Moments
The photographic record. Tens of thousands of frames from 1990 onward, the people, the costumes, the dust, the art and the quiet parts between the spectacle.
3,540 moments in this segment.
- - BM+86
- - 87_man
- - The Line- 1990. When we first arrived at the edge of the Black Rock, I drew this line on the ground, and said: "On the other side of this line, everything will be different." Photographed by Michael Mikel, a Burning Man co-founder, from his historic archive of the event. Contributed by the Burning Man historian; used with permission.
- - BM 1990 the line. Photographed by Michael Mikel, a Burning Man co-founder, from his historic archive of the event. Contributed by the Burning Man historian; used with permission.
- - 90_roughdraftoffici1171vari_0097. The move to the Black Rock Desert represented an epochal change. Survival camping was a challenge. In a very real sense, everyone perforce was a participant. A pilgrimage was now required to reach the home of Burning Man, and he resided in a consecrated space, a place apart and separate from the ordinary world. The desert had enlarged the scope of human struggle and intensified involvement. It had restored the spirit of Burning Man and the community that had grown around it. Most importantly, beneath its sentinel presence, a city had begun to form.
- - bad_day_at_black_rock-Tshirt. The first Burning Man shirt
- - kevins-burning-man-photos_3482187912_o (15 of 19)
- - kevins-burning-man-photos_3482187912_o (11 of 19)
- - kevins-burning-man-photos_3482187912_o (3 of 19)
- - 1990_centercamp2
- - kevins-burning-man-photos_3482187912_o (8 of 19)
- - kevins-burning-man-photos_3482187912_o (13 of 19)
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- - 9946905_orig. 1991 marked the first art car on the playa as well! Danger Ranger, founder of the legendary Black Rock Rangers, took a 1978 Olds Cutlass Supreme that had a crushed back end from a brick wall falling on it during the Loma Prieta earthquake, thought, "I bet it that will still run" and bought it. It became a conceptual art piece with a license plate reading 5:04 pm - the exact time the earthquake struck. A testament to the uncontrollable forces of nature.
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- - first-sound-camp_orig
- - threedaystubble
- - 2a241 - Burning Man, 1993. Larry Harvey after the storm. Larry Harvey photographed by Michael Mikel. From the co-founder's own archive. Contributed by the Burning Man historian; used with permission.
- - JD+BBoggman. Drive by shooting range x 504 PM
- - Incredible+Exploding+Couple
- - 1994+art3. This temple takes the form of that mysteriously powerful pyramid which stares back at us from dollar bills. Within its darkened sanctum is a camera obscura. A rotating lens mounted on the pyramid focuses a revolving panorama of the world outside upon a concave screen. Rituals include a ceremonial Camera Burning.
- - 1994+internet+5
- - Burning Man, 1995. The 1st Lamplighter costume. A total of 6 were made for Burning Man 1995.\nCostume by Jarmo:\n~ <a href=\ Photographed by Michael Mikel, a Burning Man co-founder, from his historic archive of the event. Contributed by the Burning Man historian; used with permission.
- - 1995+art+cars (1). 1995 Art Car Camp.
- - Departure portrait, second frame. A second group frame in front of the water-laden van at the departure house.
- - Torch lamppost and dome. A tall lamp/torch pole beside a domed shade structure, dogs on the playa.
- - Pool camp, the whole gang. The full pool-camp group crowded into their painted playa pool.
- - Solar shower at camp. A burner rinsing off at a barrel solar-shower rigged to a truck awning.
- - Rigging a shade tarp. Burners hauling a canvas tarp into a lean-to shade beside the couch car.
- - Couch car in motion. The couch art-car being pushed across the flats, riders waving.
- - Fly Geyser, full plumes. The multi-spout Fly Geyser cone in full eruption over its terraces.
- - Geyser cone, vertical. The red cone erupting, framed tall.
- - Passenger, morning light. A passenger backlit against the windshield on the road out.
- - In the truck cab. Two in the pickup cab on the drive back from the springs.
- - Neon figure alone. The lone neon walker on the black playa.
- - Neon suit, close. A closer look at the electroluminescent skeleton suit glowing in the dark.
- - The duct-tape crocodile car. The silver duct-tape crocodile art car parked on the playa, caution-taped.
- - Two TVs, layered view. Two stacked TV frames layering the desert view.
- - 'EVERY 15 SECONDS…' AIDS tablet. The Guru Road stone reading the 1993 AIDS statistic, a somber note among the folk art.
- - Row of tablets, panorama. A long line of lettered stones running beside the track.
- - Walking out, Dooby Lane. Burners heading back up the dirt road at dusk.
- - Tablet garden, wide. A wide view of the Guru Road tablet garden below the mountain.
- - Tablets, evening light. Lettered stones warm in the last light of day.
- - The fire-jump ring. The crowd circle around the fire-jump, a burner running at a low playa fire.
- - Fire-jump, wind-up. Winding up for the run at the burning patch.
- - Beam game, mid-swing. The flaming-beam game at full swing, crowd around.
- - Party portrait, dark dress. A costumed guest at the after-party, gear still slung on.
- - After-party, the living room. Back in civilization, the post-event house party begins, costumes and drinks in the living room.
- - Dip on the dance floor. A guest in a jester hat dipping a partner on the party rug.
- - Laughing behind a scarf. A guest laughing behind a purple scarf at the party.
- - Late party, the host laughs. A late-night frame, the long-haired host laughing amid the crowd, closing the 1996 trip.
- - The plywood RC race · 8/21. The corporate-parody remote-control-car race, 'Shell'-shirted crews crouched over the plywood course while the crowd watches (frame 9 of 24 in the sequence).
- - The lamppost boulevard · 1/6. The 1997 planned-city street, a boulevard of tall wooden lamp poles running to the Man, the first fully-laid-out Black Rock City grid (frame 1 of 6 in the sequence).
