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Here are my Burning Man 2016 Photos!

See also:

My Burning Man 2017 Photos

My Afrikaburn 2017 Photos

My Burning Man 2015 Photos

My Burning Man 2014 Photos

My Burning Man 2013 Photos

My Burning Man 2012 Photos

(Here is something to listen to while browsing these images.)

This is my annual gift to the Burning Man community.

All of my Burning Man images are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial license. That just means if you share them you must attribute the photographs to me by name and link to Duncan.co Also that you can’t sell them.

The more time you spend at Burning Man the more you realize a fulfilling Burn is one where you just work your ass off for other Burners. That was the case here. I spent my burn making these photographs for you. I do this for the Burning Man community so this is a very loose edit. I shot just under 11000 photos this year.

If you know the name of a piece of art or have a better caption please comment at the very bottom of this post or email me and I’ll update it.

UPDATE:

Reddit user thefinn93 was kind enough to wget a bunch of files and move them to Mega and his server. If you want to download all the photos below at Full Resolution (~21GB of JPGs) you can try doing that with these links:

This post was updated June 21st 2017. (Added permalinks to the caption of each image.)

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#001 It Begins



#002 I Love The Moment When You First Get Onto The Playa



#003 Bus On A Bus



#004 Early Entry Line 26th



#005 Vehicles On Gate Road



#006 Will Call



#007 Vehicles Ready To Enter BRC



#008 Fire Makes Me Nervous



#009 One Ring Camp (These are guys that build the ring of lights around the man)



#010 One Ring Camp (These are guys that build the ring of lights around the man)



#011 Justin and the One Ring Crew build the ring of lights around the man.



#012 One Ring Crew Build The Ring Of Lights Around The Man.



#013 One Ring Crew Build The Ring Of Lights Around The Man.



#014 Justin Seems Like He’s Always Happy. Amazing Guy!



#015 Digging Trenches To Bury Cable



#016 Gaspo And Crew Working In The Dust



#017 One Ring Crew After Laying Down The Ring In The Dust. (Sam, Tim, and other crew members not pictured here. They we’re doing other work.)



#018 Spacewhale Build



#019 Arthur Mamou-Mani and Team’s Tangential Dreams Build



#020 Name Unknown



#021 KIT



#022 Matt Shultz (SpaceWhale Lead) Is Tired



#023 Helios by Kate Raudenbush Build



#024 Black Rock Lighthouse Service Build



#025 Justin



#026 DeathGuild Thunderdome Build



#027 Build



#028 Build



#029 Unknown Name



#030 Inside The Mind Of Da Vinci by Phoenix Rising and Wrecking House Build



#031 Literally Inside The Mind Of Da Vinci with project lead Phoenix



#032 Can’t remember this friendly guy’s name. He was working on the Pulse Portal day and night.



#033 Pulse Portal Build



#034 SpaceWhale Build At Night



#035 SpaceWhale Build At Night



#036 Arthur Mamou-Mani and Team’s Tangential Dreams Build



#037 Ursa Major



#038 The Giant Weta by Andrew Benson, Hippathy Valentine and Auckland Burners (I think)



#039 Burners With A Sail On Their Bike!



#040 Pretentious Fox (our neighbors) Swing Build



#041 Burner With Incredible Machine/Tank Thing



#042 Pulse Portal Build



#043 Matt Shultz, Lead On The SpaceWhale Raking During SpaceWhale Build



#044 Pencil Bike



#045 Lots Of Ways To Get Around



#046 Mutant Vehicle Trike Name Unknown



#047 Catacomb Of Veils Build



#048 Catacomb Of Veils Build

!Name Unknown#049



#050 Mutant Vehicle



#051 Serge Beaulieu Working On Hybycozo 2016



#052 Serge Beaulieu Working On Hybycozo 2016



#053 Hybycozo



#054 Steven Raspa And The SpaceWhale



#055 Build On The Esplanade Name Unknown



#056 I Figured The 747 Would Be Well Documented So This Is The Only Shot I Took OF It



#057 Helios by Kate Raudenbush Build



#058 Lifting And Mounting The Man



#059 Lifting And Mounting The Man



#060 Lifting And Mounting The Man



#061 Lifting And Mounting The Man



#062 Lifting And Mounting The Man



#063 Crowd Gathered To Watch The Lift And Mounting The Man



#064 Crowd Gathered To Watch The Lift And Mounting The Man



#065 Chinese dragon/foo dog art car by SUGAR BITCHES (Thanks to Dr_Bombay for the comment below)



#066 Two Burners. These guys we’re fun.



