Photo Essay: What happened in the day of a photographer covering CES 2023.

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is an annual technology convention in Las Vegas where companies showcase their latest products and innovations. At CES 2023, Mashable had reporter and freelance photographer Mikayla Whitmore onsite to document a day-long coverage of the press, from her events and demos to her Uber rides and free lunches in between. Here’s what Mikayla’s day looks like, as she told Molly Flores.

8 am:

I received my credential badge. I haven’t taken a picture because I’m still asleep in my head.

9 am:

I walked to the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, one of the convention’s main exhibiting spaces, to meet Mashable reporter Christianna Silva. The convention at the LVCC was still a space in progress as it technically doesn’t start until later in the day.

9:22 am:

My morning interview with MysteryVibe went awry, so I stood in an empty booth and made a plan. I found empty Starbucks cups smartly balanced with tape to keep them from spilling onto carpets and products.

10 am:

I took an Uber with Christina. The convention has spread to various hotels and centers on the Vegas Strip, and our next stop was the Panasonic press conference held at her convention center in Mandalay Bay, about six miles from the LVCC. It took her about 20 minutes to find an Uber, but she was happy just to be outside.

11 am:

Mashable reporter Cecily Moran arrived and gave Christina a Las Vegas visor. Samsung and Sony press planned to shoot her event.

Noon:

Around 11:45am a free lunch was brought out with some confusion. The line wrapped around the outer corridor. 30 minutes passed and the line was still there.

12:15 PM:

Another Mashable reporter, Matt Binder, joined us for the box lunch. Christianna and I had the veggie sandwich option. Matt got the tuna.

1pm:

Headed to TCL’s “Inspire Greatness” press event.

1:35 PM:

New products announced by TCL: blocky AR glasses and an extension of the NXTPAPER product.

2:00pm – 3:00pm:

Recorded Samsung press event. The event generated a lot of buzz, but it wasn’t as exciting as we had hoped.company Did it Announced the new TV mode “Lermino Mode” for low vision.

3 pm:

I’m supposed to go to a flying car demo. The flying car demonstration was canceled due to weather.

3:30 PM:

I left the Mandalay Bay Convention Center and took an Uber to the Las Vegas Convention Center.

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM:

Rush hour traffic. I talked with the driver about the camera equipment.

4:30 PM:

I stood in line for Sony.

16:50-18:00

The audience stood shoulder to shoulder in the packed Sony event. I listened to and took pictures of the event as much as I could, including taking pictures of Honda’s new EV car, the Afira.

6:20 p.m.:

I got my car through the LVCC in the morning. I drove to Caesars Palace to see his Pepcom, a mini CES-like event. There is a room full of technology on display and lots of free food and drink. Mostly filled with press.

6:45 p.m.:

An attempt to obtain Pepcom credentials failed. Instead, Christiana, Cecily, and Matt went inside. I had a robot and an AI headband and after deciding it was really cool, Christianna left and qualified me. They sneaked back in about an hour later.

7:30pm – 8:30pm:

We strolled through Pepcom to check out the free food and booths.

9:15 PM:

Leave Pepcom and go home, about 20 minutes on foot. Exit signs, long corridors, and a false daytime sky overhead led me into the night air of the parking lot.

A day at CES: *12 hours of exploration and photography. Walked 21,803 steps. We rode 3 cars between properties.