ELEPHANT NATURE PARK // ELEPHANTS NEVER FORGET

this is the first “ad” i ever wrote. it’s the reason i got into advertising. to speak up for those who couldn’t.

i’ve always wondered why elephants are so obedient. so i traveled to Chiang Mai, Thailand to find out. i spent a week volunteering at the Elephant Nature Park— an elephant rescue and rehabilitation sanctuary.

these are the true stories of the elephants i met.

 
 

*Click to enlarge for easier reading.

*Click to enlarge for easier reading.

*Click to enlarge for easier reading.

 
 

I learned their stories during the time i spent with them. the majority of which i spent shoveling giant turds the size of my head. 

 
one of our rescuees

one of our rescuees

i gave her more baths than i did myself

i gave her more baths than i did myself

see those razed fields in the back? we plowed that down by hand. with machetes. one of my more coordinated moments.

see those razed fields in the back? we plowed that down by hand. with machetes. one of my more coordinated moments.

role: copywriter // AD: Hanna Petersson