves at Ben Buckler!

Posted on July 17, 2020 Updated on July 17, 2020

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! 🏄‍♂️🌊🌈✨

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xo Dan AKA @hotndelicious.

Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia.

info@hotndelicious.com

https://www.instagram.com/hotndelicious/

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Prints available upon request.

Email: info@hotndelicious.com

• Print – 60cm x 40cm – $250 + GST.

• Framed Print – 60cm x 40cm – $375 + GST.

• Custom sizes and different frames are also available.

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All images captured with Canon 6D with an EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS lens.

Big Wave Surfing Ben Buckler by @hotndelicious

Dan Wilkinson AKA @hotndelicious

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Explosive Waves deliver Bronte Rock Pool Magic!

Posted on July 15, 2020 Updated on July 16, 2020

Dark & stormy Bondi to Bronte by @hotndelicious

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!

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xo Dan AKA @hotndelicious.

Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia.

info@hotndelicious.com

https://www.instagram.com/hotndelicious/

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Prints available upon request.

Email: info@hotndelicious.com

• Print – 60cm x 40cm – $250 + GST.

• Framed Print – 60cm x 40cm – $375 + GST.

• Custom sizes and different frames are also available.

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All images captured with Canon 6D with an EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS or 24-105mm lens.

Bronte Rock Pool magic by @hotndelicious

Bronte Beach stormy magic by @hotndelicious

Bronte Rock Pool magic by @hotndelicious

Dark & stormy Bondi to Bronte by @hotndelicious

Dan Wilkinson AKA @hotndelicious

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“5 more minutes”. Dolphin action at sunrise.

Posted on July 7, 2020 Updated on July 8, 2020

“5 more minutes”. Dolphin action at sunrise 🐬🌅✨ I’m generating impetus in life, my ambitions and my career by feeding my creativity. And yep, all of these wildlife shots were captured by 11am in one morning!

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Most days, I am up and out of bed in the dark between 5-6am to hit a sunrise photography walk and this past 3-4 weeks, I have been at Mackenzies Point most mornings, as the sun breaks the horizon over the ocean, eagerly anticipating humpback whales breaching as they migrate north this season.

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2 Fridays ago I switched it up, soaking up sunrise in North Bondi at Ben Buckler with my friend Michelle Louise AKA @ginger_skybird. After spotting a few humpback whales in the near distance and Alex the Seal heading into Bondi Bay for breakfast, I turned to Mish and said “5 more minutes, then let’s go grab coffee and breakfast in North Bondi.”

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Next minute, this massive pod of around 50-100 dolphins exploded on the yellow-bronzed horizon, some stopping off at Ben Buckler to hit a large bait ball swimming off the point (a bait ball is a tightly-packed formation or school of fish), whilst the rest of the dolphins charged across to Bronte Beach and Waverley Cemetery. Magical!

“5 more minutes”. Dolphin action at sunrise by @hotndelicious. Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia.

And the magic didn’t stop there… as I arrived home and was settling down to edit all of the sunrise and wildlife imagery, this small flock of rarer yellow-tailed black cockatoos land on the roof opposite my balcony in Bondi Beach. Sometimes I have to pinch myself about this life that I’m living and the daily joy that Bondi Beach and its surrounds brings me. All of this before 11am!

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My photography is bringing me a lot of contentment and peace right now. 18 months ago, I set myself 3 x new career goals, one of which was to host my 1st ever art exhibition and I made the decision to start selling my artistic works, which I hit mid-2019, when I was commissioned for Art On The Streets in Bondi Beach, with a panel of photography on the streets of Bondi and the exterior of local Asian-fusion restaurant, Mamasan Bondi decorated with my works also (yep, and thanks to Mamasan I became a street artist for the first time too – I never even imagined that in my wildest dreams).

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As the pandemic hit full swing in Australia earlier this year, a lot of advertising industry clients hit the pause button and determined as ever to put a positive spin on things (while I’ve had my rough days and struggled for motivation at times like everyone else), I pivoted to invest my time into pitching new brand ideas, building the next phase of my career, increasing the frequency of my already regular exercise regime and focussing on mental health, which includes investing time into activities that bring me happiness and joy. Photography is a key part of that for me.

