Most of my photographic series start with an idea. Something pops in my head that sparks some sort of chain reaction that ends up with me behind the camera on some forgotten road or in a dingy building that’s about to be turned into luxury condos. This neon series started differently. It was just a couple random photos of the neon-laden casinos down on Fremont St. in Old Vegas. I was shooting with black and white film, which is not what most would think of to use when shooting colorful neon. Even then I wasn’t thinking I would like these images but I had to try it. I have to say I really love how those few images worked out. Enough that it prompted a second visit to shoot more. The images, stark and contrasty, drew me in with their bright entrance signs and the illumination of the streets with a timeless monotone that you would find in photos from before the days of color film.

These images also speak to the darker, sinister side of Las Vegas and the colorlessness strips away the shiny false veneer, which forces the viewer to see Vegas without the glitz.

As this old signage is disappearing year after year the race is on to document more of it. More trips are planned and more film needs to be developed.

This project is still ongoing. These images are soon to be made available for purchase.