- - Bicycles at the shade camps. Bikes and burners along a row of shade tents.
- - The ice tower rises. The stacked translucent ice column standing on the open flat.
- - The plywood RC race · 10/21. The corporate-parody remote-control-car race, 'Shell'-shirted crews crouched over the plywood course while the crowd watches (frame 11 of 24 in the sequence).
- - The plywood RC race · 11/21. The corporate-parody remote-control-car race, 'Shell'-shirted crews crouched over the plywood course while the crowd watches (frame 12 of 24 in the sequence).
- - The plywood RC race · 16/21. The corporate-parody remote-control-car race, 'Shell'-shirted crews crouched over the plywood course while the crowd watches (frame 19 of 24 in the sequence).
- - Raising the 1997 Man · 11/11. The distinctive lean wooden 1997 Man being raised and rigged on its ten-foot hay-bale platform, backlit by the hard sky (frame 13 of 13 in the sequence).
- - Sunset silhouettes. Figures silhouetted on a camp roof against the sunset.
- - The bull-skull character · 7/10. A burner in a full bull-skull-and-fur costume drinking and mingling through the dusk crowd (frame 7 of 10 in the sequence).
- - The bull-skull character · 10/10. A burner in a full bull-skull-and-fur costume drinking and mingling through the dusk crowd (frame 10 of 10 in the sequence).
- - The Bone Arch · 1/7. Michael Christian's 'Bone Arch', a soaring archway built entirely of animal bones near the Ranger Station (frame 1 of 3 in the sequence).
- - Camp shade crowd. Burners gathered under a red-lined shade at a busy camp.
- - The neon Man in the dark · 1/17. The green-blue-and-white neon 1997 Man glowing alone against the pure-black playa before the burn (frame 1 of 17 in the sequence).
- - Burn-night crowd · 9/13. The burn-night crowd moving across the dark flat, neon and torches scattered through it (frame 9 of 13 in the sequence).
- - Burn-night crowd and fire · 7/10. The burn-night crowd, fire performers and bonfires against the black sky (frame 7 of 10 in the sequence).
- - The Man burns · 4/20. The 1997 Man ablaze, the neon skeleton still glowing as flames climb the wooden frame, arms raised over the fire below (frame 4 of 20 in the sequence).
- - The neon Man, arms raised · 1/6. The neon Man with arms thrown up in the burn pose, glowing green-and-white on the black flat (frame 1 of 6 in the sequence).
- - The Man burns · 9/20. The 1997 Man ablaze, the neon skeleton still glowing as flames climb the wooden frame, arms raised over the fire below (frame 9 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Burning art in the dark. A burning scrap-metal art piece glowing on the dark playa.
- - The Man ablaze, black and white · 8/20. The burning Man rendered as a white blaze against pure black, the figure fully alight over the hay platform (frame 8 of 20 in the sequence).
- - The bonfire after the fall · 22/24. The great bonfire after the Man falls, the crowd silhouetted around the roaring pile deep into burn night (frame 22 of 24 in the sequence).
- - The bonfire after the fall · 21/24. The great bonfire after the Man falls, the crowd silhouetted around the roaring pile deep into burn night (frame 21 of 24 in the sequence).
- - The Man ablaze, black and white · 2/20. The burning Man rendered as a white blaze against pure black, the figure fully alight over the hay platform (frame 2 of 20 in the sequence).
- - The Man collapses in fire · 11/16. The Man engulfed, a white-hot skeleton of flame against the black playa as the structure begins to fall (frame 11 of 16 in the sequence).
- - The bonfire after the fall · 8/24. The great bonfire after the Man falls, the crowd silhouetted around the roaring pile deep into burn night (frame 8 of 24 in the sequence).
- - The Man ablaze, black and white · 1/20. The burning Man rendered as a white blaze against pure black, the figure fully alight over the hay platform (frame 1 of 20 in the sequence).
- - The bonfire after the fall · 23/24. The great bonfire after the Man falls, the crowd silhouetted around the roaring pile deep into burn night (frame 23 of 24 in the sequence).
- - The Man collapses in fire · 7/16. The Man engulfed, a white-hot skeleton of flame against the black playa as the structure begins to fall (frame 7 of 16 in the sequence).
- - Drummer and friend. A shirtless drummer and a hatted burner posing on the flat.
- - The domed lamp-arch art. A ring of tall poles and a lamp-arch sculpture over the crowd.
- - The floral-dress drummer · 2/3. A burner in a floral dress by a mesh-hulled art boat, drum and sticks laid out (frame 2 of 3 in the sequence).
- - 'The Official Twilight Zone' sign. A hand-lettered 'Official Twilight Zone / it's been stolen' signpost by the tents.
- - Camp portrait, patterned shirt. A close camp portrait, a friend leaning in behind.
- - The lamppost boulevard. The tall lamp-pole street running to the Man across the flat.
- - Craning the Temple beams. A crane lifting timber for an art structure by a U-Haul.
- - The perimeter berm · 5/5. The great circular earthwork berm ringing Black Rock City 1998 (frame 5 of 5 in the sequence).
- - 'The One Tree' and crowd. Burners gathered around the bare metal 'One Tree' on the flat.
- - Portrait, the Man behind. A burner in the foreground, the 1998 Man tiny on the flat behind.
- - The fish-fry cook · 4/4. The camp cook frying a whole fish over a propane burner in the kitchen tent (frame 4 of 4 in the sequence).
- - The painted art bus, close · 2/3. A gloriously hand-painted psychedelic school bus ('MCMXCVIII'), a Kesey-style art bus at 1998 camp (frame 7 of 8 in the sequence).
- - Camp edge and dome. A white dome and pirate flag at the camp's edge.
