The History of the Popular Images of Office Baboons

Vox revealed the history of the popular images of baboons in an office that have become popular internet GIFs and memes. Photographers G.K. and Vikki Hart filmed the animals in a special office set for a series of stock videos for Getty Images in 2003, but they have found new popularity in recent years.

Anyone who has seen the animated GIFs of baboons in an office has wondered how they got there. So we called up the photographers who created the clips years before animated GIFs were popular.

Glen Tickle
Glen Tickle

Amelia's dad. Steph's husband. Writer, comedian, gentleman. Good at juggling, bad at chess.