Showing posts with label hotel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hotel. Show all posts

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Bestest Pools

I spent a toasty part of July roaming the best pools in Las Vegas for this photo essay, being jealous of those on vacation. Check here for more photos and info on the bestest pools in Vegas!















Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Sahara's Last 24 Hours

The Sahara closed its doors for good at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 16, 2011. I was there to document the last 24 hours of operation inside the historic hotel casino, starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday. It was one of the toughest and most physically exhausting assignments of my life. But it was also one of the most rewarding. Here are 24 photos from the Sahara's final 24 hours.

(find tons more Las Vegas Sun Sahara coverage, including awesome stories and historic photos here)

Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 2:21 p.m.

Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 3:28 p.m.

Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 5:03 p.m.

Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 5:53 p.m.

Sunday, May 15, 2011 6:52 p.m.

Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 8:07 p.m.

Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 8:21 p.m.

Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 9:51 p.m.

Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 11:22 p.m.

Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 11:51 p.m.

Monday, May 16, 2011 at 1:05 a.m.

Monday, May 16, 2011 at 1:50 a.m.

Monday, May 16, 2011 at 2:02 a.m.

Monday, May 16, 2011 at 2:57 a.m.

Monday, May 16, 2011 at 5:33 a.m.

Monday, May 16, 2011 at 6:33 a.m.

Monday, May 16, 2011 at 10:02 a.m.

Monday, May 16, 2011 at 10:11 a.m.

Monday, May 16, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.

Monday, May 16, 2011 at 11:17 a.m.

Monday, May 16, 2011 at 1:36 p.m.

Monday, May 16, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.

Monday, May 16, 2011 at 2:06 p.m.

Monday, May 16, 2011 at 2:13 p.m.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

The Big Sleep

It's so nice when things come together perfectly. For the past six months, we've been following a hotel suite design competition at the historic El Cortez Hotel in downtown Las Vegas. Four designers, four suites, $22,000 each. I have to admit that I was not as excited about this project as the other members of the team working on it (the videographer and reporter). But in the end, the design team that won was the team I had coincidentally spent the most time photographing. It all worked out and looking back, I actually got some decent photos. I will not complain so much next time.

Tina learns her design "The Big Sleep" has won.

The original suite without renovations. Bleck.

Tina's fabulous shoes with the ugly carpet.


"The Big Sleep"

They used bullet casings as decoration to go with the mob theme. Brilliant.