The Salton Sea
Ronny Salerno Ronny Salerno

The Salton Sea

The 104 degree temperature heightened the smell—salty water and rotting fish with a breeze of wildfire forming a haze over the horizon. Even as we fought off constant swarms of flies and left footprints in the sludge-ridden shore, this was somehow one of the most beautiful places I’d ever been.

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The Rest of Vegas: Summer 2020
Ronny Salerno Ronny Salerno

The Rest of Vegas: Summer 2020

Travis sold me on the idea of giving this city another look, devoting more time to exploring beyond the glow of neon lights and tourist traps. We enjoyed ramen at a hole-in-the-wall, took in the city’s Koreatown and Chinatown, wandered the Arts District, sipped drinks at a strip mall tiki joint, and wandered Fremont St. from its light show experience all the way down to the parts that still echo the work of Fred Sigman.

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Circus Circus
Ronny Salerno Ronny Salerno

Circus Circus

Documenting a slice of kitschy Vegas charm known to outsiders of a certain age and cultural persuasion. This was the place you’d see on television and in travel magazines. One day it may be gone.

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Las Vegas: Wings of Gold
Ronny Salerno Ronny Salerno

Las Vegas: Wings of Gold

The first in a series from a trip to the western United States—a combination of digital and 35mm, rumors of witchcraft, inspiration from 1995, and the vestiges of a Vegas that was not its normal self.

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