The Gadsden is currently under restoration by new management. Amidst antique splendor, a modern-day manager deals with the challenges of restoring an old hotel. I was shooting the hotel’s marble lobby from a second story balcony when I noticed him working on a computer in his office. An employee stopped by to chat with him through a partially open door. The overall image contrasts decorative glittering slabs, columns, and arches -- all vestiges of the past – to a brilliantly illuminated yet spartanly furnished contemporary office.