This is the view from the penthouse of the Tropic Seas in Honolulu on the gold coast. What a wonderful ocean view from this condo! We can see cruise ships, swimmers, people on canoes and gorgeous Hawaiian sunsets.
My wife and I rented this unit for our stay here in July. Our neighbor in the corner unit seen in the photo has lived in the building since 1972.
I got a chance to walk through the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on the Kohala coast of Hawaii.
The hotel was financed by Laurance S. Rockefeller and designed by the architecture firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. The hotel opened in 1965 with an open air design that allowed natural ventilation from the trade winds. It was one of the most expensive hotels of the time.
The hotel and beach are really wonderful and are a must see if you visit the big island.
Last week I shot another food assignment for Caesars at Payard restaurant. We shot five dishes that will be used for hotel advertising. The steak looked absolutely scrumptious!
I was hired by the home office in New York to photograph interiors of the new John Varvatos store inside the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. My favorite part of the store was this section with the vintage stereos and albums. It really brought me back to my childhood growing up in L.A.
The store has a great feel and vibe with lots of classic rock memorabilia on the walls..
Shortly after the shoot I ended up buying the Mcintosh receiver on the top shelf in this room. This was the beginning of my addiction to Mcintosh stereo equipment.
I came across this recent story about new Vegas restaurants, which features on of my interior images of Jaleo inside the Cosmopolitan. I shot many restaurants and retail stores at the Cosmopolitan shortly after it opened.
Visit the L.A. Times website.
