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What's new on LEXsample :: 2012


Sunday 9 December 2012

'Nomads of the Oceaan' fly to their new destination

Next week the photo exhibition 'Nomads Of The Ocean' will move from the Natural History Museum in Rotterdam to the sailing club house zeilschool Neptunamor in Enschede, located in the east of the Netherlands. This training club is ran by Wilko Braam. Together with local people from the area, he will host the exhibition for the coming months. The site will be opened for visitors two Sunday afternoons every month (check the agenda for exact dates). But the exibition will also be used to instruct school children about sea birds. On January 6th I will deliver a lecture in the afternoon. This presentation was well received during its premiere, two weeks ago at the Natural History Museum in Rotterdam!

LEXsample on Facebook since last month

LEXsample now has his own page on Facebook. On the new LEXsample's Facebook page you will find -since last month- announcements, photos and other news. Communication will in general be in English.

Wednesday 29 August 2012 The new series of postcards that accompany the exhibition Nomaden Van De Oceaan

New: folded postcards Nomads Of The Ocean

If you recently visited the exhibition Nomads Of The Ocean in the Natural History Museum in Rotterdam (Netherlands) you may already have seen the four brand new postcards with photos on display at the exhibition. These folded cards are perfect for sending your greetings at special occasions. An enveloppe is included with every postcard. As of today these four new postcards can also be ordered on-line through this website. Go to LEXsample shop if you are interested.

Prolongation of 'Nomads' in Rotterdam until 16 September

The photo exhibition Nomads Of The Ocean is currently on display at the Natural History Museum in Rotterdam (Netherlands) (nearby the well-known Kunsthal art museum) and was originally scheduled to finish at the end of this month. You still have the chance to do so: the exhibition has been prolonged until tot 16 September 2012!

New LEXsamle logo and updated web shop

The new LEXsample logo The new 'Nomad' postcards already have the new and fresh logo printed on them, but this website was lagging behind. As of today, the logo is incorporated in this website too. Through time it will replace the old one, that is still used here and there. The new logo is more fresh and modern than the old one and will be applied in a more uniform way.

At the same time the LEXsample shop has been 'pimped': the products have been updated and their presentation is more clear now.

Exhibition information now available

Information on the 'Nomads' exhibition was available on this website in Dutch, and has now been translated and put online in English too. There are four new pages: about the exhibtion, the seabirds, to order prints and to leave feedback.

Saturday 12 May 2012

Photo exhibition now in Rotterdam

The 'Nomads Of The Ocean' are now exhibited in the Rotterdam Natural History Museum. (Photo: LEXsample) As of Monday 14 May, the photo exhibition 'Nomads Of The Ocean' is on display at the Rotterdam Natural History Museum (located next to the famous Kunsthal art museum. The large print LEXsample photos of albatrosses and petrels of the southern hemisphere are exhibited in the Haverhorst room.

This seabird exhibition started last year at the premises of the Dutch Birdlife patner, who actively supported this project. Take your time to visit the Rotterdam natural history museum, there are plenty of things to see (such as the huge skull of a prehistoric Sperm Whale species, now extinct).


Another € 514,00 for the albatross


Last week I transferred € 514,00 to BirdLife International for their campaign Save The Albatross. A substantial amount (€ 170,00) came from dontations from visitors to the seabird event organised by the Dutch Birdlife partner Vogelbescherming (see the news snippet of 8 March 2012, below). The total sum of money to support the conservation of albatrosses (collected since 2007) now peaks at € 8309,00.

Wednesday 11 January 2012

Happy 2012!

First of all I would like to wish all LEXsample website visitors a happy and healthy 2012!

Recently I have noticed that some browsers come up with a warning that my website, or parts of it, contains 'malware' or other suspicious elements. As far as I can track, these warnings are not grounded and I have been able to remove parts of these warnings by contacting the related companies. However, at this moment I do not have the time nor possibilities to investigate and action this topic. My own service provider has indicated that they see no reason to qualify www.LEXsample.nl (or parts of it) as malware or such.

Antarctica Season 2011-2012: New Photos On Flickr
Antarctica Season 2011-2012: New Photos On Flickr

Antarctica Season 2011-2012: New Photos On Flickr

The last month and a half I have been guiding a couple of trips to Antarctica. Never ever before I went so early in the season to the Antarctic Peninsula, where parts of the area were full of sea ice. A selection of these new pictures can be seen online via my Flickr account.

'Nomads Of The Ocean' still on display at Vogelbescherming (Birdlife Netherlands)

Vogelbescherming NederlandAccording to Vogelbescherming (Birdlife Netherlands) visitors are enthusiastic about the photo exhibition 'Nomads Of The Oceaan'. This LEXsample photo exhibition has been realised in collaboration with the dutch Birdlife partner and is on display at their office in Zeist, Netherlands, until 1st March 2012.
  • Visit this wonderful exhibition! More information (in Dutch) on the special page Nomaden van de oceaan.

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