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I have been honing my photographic skills further with 2-3 hour DSLR walks, experimenting with my Canon 100-400mm lens, capturing different, more varied subject matter and taken more time with my Lightroom photography edits.

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As a result, in the past 2 months I have actually sold more prints than ever before; more than all of the previous months and years combined and I have been receiving unsolicited little DMs/WhatsApp messages/texts/Comments most days from friends, family and random strangers around the world, which gives me a lovely little starburst of energy each time, as while I shoot for me, I love that it can bring a little joy to the lives of those in the world around me! Thank you to all of you who’ve said hi!

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And the momentum does not stop there. I am continuing the process of re-launching my website to make my prints more readily available for purchase online and as part of that, I am making myself accountable to myself, my friends and the people who are in my world, by setting myself the goal 3 weeks ago, of blogging on a weekly basis on hotndelicious.com for the rest of 2020, as purpose is everything and creating good habits provide me with impetus when it comes to the bigger picture.

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I am my own hard taskmaster, I’m hungry and no-one is harder on me than me, yet little gems await in those sliding doors moments in time when I allow myself to flow with instinct, embrace the moment, feed my creativity and provide my mind with some space to breathe.

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By being kind to myself, taking a break from my “monkey mind” and feeding my creativity, I find fresh impetus that brings me great joy! 5 more minutes… Magic way to kick-off a Friday!

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xo Dan AKA @hotndelicious.

Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia.

DM or email me for prints, collabs and commissions.

info@hotndelicious.com

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All images captured with Canon 6D with an EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS.

Ben Buckler sunrise. Image of @hotndelicious. Photo credit: @ginger_skybird Ben Buckler, Sydney, Australia. Prints available on request. info@hotndelicious.com

Ben Buckler sunrise by @hotndelicious. Ben Buckler, Sydney, Australia. Prints available on request. info@hotndelicious.com

Dolphin action at sunrise by @hotndelicious. Shot from Ben Buckler, Sydney, Australia. Prints available on request. info@hotndelicious.com

Humpback whales at sunrise by @hotndelicious. Ben Buckler, Sydney, Australia. Prints available on request. info@hotndelicious.com

Surfing Mackenzies Point Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia. Prints available on request. info@hotndelicious.com

Bondi Icebergs Club by @hotndelicious. Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia. Prints available on request. info@hotndelicious.com

Yellow-tailed black cockatoos by @hotndelicious. Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia. Prints available on request. info@hotndelicious.com

@ginger_skybird taking photographs of other people watching the sunrise then airdropping the images to them 📷✨ @hotndelicious

Random acts of kindness. @ginger_skybird taking photographs of other people watching the sunrise then airdropping the images to them 📷✨ @hotndelicious

@ginger_skybird Ben Buckler sunrise 📷✨ @hotndelicious

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Think Global Drink Local – Supporting The Craft Beer Industry.

Posted on July 1, 2020 Updated on July 1, 2020

Think Global Drink Local by Dan Wilkinson

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 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇨🇦💛✨

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Happy Wednesday from Bondi Beach!

Dan AKA @hotndelicious, creator of @craftbeerlovin’

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Shop Aussie craft beer and merch at a few of my favourite breweries online:

ACT – BentSpoke Brewing Co.

NSW – Young Henrys.

NSW – Hope Estate.

NSW – Beach Beer Bondi.

VIC – Hop Nation.

VIC – Colonial Brewing Co.

VIC – Stomping Ground Brewing Co.

QLD – Green Beacon.

S.A. – Pirate Life.

W.A. – Colonial Brewing Co.

W.A. – Feral Brewing Co.

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Dan Wilkinson

info@hotndelicious.com

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Portfolio – Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet!

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Think Global Drink Local by Dan Wilkinson AKA @craftbeerlovin’

BentSpoke Brewing Co image by @craftbeerlovin’

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Alex The Seal hunts at Bondi Beach…

Posted on June 22, 2020 Updated on June 22, 2020

Alex The Seal comes to Bondi Beach.

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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!

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Happy Monday everyone!