- - Temple of Rudra, lit at night · 7/15. The 'Temple of Rudra' glowing like stained glass on the night playa, its mosaic panels backlit (frame 7 of 15 in the sequence).
- - Temple of Rudra, lit at night · 5/15. The 'Temple of Rudra' glowing like stained glass on the night playa, its mosaic panels backlit (frame 5 of 15 in the sequence).
- - Neon Man under the full moon · 2/9. The pink-and-red neon 1998 Man glowing on the dark flat beneath a near-full burn-week moon (frame 2 of 9 in the sequence).
- - Neon Man under the full moon · 6/9. The pink-and-red neon 1998 Man glowing on the dark flat beneath a near-full burn-week moon (frame 6 of 9 in the sequence).
- - City lights on the horizon. The camp lights strung along the black horizon at night.
- - Fireworks over the crowd. Fireworks bursting over the burn-night crowd, the Man lit below.
- - The Man burns, 1998 · 13/16. The 1998 Man fully ablaze, a tower of flame on the dark playa, arms raised over the fire, smoke lit orange (frame 13 of 16 in the sequence).
- - The Man burns, 1998 · 7/16. The 1998 Man fully ablaze, a tower of flame on the dark playa, arms raised over the fire, smoke lit orange (frame 7 of 16 in the sequence).
- - The Man ignites, 1998 · 2/8. The 1998 Man catching fire on burn night, fireworks and the first flames climbing the frame under the moon (frame 2 of 8 in the sequence).
- - Crowd streaming from the burn. The crowd flowing across the flat after the Man falls.
- - Costumed elder, post-burn. A robed burner throwing arms wide after the burn.
- - Post-burn dance party · 8/10. The post-burn dance party on the flat, costumed crowds around the fires late into the night (frame 8 of 10 in the sequence).
- - Post-burn crowd and fire · 1/3. The post-burn playa, bonfires, fire art and the crowd deep into the night (frame 1 of 7 in the sequence).
- - Last light, heading home. The final frame, sun sinking under cloud over the hills, closing Burning Man 1998.
- - The Man lit over the crowd. The neon Man glowing over the massed burn-night crowd.
- - Torches raised in the crowd. Torch flames raised over the heads of the burn-night crowd.
- - Neon-suit figures, burn night. Glowing EL-wire figures scattered through the burn-night crowd.
- - Waiting in the dark. The crowd deep in the dark, neon trim glowing, before ignition.
- - 'Black Rock City' gate sign. The painted 'Burning Man / Black Rock City' gate sign at the entrance.
- - Plane over the playa · 4/6. A small plane banking low over the Black Rock playa and the mountains, 2002 (frame 4 of 6 in the sequence).
- - Black Rock City airport · 9/11. The Black Rock City playa airport, light planes on the dust runway and a friend watching them come in (frame 9 of 11 in the sequence).
- - Sunset over the shade camp. A blazing sunset behind the shade structures and RVs.
- - Storm light over camp. Dramatic storm light over a canopy camp at evening.
- - The Man burns, 2002 · 5/7. The 2002 Man fully ablaze atop his lighthouse, a tower of fire and smoke lit orange against the black (frame 5 of 7 in the sequence).
- - Fireworks over the Man · 4/4. Fireworks bursting over the blue-neon Man as the 2002 burn begins (frame 4 of 4 in the sequence).
- - The Man ignites, 2002 · 5/5. The 2002 Man catching fire atop his lighthouse, flames and sparks climbing the blue-neon frame (frame 5 of 5 in the sequence).
- - The Man burns, 2002 · 6/7. The 2002 Man fully ablaze atop his lighthouse, a tower of fire and smoke lit orange against the black (frame 6 of 7 in the sequence).
- - Top-hat by the couch car. A top-hatted burner and friends by the couch art car after the burn.
- - Gate sign, lit at dusk. The 2003 'Beyond Belief' gate sign glowing in the last light on the way in.
- - Arrival in the dust. A burner unloading beside a dusty car on arrival night.
- - Camp portrait, second frame. A second frame of the same shaded-camp portrait.
- - The shade-camp meal · 1/6. The crowded communal shade tent at mealtime, strings of flags and hundreds of burners, 2003 (frame 1 of 6 in the sequence).
- - Camp portrait, yellow tank. A burner in a yellow tank and cowboy hat at the shade camp.
- - Pink-cloud sunset over camp · 5/5. A blazing pink-and-purple sunset over the tents and a pyramid tent on the 2003 playa (frame 5 of 5 in the sequence).
- - Pink-cloud sunset over camp · 4/5. A blazing pink-and-purple sunset over the tents and a pyramid tent on the 2003 playa (frame 4 of 5 in the sequence).
- - Thunderdome at night · 1/6. The 'Thunderdome', a geodesic-frame dome lit and packed with the burn-night crowd, 2003 (frame 1 of 6 in the sequence).
- - The neon Man, distant dusk. The blue-neon Man tiny on the far flat as night falls, 2003.
- - Pink-haired burner by the truck · 1/5. A pink-haired burner in a beaded top posed by the pinstriped white truck, 2003 (frame 1 of 5 in the sequence).
- - The shade-camp party · 16/16. The 2003 shade-camp party, costumed burners, drinks and dust under the big canopy (frame 16 of 16 in the sequence).
- - The shade-camp party · 4/16. The 2003 shade-camp party, costumed burners, drinks and dust under the big canopy (frame 4 of 16 in the sequence).
- - The neon Man on the ziggurat · 10/10. The blue-neon 2003 Man standing on his hundred-foot ziggurat, glowing over the dark playa (frame 10 of 10 in the sequence).
- - The Man burns, 2003 · 2/5. The 2003 Man burning off his ziggurat, a wall of fire and smoke lit orange, the crowd silhouetted below (frame 2 of 5 in the sequence).
