I've now visited Las Vegas three times and I still don't know what to think. I still believe that Las Vegas is a contradiction: it shouldn't exist and yet it does. The theorist in me gets really excited about Las Vegas. So does the photographer in me. On one visit I spent three days exploring and documenting different corners of the city, from the suburbs to the gritty underbelly.
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![Venice, Las Vegas](https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/content/images/2019/09/las-vegas-2.jpg)
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New York (left) and Paris (middle and right) Las Vegas
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A typical Las Vegas suburb. Notice the absence of a front door
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There are many trailer parks in Las Vegas where the lesser paid workers live
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Gated communities in Las Vegas
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