I visit Las Vegas every 5-10 years and there is always something interesting to photograph (some of my old photos). The sprawl and the traffic get worse on every trip, but the city doesn’t seem to have any difficulty attracting newcomers. One thing that I love about Las Vegas is how democratic the place is. To succeed in New York society you need to be from the right family, be intelligent, and know something about culture. To succeed in Washington, D.C., you need to have connections to power. To be admired in Boston you need to be well-educated. To be cool in Los Angeles, you need to know the right movie industry people. In Las Vegas, they don’t care about your family, race, intelligence, education, criminal background, knowledge, power, etc. All you need is money and a willingness to spend it conspicuously. If you drive an expensive car and wear designer clothes (available in every casino), any girl in town is going to be happy to meet you. They won’t ask where you went to college or what you do for a living. They’ll ask where you’re taking them for dinner and entertainment and what you’re going to buy them.