Celebrity Photographer Announces World’s Largest Online Domain Name Auction

Fernando Escovar on the cover of Latin Business magazine-FallWinter2007Noted Los Angeles photographer Fernando Escovar is auctioning off what may be the world’s largest domain name portfolio valued at $1.5 million. The portfolio contains 1500 English, Spanish, Tech, TV and geo-centric domain names including numerous Las Vegas names. The auction will go live on eBay on June 3, 2008. A portion of the auction’s proceeds will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

According to Escovar, these domain names represent highly coveted Internet real estate. “In the game Monopoly, the person with the most properties usually wins. In this virtual age, whoever owns a list of highly valued and trafficked domain names owns the internet,” Escovar explains. “In this portfolio, the virtual world closely reflects the real world,” Escovar says, noting that there are approximately 80 towers under construction in Vegas right now. “The portfolio includes highly desirable names such as www.lasvegastowers.com and www.lasvegastower.com, Share-Holder.com, Comision.com,Vegasi.com, and ReportTV.com which should be of great interest to real estate investors and developers.”

The online auction is targeting individuals or groups who will buy the portfolio in one lot.

In this portfolio, the virtual world closely reflects the real world

Brokers are welcome, with commission terms to be discussed on an individual basis. The domain names will not be sold separately, as the portfolio will not be broken up. Escovar notes that because the portfolio contains a large quantity of Spanish domain names, he has been receiving some pre-sale interest from international buyers.

About Fernando Escovar
Born in Los Angeles of Colombian descent, Fernando Escovar is one of Hollywood’s premiere celebrity photographers with a client list that includes David Beckham, Eva Longoria, Carmen Electra, Eva Mendes, Pamela Anderson, Traci Bingham, Lisa Guerrero, Brooke Burke, Tom Green, and George Lopez. Escovar studied fashion design at Otis-Parsons College of Art and Design in Los Angeles and went on to establish his own photography studio. In addition to celebrity portraits, Escovar’s work includes shooting for magazines such as Las Vegas, Player, Silver and Max Street, and numerous videos. He has been featured on TLC, NBC Nightly News, KCAL 9 and Steel Dreams TV. Escovar is currently in development for his own reality TV show, based on his adventures in photography.

About Make-A-Wish Foundation
Make-A-Wish is the nation’s largest wish-granting organization. Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® has given hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work. The Foundation’s mission reflects the life-changing impact that a Make-A-Wish® experience has on children, families, referral sources, donors, sponsors, and entire communities.