I photographed the Las Vegas Strip on my first day out for the WPPI annual convention on Wednesday, February 15, 2012. These are some of my favorite images.
The desert stretches in the background from the Luxor and Mandalay Bay casinos on the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
Inside the Luxor Casino on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
People cross the bridge between New York New York and Excalibur casinos on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
Inside the MGM Grand casino on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
A couple plays the slots inside the MGM Grand casino on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
People play slots inside the MGM Grand casino on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
People play blackjack inside the MGM Grand casino on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
People play table games inside the MGM Grand casino on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
A nighttime view of New York New York casino on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
The Excalibur Casino on the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
Three women cross the bridge from Excalibur to New York New York on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
A homeless man huddles from the cold on the bridge between New York New York and Excalibur on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
Traffic flows down Las Vegas Boulevard on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
The Vegas Strip on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
Richard Phillips rides the escalator up to one of the bridges that crosses Las Vegas Boulevard on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
A pink hummer limo waits at a light to cross onto Las Vegas Boulevard on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
A couple walks arm-in-arm past the Tiffany & Co. store on Las Vegas Boulevard on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
The Vegas Strip on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
The Prada store on Las Vegas Boulevard lights up periodically on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
A group of friends walk by the Prada store on Las Vegas Boulevard on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
A woman hangs out of a limo on the Vegas Strip on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
The Vegas Strip on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
A woman has her photo taken in a giant shoe inside the Cosmopolitan casino on Wednesday, February 15, 2012.