- - The Observatory burns, 2004 · 10/12. The 2004 Man and his Observatory dome fully ablaze, a huge wall of fire and smoke, the crowd black in silhouette before it (frame 10 of 12 in the sequence).
- - The Man burns with fireworks, 2004 · 5/12. The 2004 Man arms-raised as elaborate fireworks, green, purple and white, erupt around him and the Observatory dome catches fire below (frame 5 of 12 in the sequence).
- - The Temple spire ablaze · 2/5. The Temple-of-Stars spire catching fire on Sunday night, flames climbing the tall tower, 2004 (frame 2 of 5 in the sequence).
- - The Temple of Stars burns, 2004 · 7/9. David Best's Temple of Stars fully ablaze, a mountain of fire and smoke, the crowd silhouetted in a wide ring, 2004 (frame 7 of 9 in the sequence).
- - Camp life in the shade · 1/14. Portraits and lounging under the 2005 camp canopy, tie-dye, dust masks and cold drinks (frame 1 of 14 in the sequence).
- - Camp portrait, 2005 · 2/4. A camp portrait in the 2005 dust, goggles, hats and grins under the shade (frame 2 of 4 in the sequence).
- - The 'Low Expectations' camp · 5/6. The flower-painted 'Low Expectations' shade camp, its lit frontage and lived-in interior, 2005 (frame 5 of 6 in the sequence).
- - The sea-captain breakfast crew · 5/7. The captain-hatted camp cooks laying out a big communal breakfast under the shade, 2005 (frame 5 of 7 in the sequence).
- - The sea-captain breakfast crew · 2/7. The captain-hatted camp cooks laying out a big communal breakfast under the shade, 2005 (frame 2 of 7 in the sequence).
- - Camp portrait in the shade · 22/25. A relaxed camp portrait under the 2005 shade, hats, tie-dye and dust, the tent city beyond (frame 22 of 25 in the sequence).
- - Camp portrait in the shade · 4/25. A relaxed camp portrait under the 2005 shade, hats, tie-dye and dust, the tent city beyond (frame 4 of 25 in the sequence).
- - Camp portrait in the shade · 24/25. A relaxed camp portrait under the 2005 shade, hats, tie-dye and dust, the tent city beyond (frame 24 of 25 in the sequence).
- - Camp kitchen and portraits · 6/20. The 2005 camp kitchen and its crew, food prep, captain hats and shade-tent portraits (frame 6 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Camp and dusk, 2005 · 20/20. Camp life sliding into the evening on the 2005 playa, portraits, shade and the falling light (frame 20 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Camp and dusk, 2005 · 19/20. Camp life sliding into the evening on the 2005 playa, portraits, shade and the falling light (frame 19 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Camp and dusk, 2005 · 6/20. Camp life sliding into the evening on the 2005 playa, portraits, shade and the falling light (frame 6 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Camp and dusk, 2005 · 14/20. Camp life sliding into the evening on the 2005 playa, portraits, shade and the falling light (frame 14 of 20 in the sequence).
- - The communal meal · 3/7. Big bowls of food and group portraits at the 2005 camp's communal dinner (frame 3 of 7 in the sequence).
- - Sunset over the tent city · 9/9. A golden 2005 sunset over the camps, silhouetted flags and stovepipe-hat art poles against the sky (frame 9 of 9 in the sequence).
- - The barrel-cart race · 2/3. Burners hauling a water-barrel cart across the 2005 flat, a playa game (frame 2 of 3 in the sequence).
- - Costumed portrait on the flat · 7/8. A costumed close portrait out on the 2005 playa, bandanas, war paint and hats (frame 7 of 8 in the sequence).
- - Camp life and portraits, 2005 · 10/20. More of the 2005 camp, shade-tent portraits, costumes and the slow desert afternoon (frame 10 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Costumed portrait, 2005 · 4/4. A costumed close portrait at the 2005 camp, hats, leis and paisley (frame 4 of 4 in the sequence).
- - Camp life and portraits, 2005 · 9/20. More of the 2005 camp, shade-tent portraits, costumes and the slow desert afternoon (frame 9 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Camp portraits and costumes, 2005 · 15/20. The 2005 camp through the afternoon, costumed friends, the gold gown, and the shade-tent crowd (frame 15 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Playa portraits and art cars, 2005 · 2/20. The 2005 open playa, costumed burners, art cars and the shade camps in the afternoon heat (frame 2 of 20 in the sequence).
- - White-linen burners on the walk · 3/3. White-linen-clad burners walking the 2005 street past the globe-topped poles (frame 3 of 3 in the sequence).
- - Playa portraits and art cars, 2005 · 3/20. The 2005 open playa, costumed burners, art cars and the shade camps in the afternoon heat (frame 3 of 20 in the sequence).
- - The head-massage chair · 7/8. A burner getting a scalp massage in the camp shade chair, a child helping, 2006 (frame 7 of 8 in the sequence).
- - Camp life in the shade · 19/52. The 2006 shade-camp, the communal bar and meal, portraits, hats and cold drinks in the dust (frame 19 of 52 in the sequence).
- - Camp life in the shade · 35/52. The 2006 shade-camp, the communal bar and meal, portraits, hats and cold drinks in the dust (frame 35 of 52 in the sequence).
- - Camp life in the shade · 3/52. The 2006 shade-camp, the communal bar and meal, portraits, hats and cold drinks in the dust (frame 3 of 52 in the sequence).
- - Camp life in the shade · 1/52. The 2006 shade-camp, the communal bar and meal, portraits, hats and cold drinks in the dust (frame 1 of 52 in the sequence).
- - Camp life in the shade · 34/52. The 2006 shade-camp, the communal bar and meal, portraits, hats and cold drinks in the dust (frame 34 of 52 in the sequence).