#067 Lovely Burner



#068 Lovely Burner



#069 Kayla and Hanna



#070 Kayla



#071 Kayla and Hanna



#072 Kayla And Hanna



#073 The MechaGator by Ryan S. Ballard



#074 Lovely Burner



#075 I thought these Rangers kind of mimicked this art piece.



#076 Burner on a bike.



#077 Mr Ferguson in his custom built mutant vehicle. (He and his wife built Penny the Goose and Ursa Major.)



#078 Lovely Burner



#079 Lovely Burner (color is off on this one)



#080 Lovely Burner



#081 Sailboat Bike (color is off on this one)



#082 Lovely Burner



#083 The legendary Steven Raspa



#084 Steven Raspa Being Great



#085 SpaceWhale Build Crew



#086 SpaceWhale Build Crew



#087 Matt Schultz loves raking



#088 SpaceWhale Build Crew



#089 This Lovely Burner Insisted On Showing Me The Googly Eyes



#090 Burner Enjoying The SpaceWhale



#091 Burner Enjoying The SpaceWhale



#092 Burner Enjoying The SpaceWhale



#093 Burner Enjoying The SpaceWhale



#094 Burner Enjoying The SpaceWhale



#095 Lovely Burner



#096 Lovely Burner And SpaceWhale



#097 Pulse Portal



#098 Pulse Portal



#099 Lovely Burner



#100 I Had A Nice Chat With This Man At Center Camp



#101 Center Camp



#102 Center Camp Lights



#103 Burner At Center Camp



#104 Lovely Burner Wearing A Mask



#105 SpaceWhale Glowing At Night



#106 One of my many attempts to photograph Le Attrata by Therm



#107 One of my many attempts to photograph Le Attrata by Therm



#108 One of my many attempts to photograph Le Attrata by Therm



#109 Inside The Mind Of Da Vinci by Phoenix Rising and Wrecking House Just Before Dawn



#110 Bryan Tedrick’s Lord Snort At Night



#111 Bryan Tedrick’s Lord Snort At Night



#112 I really loved how this mutant vehicle (name unknown) had a flowing bouncy organic feel to it. As people dance on it the whole thing feels alive and flowing. The lights on top move and bounce around. Not sure what it’s called but it’s great.



#113 Nice gift from my campmate Michelle.



#114 People climbing on Bryan Tedrick’s Lord Snort.



#115 Burners with great Tats



#116 Burner On A Bike



#117 Burner In Colorful Tie Dye (nice guy!)



#118 Lockjaw Art Car (I think)



#119 Spire Of Fire



#120 Nancy 3 by Brian Larimer (Thanks for commenting below Brian)



#121 Harold Looking Stylish



#122 Wes Is Happy With His Trike!



#123 Uncle Ira Is A Real Sweetheart



#124 Rain Going Out For A Ride.



#125 Sarge. I Freakin Love You Man!



#126 This Burner Brings Like 200+ wedding Dresses To Playa.



#127 Lovely Burner.



#128 Arthur Mamou-Mani and Team’s Tangential Dreams And Old Razorback



#129 Ursa Major And Old Razorback Mountain



#130 Lovely Burner



#131 Bryan Tedrick’s Lord Snort



#132 Leafy Sea Dragon Art Car



#133 Friendly Burner



#134 According to comment below: “Jade Phoenix in The Red Lantern, wearable sculpture designed by Anita Lam of Chinese Beyond Borders, celebrating Chinese culture on Playa.”



#135 According to comment below: Jade Phoenix aka Tina Liu, Founder of artist collective Chinese Beyond Borders, bringing diversity to Black Rock City and the culture to Greater China



#136 Identity Reorganization Portal by Michael Emery



#137 Lovely Burners



#138 Lovely Burner



#139 Lovely Burner With Confusing Pasties



#140 These are my people! Fellow Photographers.



