Unbelievable Burning Man Photos From the Festival Unlike Any Other
Burning Man is a festival that takes place once a year in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. Participants in the festival erect a temporary city called Black Rock City that is home to an eclectic bunch of as many as 70,000 artists, free spirits and inspired souls.
During the week of the festival, the desert is filled with art, music and creations beyond your wildest imagination.
The playa can be home to inspiration, exhilaration and connections with some pretty unique people. If you’ve never been, these photos will give you a small idea of just how unique and exciting Burning Man is.
Take a Look Around
What’s most obvious about Burning Man is that it’s home to incredible art. Visitors of Black Rock City spend all year theorizing and creating the art that will live on the playa for a week at the end of the summer and huge pieces like this one are just par for the course.
World-renowned artists and amateurs alike build the things other people can only dream of and oftentimes burn their art at the end of the festival.
Build Week
The week before the festival starts is when it all gets constructed. The week, known as “build week,” is when artists first venture out into the vast desert to create the framework for Burning Man before it is all torn down and carried out two weeks later.
During this week, the vast desert is home to creatives and builders who anticipate the upcoming madness.
Humble Beginnings
Burning Man got its start in the ‘80s when Larry Harvey, an artist and activist who lived in San Francisco, first burned an effigy of a man on Baker Beach.
The event became an annual tradition and what was once a small crowd of friends grew into an event that welcomed hundreds.
By the ‘90s, thousands people were attending the festival and it was moved to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada to accommodate the crowds.
“Disneyland in Reverse”
In 1996, Burning Man founder Larry Harvey explained the festival to the San Francisco Chronical and said, “The Burning Man is Disneyland in reverse … Woodstock turned inside out.
It’s anything you want it to be.” This event is clearly as sought after as any amusement park or concert, as tickets sell out months in advance and only a lucky few can say they’ve visited Black Rock City.