- - Camp life in the shade · 45/52. The 2006 shade-camp, the communal bar and meal, portraits, hats and cold drinks in the dust (frame 45 of 52 in the sequence).
- - Camp life in the shade · 30/52. The 2006 shade-camp, the communal bar and meal, portraits, hats and cold drinks in the dust (frame 30 of 52 in the sequence).
- - Camp life in the shade · 49/52. The 2006 shade-camp, the communal bar and meal, portraits, hats and cold drinks in the dust (frame 49 of 52 in the sequence).
- - Counting the beads · 2/2. A handful of small beads over a green camp table, 2006 (frame 2 of 2 in the sequence).
- - Counting the beads · 1/2. A handful of small beads over a green camp table, 2006 (frame 1 of 2 in the sequence).
- - Camp portraits and the bar · 6/40. More of the 2006 camp, friends at the drinks table, costumes and shade-tent portraits (frame 6 of 40 in the sequence).
- - Camp portraits and the bar · 30/40. More of the 2006 camp, friends at the drinks table, costumes and shade-tent portraits (frame 30 of 40 in the sequence).
- - Camp portraits and the bar · 40/40. More of the 2006 camp, friends at the drinks table, costumes and shade-tent portraits (frame 40 of 40 in the sequence).
- - Camp portraits and the bar · 26/40. More of the 2006 camp, friends at the drinks table, costumes and shade-tent portraits (frame 26 of 40 in the sequence).
- - Camp and dusk, 2006 · 11/20. The 2006 camp sliding into evening, portraits, art and the falling desert light (frame 11 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Camp and night, 2006 · 6/40. The 2006 camp and the night playa, portraits, the crowd and the lit art after dark (frame 6 of 40 in the sequence).
- - Camp and night, 2006 · 37/40. The 2006 camp and the night playa, portraits, the crowd and the lit art after dark (frame 37 of 40 in the sequence).
- - Camp and night, 2006 · 35/40. The 2006 camp and the night playa, portraits, the crowd and the lit art after dark (frame 35 of 40 in the sequence).
- - The 'Miracle Gro' flower art · 2/5. The lit 'Miracle Gro' giant flower-vase sculpture glowing on the dark 2006 playa (frame 2 of 5 in the sequence).
- - The Man burns with fireworks, 2006 · 4/33. The 2006 Man arms-raised as fireworks stream from his hands and the Pavilion of the Future ignites below him (frame 4 of 33 in the sequence).
- - Fireworks over the burning Man, 2006 · 3/20. Fireworks bursting over the burning 2006 Man as the Pavilion goes up in flame beneath him (frame 3 of 20 in the sequence).
- - The Man burns with fireworks, 2006 · 25/33. The 2006 Man arms-raised as fireworks stream from his hands and the Pavilion of the Future ignites below him (frame 25 of 33 in the sequence).
- - The Man burns with fireworks, 2006 · 9/33. The 2006 Man arms-raised as fireworks stream from his hands and the Pavilion of the Future ignites below him (frame 9 of 33 in the sequence).
- - The Pavilion burns, 2006 · 59/80. The 2006 Man and his Pavilion of the Future fully ablaze, a tall pyre of fire and smoke over the crowd (frame 59 of 80 in the sequence).
- - The Pavilion bonfire, 2006 · 30/31. The great bonfire of the 2006 Pavilion burning down, its frame collapsing in the flames, crowd silhouetted (frame 30 of 31 in the sequence).
- - The Pavilion bonfire, 2006 · 14/31. The great bonfire of the 2006 Pavilion burning down, its frame collapsing in the flames, crowd silhouetted (frame 14 of 31 in the sequence).
- - The Pavilion bonfire, 2006 · 16/31. The great bonfire of the 2006 Pavilion burning down, its frame collapsing in the flames, crowd silhouetted (frame 16 of 31 in the sequence).
- - The Pavilion fire, late, 2006 · 27/60. The 2006 Pavilion burning deep into the night, flame, smoke and the ringed crowd on the dark playa (frame 27 of 60 in the sequence).
- - The Pavilion bonfire, 2006 · 9/31. The great bonfire of the 2006 Pavilion burning down, its frame collapsing in the flames, crowd silhouetted (frame 9 of 31 in the sequence).
- - The Pavilion bonfire, 2006 · 31/31. The great bonfire of the 2006 Pavilion burning down, its frame collapsing in the flames, crowd silhouetted (frame 31 of 31 in the sequence).
- - The Pavilion fire, late, 2006 · 29/60. The 2006 Pavilion burning deep into the night, flame, smoke and the ringed crowd on the dark playa (frame 29 of 60 in the sequence).
- - Neon night on the playa · 11/11. The 2006 night playa, lit art cars, neon outlines and the glow of the distant city (frame 11 of 11 in the sequence).
- - Night art on the horizon · 2/3. Lit art and fire scattered along the black 2006 horizon (frame 2 of 3 in the sequence).
- - The Pavilion fire, late, 2006 · 16/60. The 2006 Pavilion burning deep into the night, flame, smoke and the ringed crowd on the dark playa (frame 16 of 60 in the sequence).
- - The Pavilion fire, late, 2006 · 47/60. The 2006 Pavilion burning deep into the night, flame, smoke and the ringed crowd on the dark playa (frame 47 of 60 in the sequence).
- - The Pavilion burns, 2006 · 67/80. The 2006 Man and his Pavilion of the Future fully ablaze, a tall pyre of fire and smoke over the crowd (frame 67 of 80 in the sequence).
- - The Pavilion burns, 2006 · 65/80. The 2006 Man and his Pavilion of the Future fully ablaze, a tall pyre of fire and smoke over the crowd (frame 65 of 80 in the sequence).
