Las Vegas
"The Softer Side of Sin" - For Client Voyage, Photos by Aitor Santome
A siren beckons you into her spell, across the mist of the dry, dark desert. the ultimate showgirl bursts bold, bright and boisterous on to the scene and in to your senses, drawing you in with promises of endless entertainment and limitless restrictions.
Over a century of experience has allowed her to become a global headline act. Nevada is her stage, Las Vegas is the star, Sin City is her show. World renowned for gambling, sex, and vices unrestricted, seducing you to live fast, spend faster and release yourself to her and her eternal night.
Many stories are told of the notorious diva Las Vegas, drawing millions of tourists 365 days of the year, days that do not start and do not end due to her unbelievable stamina to never stop or sleep. Yet, there is a story behind her, a secret she has guarded closely from the world. Beneath the starlet lies a sensitive romantic.
Take a moment to breathe in the light of day, and you will sense a serenity exploring the streets as the sun shimmers off glass and steel. Intricate architecture creates a complex skyline that supports a compact strip, streaming with never ending thrill seekers emerging at what they believe is midnight to discover it's actually midday.
As the sun sets on the constructed oasis, the main performance begins, the bright light battle of illumination defying the darkness that draws over her. As she persistently keeps the public entertained, all she asks in return is that you notice her, and make her the centre of your attention.
To her audience, she laughs off her reputation for mocking the accepted social views o frelationships and marriage. Transient love, meaningless matrimony and cartoon ceremonies. However, in her heart she yearns to see love in her streets, couples taking a chance. She offers her own solutions to the needs of those wishing to seal their bond.
Whether they want to drive thru in a Chevrolet witha minister dressed as Cher, or an intimate ceremony in the splendid simplicity of a quiet chapel, she will allow you to celebrate your choice, without criticism, at the cost you can control.
Las Vegas encourages us to connect with each other, love with ease and experience beauty whilst seeing each other as equals. She loves all her fans that come and go to see her grand show, because to her despite our differences, we ultimately all share one commonality, the colour green and a desire to disconnect from repeated reality and flirt with fantasy.