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xo Dan Wilkinson AKA @hotndelicious.

info@hotndelicious.com

instagram.com/hotndelicious

Images captured with Canon 6D with an EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.

Alex the Seal comes to Bondi Beach by @hotndelicious

Dan Wilkinson

https://www.linkedin.com/in/danwilkinson1/

Portfolio – Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet!

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Sh*t To Do This Weekend – ANZAC Day – 25th to 26th April.

Posted on April 24, 2020 Updated on April 25, 2020

Vance Joy live at Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas. Image by @hotndelicious.

Welcome back to the 2nd ever Sh*t To Do This Weekend!

I am a super active, outdoors person and so if you’re anything like me, then you are craving new shit to do in isolation this weekend to keep from losing your shit! Escape the conversation around COVID19 this weekend. Here are the hot tips for this weekend for all of you legends in lockdown!

MUSIC ON THIS WEEKEND – LIVESTREAM + TV:

Post Malone announces Nirvana Tribute livestream for coronavirus relief – Saturday 8am AEST. Livestream via: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsxsJymq0hk For more info: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/post-malone-nirvana-tribute-livestream-announce-coronavirus/12176344
Isolaid Festival – Livestream all Saturday + Sunday afternoon and evening (AEST) via Instagram Live channels of each individual artist. For artists, session times and livestream URLs head to: https://www.isolaidfestival.com/.
Music From The Home Front concert on Anzac Day 2020 – Saturday 25th April night 7:30pm AEST on Channel 9 feat. Tame Impala, Missy Higgins, Vance Joy, G Flip, Birds of Tokyo, The Rubens, Marlon Williams & more: https://musicfromthehomefront.com.au/
Kokua Festival feat. Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, G. Love & Special Sauce, Ziggy Marley & more performing live for 2 hours this Sunday 8am AEST. Livestream via https://www.twitch.tv/amazonmusic For more deets: https://www.kokuafestival.com/

ANZAC Day Dawn Service Livestreams – Saturday 25th April:

ANZAC Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders “who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations” and “the contribution and suffering of all those who have served”. The ANZAC acronym stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. To learn more, check out my Aussie trek to Gallipoli – ANZAC Day 85th Anniversary Gallipoli trip blog & podcast, that journals my trip to southern Turkey to experience ANZAC Day on the Gelibolu (Gallipoli) Peninsula.

The Shrine of Remembrance livestream 5:40am – 6:30am: https://www.facebook.com/events/286295238964267/ For more info: https://www.shrine.org.au/Remembrance/Anzac-Day-%E2%80%93-25-April
Australian National War Memorial from 5:30am: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/at-home-we-will-remember-them-how-to-mark-a-historic-anzac-day/news-story/5f7a351a508eaf34c3a0da995fabb05f

LEARN TO MEDITATE – lose all your anxiety/stress and feel more chilled.

From beginner to experienced. Explore these 3 apps to find what you love. I never thought I’d try meditation and 6 years ago I tried for 5 minutes a day for 5 days and it changed my life! The tightness in my chest… gone… and a daily natural high. I did it this morning at 5am and helped me fall back to sleep and calm my mind. If you’re now saying your mind is too busy for meditation, I am still exactly the same and that is exactly the reason why.

Calm App (my fave) calm.com
Insight Timer – insighttimer.com
Smiling Mind – Aussie start-up with 500K++ downloads and government grants in Australian schools: smilingmind.com.au

SHIT TO MAKE YOU LAUGH:

Dad Jokes By Pubity. cracks me up every single day! instagram.com/dadsaysjokes
The Chaser – Striving for mediocrity in a world of excellence chaser.com.au
The BETOOTA ADVOCATE – “Australia’s oldest newspaper” and satirical news website betootaadvocate.com

GET IN ON THE PODCAST ACTION!

Here are a few of my faves!

Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet! – a weekly podcast where we interview inspiring people and entrepreneurs across a range of industries (incl. music, film/tv, comedy, fashion, travel and more) about what makes them tick and drives their hunger for success. linktr.ee/hotndelicious
The Joe Rogan Experience – a free audio and video podcast hosted by American comedian, actor, sports commentator, martial artist, and television host, Joe Rogan. joerogan.com
Wilosophy – Australian comedian and TV presenter, Wil Anderson, asks smart people stupid questions and tries to find out the meaning of life. Or something… wilanderson.com/wilosophy

INSPIRATIONAL SH*T ON INSTAGRAM:

@hotndelicious – beautiful sunrise, wildlife and coastal walk photography and storytelling from Bondi Beach and the eastern beaches of Sydney photography instagram.com/hotndelicious
@hunter_lawrence – travel the world and snow-capped mountains with Hunter Lawrence, his wife Sarah and Aspen the Mountain Pup instagram.com/hunter_lawrence
@aspenthemountainpup – living on an adventure in the snow and mountains of Colorado, yes, this jet-setting golden retriever even has his own blue tick! instagram.com/aspenthemountainpup
@natgeo – experience the world through the eyes of National Geographic photographers. instagram.com/natgeo

ONE WAVE TRI-WEEKLY SURFING AND MENTAL HEALTH ZOOM CHATS:

OneWave is a non-profit surf community raising awareness of mental health through a simple recipe…saltwater therapy, surfing and fluro. During lockdown, instead of meeting up for Fluro Friday every Friday morning at over 200 beaches worldwide, the team have taken to meeting online twice for week for global get togethers and Zoom calls to share our collective experiences and how we’re all getting through COVID19 in isolation. They have made SUCH a massive impact for me personally and helped me feel connected during lockdown!

onewaveisallittakes.com
Free The Funk Wednesday Zoom calls (12pm AEST): https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUsd–vpjgiB780__VnNLQdqzShay_S_g
Fluro Friday Zoom calls (6:30am and 12pm AEST): https://zoom.us/j/826019930

I have zero desire to be another one of those generic, self-appointed Instagram “life coaches” or influencers that have popped up during this crisis, however I do have an audience and I want to be able to help the people in my world through this challenging time. Feel free to share the love, hit me back if you love this list and follow me on social media too! (social media links are below too).

If you have more sections that I think you should add to this, then hit me up with your ideas! Happy weekend y’all!

Dan Wilkinson

info@hotndelicious.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/danwilkinson1/

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Humankind. This little piggy went to Bondi Beach…

Posted on April 13, 2020 Updated on April 22, 2020

Humankind. This little piggy went to #BondiBeach 🐖😁🌅✨

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All of this online aggression is bacon me crazy! 🥓 HBU?

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This behaviour is not new to COVID19 and whatever you believe is the right course of action as part of #StayHome, our current crisis (and in life moving forward), just remember… there is zero need for aggression or swearing at each other in person or online, even if we disagree. My dream as a digital strategist and content producer is to be part of a world where we enjoy open discussion, without attacking the person.

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I may not be your friend, however that doesn’t necessarily make me your enemy and it is okay to have an open discussion, without attacking the person. We are not going to align on everything, even if we are the best of friends. Civilised discussion and listening is everything!

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Spread love and not COVID19. Happy Wednesday y’all! 🌅🌊✨ #StayHome

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P.S. #StayHome in Australia doesn’t mean that you can’t exercise safely. If you want more information, then head on over to NSW Health’s website or www.health.gov.au to educate yourself.

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P.P.S. Our Waverley Council rangers, support staff, NSW Police Force and Australian Police Force as a whole are just doing their job and what they think is best with the information and resources that they have at hand. I didn’t align with Waverley Council’s initial approach, however I do not have all of the answers and I have put my hand up to be part of a most positive, proactive and long-term approach for us all. In the interim, passive protest and obeying their directives, as opposed to aggression, is the only way forward. Please be kind.

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xo Dan Wilkinson AKA @hotndelicious.

Updated 22.04.2020.

Dan Wilkinson

info@hotndelicious.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/danwilkinson1/

Portfolio – Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet!

For social media strategy, content/photography & influencer business enquiries contact: info@hotndelicious.com

Stream @hotndelicious | The Entrepreneurship Podcast or follow @hotndelicious on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook: https://linktr.ee/hotndelicious

Photo credit: @hotndelicious Dan Wilkinson (Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet!) https://hotndelicious.com/

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