Sometimes, you have meetings that are like wading through sludge while someone fires an air rifle at your head. And you're wearing a rucksack filled with rocks. And you're wearing no pants and everyone's laughing at you. Those are the bad meetings. The ones you just want to end so that you can do something much more fulfilling like get back to your desk and delete your spam.
And then there are good meetings, where you realise it's all coming together, that the energy is positive, that everyone is smiling, that things make sense, that – by god! – our people are smart and talented and funny and charismatic and passionate and that – yes! – we're not working, we're enjoying ourselves! This is fun! This bloody meeting is fun!!

We had one of those meetings today. Felt good.

On Wednesday we ventured into London's nightlife with David Bailey wielding a Nokia N86.
The results will be exhibited in two weeks time (see here for details on how to win VIP tickets: www.aliveatnight.co.uk) and until then, here's some pictures of the man at work.

The night began at dusk at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.

And we passed by a burlesque club in Chancery Lane…

visited vampires in Dalston…

a cabbie off Brick Lane…

… and a graffiti artist's studio

…and got friendly with meat traders in Smithfields.

Aaaah

Meanwhile me (David) and Nico interviewed each of our subjects…

…whilst Jon Tapper from Wiedens ably assisted David Bailey.

We finished at 4.30am at a bakery in Stoke Newington, but Karla and Dani were still going for it…

We'll keep you posted on preparations for the exhibition in a couple of weeks.