#141 Lovely Burner From Brazil



#142 Evandro (on the right) and his girlfriend (from Brazil!).



#143 The Gru by David Shields (thx for the comment below Jovankat)



#144 Lovely Burner (color is off on this one)



#145 Lovely Burner (color is off on this one)



#146 Temple Build Crew Put The Last Piece Atop The Temple



#147 Mutant Vehicle (name unknown)



#148 Detail On Mutant Vehicle Above



#149 Detail On Mutant Vehicle Above



#150 Detail On Mutant Vehicle Above



#151 Burner On A Bike With Cool Umbrellas



#152 Mechan 9 by Tyler Fuqua of tyler fuQua creations



#153 Mechan 9 by Tyler Fuqua of tyler fuQua creations



#154 Name Unknown



#155 Playa At Dusk



#156 SpaceWhale Sunset



#157 SpaceWhale Sunset



#158 Matt and SpaceWhale (I didn’t get to meet the other fella, Android Jones)



#159 Matt Shultz and Trey Ratcliff Talkin Shop



#160 Wonderful friends



#161 I like to see the patterns that various vehicles create as they go by.



#162 One of my many attempts to photograph Le Attrata by Therm



#163 One of my many attempts to photograph Le Attrata by Therm (tried to time the alien mutant vehicle here)



#164 One of my many attempts to photograph Le Attrata by Therm



#165 Closeup of Le Attrata by Therm



#166 Name Unknown



#167 The Janky Barge



#168 Roshanai (Illuminate) by Charles Gadeken and everyone who works to make it happen. This is a long tunnel that you hug your way through!



#169 Roshanai (Illuminate) by Charles Gadeken and everyone who works to make it happen. This is a long tunnel that you hug your way through!



#170 Spire Of Fire by Steve Atkins and Eric Smith. (I had a hard time getting a decent shot of this.)



#171 Spire Of Fire by Steve Atkins and Eric Smith. (I had a hard time getting a decent shot of this.)



#172 Name Unknown (it’s the one with the umbrella’s that is like a mini ferris wheel)



#173 Name Unknown (it’s the one with the umbrella’s that is like a mini ferris wheel)



#174 Name Unknown (it’s the one with the umbrella’s that is like a mini ferris wheel)



#175 Name Unknown (it’s the one with the umbrella’s that is like a mini ferris wheel)



#176 Burner Playing Music At Arthur Mamou-Mani’s Tangential Dreams



#177 ATM: Automatic Taco Dispensing Machine by john keddie



#178 Ursa Major’s Paw by Mr and Mrs Ferguson



#179 Ursa Major by Mr and Mrs Ferguson



#180 Mr. Fusion by Henry Chang (Thanks to Mike to letting me know the name of this)



#181 Octavius by Peter Hazel Mosaic



#182 Roshanai (Illuminate) by Charles Gadeken and everyone who works to make it happen. This is a long tunnel that you hug your way through!



#183 Wonderlamp by Rob Mann and Crew



#184 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service by Jonny and Max Poynton



#185 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service by Jonny and Max Poynton CLONING PROBLEM FIX THIS



#186 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service by Jonny and Max Poynton



#187 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service by Jonny and Max Poynton



#188 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service by Jonny and Max Poynton



#189 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service by Jonny and Max Poynton



#190 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service by Jonny and Max Poynton



#191 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service by Jonny and Max Poynton



#192 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service by Jonny and Max Poynton



#193 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service by Jonny and Max Poynton



#194 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service by Jonny and Max Poynton



#195 Air Pusher Mutant Vehicle



#196 Name Unknown



#197 Robot Heart



#198 Dust City Diner by David Cole and Michael Brown



#199 Dust City Diner by David Cole and Michael Brown



#200 THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN UNFINISHED PLAYA ART PROJECT by Bill Gilman



#201 Bill Gilman



#202 Bill Gilman



#203 Hanna And Kayla



#204 Hanna and Squad.



#205 Hanna



#206 Bench 5 Of The 10 Benches of Sitting Man by Art to be Continued… (I think)



#207 Feathers Are MOOP. (yes I picked this up)



#208 Bike Tracks In The Playa Surface. (One of my mini projects this year was supposed to be to shoot some blank playa templates for artists to use in their future mockups. It didn’t happen but this was supposed to be part of that series. Isn’t funny how you always have grand plans and the reality of the playa washes them away.)



