Official Welcome

Hi Frothers !

 

We can officially welcome Autumn: after a few days of unstable weather, the sun is back. It’s coming out late and sitting a lot lower in the sky already. The light is softer and makes for great sunrises. Hoodies are becoming the new uniform of the early beach-goers. And the swell…well the swell is a tad more solid, with endless offshore sprays, bathed in this morning light.

This season is so photogenic. I love it !

Tomorrow morning I’ll be driving on the road up the coast to bring back some images from a different location and mix it up a bit. Stay tuned on Instagram (@frothersgallery / @franckgazzola) or on this very newsletter early next week ! Conditions promise to be close to perfect. Fingers crossed.

Have a great day and an awesome long weekend !

Franck

(instagram: @frothersgallery / @franckgazzola)

HB OW

Hi Frothers !

Today was someone’s birthday. Not actually someone, but something. Something that has brought joy to Friday mornings. Something that had allowed people to speak up about how well or unwell they felt in their own heads. Something that broke the heavy silence that usually goes hand in hand with depression, bi-polar or suicidal tendencies. Today was the OneWave’s 3rd Birthday ! It was celebrated at sunrise on about 52 beaches !

Good on Grant, Joel & Sam for keeping that flame alive and growing it year after year. This project has grown so much…Good on you guys: you can be proud of this.

Have a great day and an awesome weekend !

Franck

(instagram: @frothersgallery / @franckgazzola)

Unsettled

Hi Frothers !

After a night of intense showers, the alarm went off and surprise: no rain outside !

I grabbed the camera bag, and got to the beach. Well, after 20 minutes, I had to rush back to the car to get the gear back into dry-land. There is something really unsettled about the weather lately. Difficult to predict how the next hour will look like.

There is a little more swell today, but it’s mushy and peaky. Not the best, but you can get a wave if you’re keen. The water temperature is up again, which is welcome !

How good to have 2 ozzies winning the Quiky and Roxy pro yesterday ! 2 ‘strayan yellow jerseys going into Bell’s ! ‘On ya Wilko and Tyler.

Have a good day !

Franck

(instagram: @frothersgallery / @franckgazzola)

Above The Clouds

Hi Frothers !

I hope you packed a jumper and a raincoat this morning when leaving for work. What a shift vs. what we’ve been used to lately !

So, let us take you over the clouds, with images taken from air on cloudless days. Fly away with us and let your mind drift over the grey Sydney skies for a minute…

We have an adjustment to make in regards to our Pop-Up Store, from the Council. The location has changed to an even better one: we’ll be having our Pop-Up Store on the grass just South of the Bondi Pavillon / across from Roscoe Street from 4th-10th April !

Have a good day !

Franck

(instagram: @frothersgallery / @franckgazzola)

Monochromic

Hi Frothers !

Up until fairly late it was a monochromic morning: tough to see further than a few meters. Foggy as hell !

But if you paddled out blind in the fog, you probably discovered a few fun glassy waves. Tama had some really nice runners, and so did Bondi (a bit straight for Bondi though).

It’s grey now but the absence of wind makes it a nice day to go for a wave. This is the end of this amazing run of sunny warm days. Maybe the start of Autumn ?

Thanks to everyone who came to the talk organized at the Bondi Pavillon on Saturday. There was a lot of talent in the room, and it was great to see so many familiar faces.

We’ll talk more about it in the next weeks, but we’ll be having a Pop-Up Store right on the promenade from 4th-10th April ! We’ll have a great selection of artworks of all types and sizes, and a few surprises. More to be announced soon.

Have a great start of the week !

Franck

(instagram: @frothersgallery / @franckgazzola)

What The Fog !

Hi Frothers !

It seems that the beach is wrapped up in a thick blanket of fog and it gives a very mystic vibe to the landscape. I love it !

This morning was again a very nice one. The water is getting really chilly now, but it’s so warm outside, it’s incredible. You gotta love that time of the year !

Surfwise (in Bondi): well, not really. If you want to you can. Good from far but far from good.

Have a great day !

Franck

(instagram: @frothersgallery / @franckgazzola)