- - The Pavilion burns, 2006 · 44/80. The 2006 Man and his Pavilion of the Future fully ablaze, a tall pyre of fire and smoke over the crowd (frame 44 of 80 in the sequence).
- - The neon Man and night art · 1/40. The blue-neon Man over the 2006 city and its neon art cars, fish outlines and lit installations (frame 1 of 40 in the sequence).
- - The Pavilion fire, late, 2006 · 53/60. The 2006 Pavilion burning deep into the night, flame, smoke and the ringed crowd on the dark playa (frame 53 of 60 in the sequence).
- - The neon Man and night art · 22/40. The blue-neon Man over the 2006 city and its neon art cars, fish outlines and lit installations (frame 22 of 40 in the sequence).
- - The Pavilion burns, 2006 · 51/80. The 2006 Man and his Pavilion of the Future fully ablaze, a tall pyre of fire and smoke over the crowd (frame 51 of 80 in the sequence).
- - The Pavilion burns, 2006 · 53/80. The 2006 Man and his Pavilion of the Future fully ablaze, a tall pyre of fire and smoke over the crowd (frame 53 of 80 in the sequence).
- - The Pavilion burns, 2006 · 55/80. The 2006 Man and his Pavilion of the Future fully ablaze, a tall pyre of fire and smoke over the crowd (frame 55 of 80 in the sequence).
- - The Temple of Hope burns, 2006 · 3/7. Mark Grieve's Temple of Hope, the wooden lattice-and-paper temple, burning on Sunday night, 2006 (frame 3 of 7 in the sequence).
- - 5280 - Bandshell Politicans. Larry Harvey of Burning Man & Ross Mirkarimi, Supervisor of San Francisco District 5 at the grand opening of the Panhandle Bandshell.\n~ <a href=\ Larry Harvey photographed by Michael Mikel. From the co-founder's own archive. Contributed by the Burning Man historian; used with permission.
- - Burning Man Grows Up - July 1, 2007. From the Business 2.0 magazine article, which generated much controversy:\n~ <a href=\ Photographed by Michael Mikel, a Burning Man co-founder, from his historic archive of the event. Contributed by the Burning Man historian; used with permission.
- - The road and the gate · 6/8. Arriving on the playa, the 'Burning Man / Green Man / Black Rock City, Aug 27-Sept 3' gate sign, 2007 (frame 6 of 8 in the sequence).
- - Packing out for the playa · 8/8. The BBQ smoker and gear packed at the house before the drive to Black Rock City, 2007 (frame 8 of 8 in the sequence).
- - Packing out for the playa · 3/8. The BBQ smoker and gear packed at the house before the drive to Black Rock City, 2007 (frame 3 of 8 in the sequence).
- - The cowboy-hat couple kiss · 1/2. A capped couple sharing a kiss under the camp shade, 2007 (frame 1 of 2 in the sequence).
- - The Green Man on the Mountain · 1/4. The green-neon 2007 Man raised on his Pavilion, the Man on the Mountain, under the desert moon (frame 1 of 4 in the sequence).
- - The climbing dome at night · 4/7. Burners swarming the lit geodesic climbing-dome frame in the dark, EL-wire and neon everywhere, 2007 (frame 4 of 7 in the sequence).
- - The churro line · 1/4. The camp's communal churro fry, trays of dough by the Ryder truck, 2007 (frame 1 of 4 in the sequence).
- - Raising the Man on the Mountain · 3/3. The Man's frame craned upright onto the Pavilion of the Future by day, the Norwegian-flag camp below, 2007 (frame 3 of 3 in the sequence).
- - The camp shade party · 7/20. The 2007 camp party under the shade sail, pink dresses and cross-dressing costumes, champagne toasts and portraits (frame 7 of 20 in the sequence).
- - The camp shade party · 14/20. The 2007 camp party under the shade sail, pink dresses and cross-dressing costumes, champagne toasts and portraits (frame 14 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Camp life and portraits, 2007 · 1/20. The 2007 camp through the afternoon, shade-tent portraits, costumes, the gift-token craft and cold drinks in the dust (frame 1 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Art on the flat, 2007 · 20/20. Out on the 2007 playa, art cars, the copper serpent, and burners crossing the open dust (frame 20 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Camp and the open playa, 2007 · 12/20. The 2007 camp and the flat beyond, portraits, art cars and the slow desert light (frame 12 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Camp and the open playa, 2007 · 5/20. The 2007 camp and the flat beyond, portraits, art cars and the slow desert light (frame 5 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Art on the flat, 2007 · 11/20. Out on the 2007 playa, art cars, the copper serpent, and burners crossing the open dust (frame 11 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Art on the flat, 2007 · 9/20. Out on the 2007 playa, art cars, the copper serpent, and burners crossing the open dust (frame 9 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Art on the flat, 2007 · 15/20. Out on the 2007 playa, art cars, the copper serpent, and burners crossing the open dust (frame 15 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Playa art and camp, 2007 · 16/40. The 2007 playa and camp, installations, art cars, the crew, and portraits through the dusty afternoon (frame 16 of 40 in the sequence).
- - Playa art and camp, 2007 · 1/40. The 2007 playa and camp, installations, art cars, the crew, and portraits through the dusty afternoon (frame 1 of 40 in the sequence).
- - Playa art and camp, 2007 · 6/40. The 2007 playa and camp, installations, art cars, the crew, and portraits through the dusty afternoon (frame 6 of 40 in the sequence).
- - Playa art and camp, 2007 · 33/40. The 2007 playa and camp, installations, art cars, the crew, and portraits through the dusty afternoon (frame 33 of 40 in the sequence).
- - Camp, art and the Temple approach, 2007 · 34/40. The 2007 flat as the week deepens, camp portraits, art cars, and the walk out toward the Temple of Forgiveness (frame 34 of 40 in the sequence).
