Archive for February 26th, 2008
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26
Feb
2008
Transported
Ok, I overslept. I then had to make a mad dash in the middle of the night to get to Heathrow. I was running to the gate and was the last person on my flight. Then the plane sat on the Tarmac for 40 minutes due to some thing happening in Frankfurt. When I got to Germany, there were people from the airline waiting for me to take me across the airport to get to my next flight. Again the last one on that flight. 11 hours or more later I am arrived in Portland. I have no idea which way is up at the moment. I was wide awake so I thought I would swing by my desk to see who was around.
This is for the folks on the other side of the world who asked questions about what WK Portland was like. Wieden’s Portland owns the whole building. Maybe tomorrow when my body and mind are in the same time zone I will go through and show you the whole building. It’s pretty incredible inside.
After a few hand shakes and hugs it was time to grab the fellas and go get a proper pint of piss. 
Doesn’t matter where you are in the world, some things are just universal. Like having a piss, drinking the piss or taking the piss out of someone.
This Mission is now complete.
26
Feb
2008
Wildlife Photographer Of The Year
My last weekend in London. Have absolutely loved being here to soak up as much as possible. At the Natural History Museum London right now, is the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit. It’s actually sponsored by Shell oil company. Maybe in a way to make amends for poaching the earth of all of the fossil fuels. 
This amazing building in South Kensington was built in 1883 specifically to be this museum. 
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit is really good. It has the most amazing wildlife photos taken by photographers of all ages. The info below each photo was equally incredible because it told how each shot was taken and info about the animals. It is a strong reminder of how the environment is rapidly changing and how it effects everything on the planet. Polar bears are getting the brunt of the impact of global warming right now. How long will they last before there are models of them in this museum to show our kids?Here are some of the photos from the exhibit. 
This was the winning photo. Shot by Ben Osbourne. Mr. Osbourne scouted this water hole in Africa for three weeks before getting this shot of a bull elephant charging the mud. 
