Burning Man festival – in pictures

Nevada’s Black Rock desert welcomes revellers to the annual festival, which began in 1986
  
  


An aerial view of the festival and camps.
An aerial view of the festival and camps. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters
Burning Man participants walk through the dust on the Black Rock Desert of Gerlach.
Burning Man participants walk through the dust on the Black Rock desert near Gerlach. Photograph: Andy Barron/AP
A mutant vehicle drives across the Playa.
A mutant vehicle drives across the Playa. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters
Bella Melhuish and her husband Alex Melhuish dance to celebrate their honeymoon.
Bella Melhuish and her husband Alex Melhuish dance to celebrate their honeymoon. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters
Eidolon Panspermia Ostentatia Duodenum art installation.
The Eidolon Panspermia Ostentatia Duodenum (Epod) spinning art installation. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters
A participant climbs onto the Eidolon Panspermia Ostentatia Duodenum (EPOD) spinning art installation
A participant climbs on to the Epod installation. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters
Festival goers participants walk around at the festival .
Participants at the festival. Photograph: Andy Barron/AP
Revellers endure a dust storm.
Revellers endure a dust storm. Photograph: Andy Barron/AP
Burning Man participant Bailey Mead, 3.
Burning Man festivalgoer Bailey Mead, three. Photograph: Andy Barron/AP
Rosanne Ziering and Alison Cooper relax on the Playa...
Rosanne Ziering and Alison Cooper relax on the Playa. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters
A view of the Playa and the Man.
A view of the Playa and the Man. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters
A dance troupe make their way through the site.
A dance troupe make their way through the site. Photograph: Andy Barron/AP
Mutant vehicles and participants make their way across the Playa.
Mutant vehicles and participants make their way across the Playa. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters
People look at the art installation Embrace
People look at the art installation Embrace. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters
Embrace burns.
Embrace burns. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters
A crowd watches as two fighters battle in the Thunderdome.
A crowd watches as two fighters battle in the Thunderdome. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters
Omri Cohen dances around a burning art installation.
Omri Cohen dances around a burning art installation. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters
Organizers call Burning Man the largest outdoor arts festival in North America, with its drum circles, decorated art cars, guerrilla theatrics and colorful theme camps.
Organisers call Burning Man the largest outdoor arts festival in North America, with its drum circles, decorated art cars, guerrilla theatrics and colourful theme camps. Photograph: Andy Barron/AP
Mementos and notes are left at Temple of Grace.
Mementos and notes are left at the Temple of Grace. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters
Participants enjoy drinks before sunrise at the Temple of Grace.
Participants enjoy drinks before sunrise at the Temple of Grace. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters
 

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