- - Camp, art and the Temple approach, 2007 · 24/40. The 2007 flat as the week deepens, camp portraits, art cars, and the walk out toward the Temple of Forgiveness (frame 24 of 40 in the sequence).
- - The Temple's 'LOVE' altar · 3/4. The crowd at the Temple's central altar, the 'LOVE' panel and the offerings, 2007 (frame 3 of 4 in the sequence).
- - Camp, art and the Temple approach, 2007 · 36/40. The 2007 flat as the week deepens, camp portraits, art cars, and the walk out toward the Temple of Forgiveness (frame 36 of 40 in the sequence).
- - Inside the Temple of Forgiveness · 2/13. David Best's laser-cut plywood Temple of Forgiveness, its intricate lattice halls open to the blue sky, 2007 (frame 2 of 13 in the sequence).
- - Camp, art and the Temple approach, 2007 · 3/40. The 2007 flat as the week deepens, camp portraits, art cars, and the walk out toward the Temple of Forgiveness (frame 3 of 40 in the sequence).
- - Inside the Temple of Forgiveness · 5/13. David Best's laser-cut plywood Temple of Forgiveness, its intricate lattice halls open to the blue sky, 2007 (frame 5 of 13 in the sequence).
- - Camp, art and the Temple approach, 2007 · 2/40. The 2007 flat as the week deepens, camp portraits, art cars, and the walk out toward the Temple of Forgiveness (frame 2 of 40 in the sequence).
- - Camp, art and the Temple approach, 2007 · 5/40. The 2007 flat as the week deepens, camp portraits, art cars, and the walk out toward the Temple of Forgiveness (frame 5 of 40 in the sequence).
- - Inside the Temple of Forgiveness · 8/13. David Best's laser-cut plywood Temple of Forgiveness, its intricate lattice halls open to the blue sky, 2007 (frame 8 of 13 in the sequence).
- - The camp party, desert fatigues · 3/5. The camp party, the desert-fatigues burner brandishing a brick, drinks and the crowd under the green shade, 2007 (frame 3 of 5 in the sequence).
- - The camp party, desert fatigues · 1/5. The camp party, the desert-fatigues burner brandishing a brick, drinks and the crowd under the green shade, 2007 (frame 1 of 5 in the sequence).
- - Camp party and late playa, 2007 · 10/20. The 2007 camp party rolling on, costumed portraits, the bar crowd, and the lit art out on the late flat (frame 10 of 20 in the sequence).
- - On the RV roof under the rainbow. Burners on the RV roof watching the sky, the geodesic dome behind, 2007.
- - The bus through a Nevada town · 1/3. The loaded bus rolling past a small Nevada town, poplars, a diner and the water tower, on the way in, 2009 (frame 1 of 3 in the sequence).
- - The flame jet, close · 1/2. A close view of the tall flame jet roaring up from the fire-art beneath the arch, 2009 (frame 1 of 2 in the sequence).
- - The flame jet, close · 2/2. A close view of the tall flame jet roaring up from the fire-art beneath the arch, 2009 (frame 2 of 2 in the sequence).
- - Fireworks and fire, the burn · 1/2. Fireworks streaking up through the smoke and flame of the burning 2009 Man (frame 1 of 2 in the sequence).
- - Stilt-Walkers at the High Rise Stilt Bar. Costumed stilt-walkers stride past the High Rise Stilt Bar bathed in golden late-day light at Burning Man 2010.
- - The Temple of Transition at night · 1/2. The lit gold towers of the 2011 Temple of Transition rising over the dark playa (frame 1 of 2 in the sequence).
- - The Temple lattice, close · 1/2. A close look at the intricate laser-cut lattice of the Temple of Juno, lit and in shadow, 2012 (frame 1 of 2 in the sequence).
- - The Temple of Juno at night · 1/2. David Best's Temple of Juno lit gold against the dark, its tall spire over the city, 2012 (frame 1 of 2 in the sequence).
- - The cattle drive on the highway · 5/9. A cattle drive blocks the two-lane highway on the way in, longhorns and red cattle streaming past the cars, a cowboy on horseback, 2013 (frame 5 of 9 in the sequence).
- - The Gothic playa cathedral · 1/2. An ornate wooden Gothic-cathedral art piece rising over the crowd, spire and buttresses, 2013 (frame 1 of 2 in the sequence).
- - The Temple of Whollyness within · 6/10. The wooden lattice of the Temple of Whollyness from inside, memorial photos and messages, a gong, the 'Welcome to Dudewood' notice, burners resting in the light, 2013 (frame 6 of 10 in the sequence).
- - The Temple of Whollyness within · 10/10. The wooden lattice of the Temple of Whollyness from inside, memorial photos and messages, a gong, the 'Welcome to Dudewood' notice, burners resting in the light, 2013 (frame 10 of 10 in the sequence).
- - The wing-arch gateway. A tall welded wing-arch gateway sculpture, 2013.
- - The Range Rules sign. The red hexagonal 'Range Rules' sign at a fire-art range, 2013.
- - The daytime art walk, 2013 · 16/20. The open 2013 playa in daylight, welded sculptures, the Temple pyramid, shade structures and art cars under the desert sun (frame 16 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Under the Temple shade · 1/3. Burners resting at picnic tables under the Temple of Whollyness and the shade structures, 2013 (frame 1 of 3 in the sequence).
- - The daytime art walk, 2013 · 14/20. The open 2013 playa in daylight, welded sculptures, the Temple pyramid, shade structures and art cars under the desert sun (frame 14 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Under the Temple shade · 3/3. Burners resting at picnic tables under the Temple of Whollyness and the shade structures, 2013 (frame 3 of 3 in the sequence).
- - The DMV - registering art cars · 4/6. The Department of Mutant Vehicles, burners registering their art cars, a costumed inspector, a graffiti car, 2014 (frame 4 of 6 in the sequence).
- - The DMV - registering art cars · 2/6. The Department of Mutant Vehicles, burners registering their art cars, a costumed inspector, a graffiti car, 2014 (frame 2 of 6 in the sequence).
- - Clown-nose portrait. A grinning red-clown-nose portrait at camp, 2014.
- - The daytime art walk, 2014 · 37/40. The open 2014 playa in daylight, welded sculptures, shade camps, the caravan art cars and the Man's tower under the desert sun (frame 37 of 40 in the sequence).
- - The daytime art walk, 2014 · 16/40. The open 2014 playa in daylight, welded sculptures, shade camps, the caravan art cars and the Man's tower under the desert sun (frame 16 of 40 in the sequence).
- - The daytime art walk, 2014 · 20/40. The open 2014 playa in daylight, welded sculptures, shade camps, the caravan art cars and the Man's tower under the desert sun (frame 20 of 40 in the sequence).
- - Playa art and art cars, 2014 · 2/20. More of the 2014 playa by day, welded sculptures, the caravan cars and the crowd crossing the open flat (frame 2 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Camp and art, afternoon 2014 · 10/20. The 2014 camps and art through the afternoon, shade structures, portraits, sculptures and the passing art cars (frame 10 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Playa art and art cars, 2014 · 4/20. More of the 2014 playa by day, welded sculptures, the caravan cars and the crowd crossing the open flat (frame 4 of 20 in the sequence).
- - The coin-press camp · 9/14. The hand-crank coin press, burners taking turns stamping their own souvenir metal medallions and showing them off, 2014 (frame 9 of 14 in the sequence).
- - The coin-press camp · 8/14. The hand-crank coin press, burners taking turns stamping their own souvenir metal medallions and showing them off, 2014 (frame 8 of 14 in the sequence).
- - Late afternoon on the playa, 2014 · 4/20. The 2014 flat sliding toward evening, the caravan cars, shade camps, sculptures and the falling desert light (frame 4 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Late afternoon on the playa, 2014 · 9/20. The 2014 flat sliding toward evening, the caravan cars, shade camps, sculptures and the falling desert light (frame 9 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Late afternoon on the playa, 2014 · 3/20. The 2014 flat sliding toward evening, the caravan cars, shade camps, sculptures and the falling desert light (frame 3 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Late afternoon on the playa, 2014 · 6/20. The 2014 flat sliding toward evening, the caravan cars, shade camps, sculptures and the falling desert light (frame 6 of 20 in the sequence).
- - The neon art cars at night · 2/15. The lit 2014 art-car fleet after dark, wave-painted boats, a palm-tree arch, a boombox car, a top-hat skull car, a giant lit eye-snail, glowing across the black playa (frame 2 of 15 in the sequence).
- - The neon art cars at night · 11/15. The lit 2014 art-car fleet after dark, wave-painted boats, a palm-tree arch, a boombox car, a top-hat skull car, a giant lit eye-snail, glowing across the black playa (frame 11 of 15 in the sequence).
- - The neon art cars at night · 7/15. The lit 2014 art-car fleet after dark, wave-painted boats, a palm-tree arch, a boombox car, a top-hat skull car, a giant lit eye-snail, glowing across the black playa (frame 7 of 15 in the sequence).
- - Embrace, close · 2/4. The two embracing figures of 'Embrace' up close, their wood-slat faces leaning together, color and black and white, 2014 (frame 2 of 4 in the sequence).
- - Inside the Temple of Grace · 2/3. The wooden lattice interior of David Best's Temple of Grace, a hanging wire heart, a painted keystone, the light-filled corridor, 2014 (frame 2 of 3 in the sequence).
- - The open playa, 2014 · 12/20. The wide 2014 playa, sculptures, art cars and the caravanserai tower under the big desert sky (frame 12 of 20 in the sequence).
- - Inside the Temple of Grace · 1/3. The wooden lattice interior of David Best's Temple of Grace, a hanging wire heart, a painted keystone, the light-filled corridor, 2014 (frame 1 of 3 in the sequence).
- - Camp and art, the last days 2014 · 13/20. The 2014 camps and playa as the week deepens, portraits, the caravan cars, and the art under the desert light (frame 13 of 20 in the sequence).
- - The camp shade party · 11/18. The 2014 camp party under the shade sail, red-veil and chicken-head costumes, 'the dress', champagne and portraits (frame 11 of 18 in the sequence).
- - The Man ablaze, 2015 · 2/2. The 2015 Man fully ablaze, a tower of fire and smoke over the silhouetted crowd on burn night (frame 2 of 2 in the sequence).
- - Fireworks over the Man, 2015 · 1/19. The great fireworks show over the green-neon 2015 Man, white, red and green bursts and fountains streaming from his arms as the crowd watches (frame 1 of 19 in the sequence).
- - The fire conclave gathers · 1/3. The fire-conclave dancers ringing the Man with torches on burn night, the lit city behind, 2015 (frame 1 of 3 in the sequence).
- - The smoky drive in · 1/7. The drive to Black Rock through the wildfire smoke of 2018, grey haze over the sagebrush and the road (frame 1 of 7 in the sequence).
- - The robot sculptures · 5/17. The 2018 'I, Robot' sculpture gallery, welded and found-object robots, robot families, a painted robot and a silver android, out on the open playa (frame 5 of 17 in the sequence).
- - Inside the Galaxia Temple · 1/8. The spiralling timber trusses of Arthur Mamou-Mani's Galaxia Temple, memorial photos ('Nana', 'Dana', 'Kevin') pinned to the beams, 2018 (frame 1 of 8 in the sequence).
- - The disposal form. A Burning Man property-disposal form from the 2018 gate, 2018.
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