#209 SpaceWhale on Tutu Tuesday



#210 SpaceWhale on Tutu Tuesday



#211 The Adoraboys on Tutu Tuesday



#212 The Adoraboys



#213 Alyssa and Friend



#214 Imagine



#215 AwesomeBall



#216 AwesomeBall Referees at Camp Awesomesauce



#217 AwesomeBall at Camp Awesomesauce



#218 AwesomeBall at Camp Awesomesauce



#219 AwesomeBall at Camp Awesomesauce



#220 Awesomeball Player At Camp Awesomesauce



#221 AwesomeBall at Camp Awesomesauce



#222 AwesomeBall at Camp Awesomesauce



#223 AwesomeBall at Camp Awesomesauce



#224 AwesomeBall at Camp Awesomesauce



#225 Tiny Bike Guy!



#226 Eyemknot Deadyet Merry Reaper



#227 Eyemknot Deadyet Merry Reaper



#228 Awesomeball Player At Camp Awesomesauce



#229 Alyssa Looking Fabulous!



#230 Name Unknown



#231 Da Vinci Virus by Brennan Steele (these all rotate when you pull a rope which somehow I didn’t manage to capture)



#232 red by michael taluc (Thanks to Mike to letting me know the name of this)



#233 red by michael taluc (Thanks to Mike to letting me know the name of this)



#234 red by michael taluc (Thanks to Mike to letting me know the name of this)



#235 The Orca Project by Erik More



#236 (One of my mini projects this year was supposed to be to shoot some blank playa templates for artists to use in their future mockups. It didn’t happen but this was supposed to be part of that series. Isn’t funny how you always have grand plans and the reality of the playa washes them away.)



#237 The Black Rock Lighthouse in the dust by Jonny and Max Poynton



#238 Details on The Black Rock Lighthouse by Jonny and Max Poynton



#239 Details on The Black Rock Lighthouse by Jonny and Max Poynton



#240 The Black Rock Lighthouse by Jonny and Max Poynton



#241 The Black Rock Lighthouse by Jonny and Max Poynton



#242 The Black Rock Lighthouse by Jonny and Max Poynton



#243 This guy’s bike reminded me of the TARS Robots from the film interstellar. Incredible!



#244 The Black Rock Lighthouse by Jonny and Max Poynton



#245 Shadow boxers and The Black Rock Lighthouse by Jonny and Max Poynton



#246 The Temple In The Dust



#247 The Black Rock Lighthouse by Jonny and Max Poynton



#248 View out the window of The Black Rock Lighthouse by Jonny and Max Poynton



#249 View looking up inside the tallest one of the towers at The Black Rock Lighthouse by Jonny and Max Poynton



#250 The Black Rock Lighthouse by Jonny and Max Poynton



#251 Hybycozo



#252 Hybycozo



#253 Lovely Burner



#254 Lovely Burner



#255 Name Unknown



#256 Old Razorback and The Black Rock Lighthouse by Jonny and Max Poynton



#257 Old Razorback and The Black Rock Lighthouse by Jonny and Max Poynton



#258 Two Burners And A Cloud



#259 I approached these women from the front on my bike. I said “Hey can I take your picture!” like I always do. One of them said “ok!”. I dismounted my bike and they literally just walked away completely ignoring me. I biked back over to them and said “You know, that was really disrespectful. Have a happy burn!” Not a good feeling when you’re out working hard to make photographs for other burners… Just wow.



#260 Lovely Burners



#261 SpaceWhale



#262 Space Whale Tail Stain Glass Details



#263 One of my many attempts to photograph Le Attrata by Therm



#264 One of my many attempts to photograph Le Attrata by Therm



#265 Abstract Pattern (Dancetronauts Going By)



#266 Forest House Mutant Vehicle



#267 Forest House Mutant Vehicle



#268 Forest House Mutant Vehicle



#269 Forest House Mutant Vehicle



#270 Forest House Mutant Vehicle



#271 Helios by Kate Raudenbush at Night



#272 Helios by Kate Raudenbush at Night



#273 Helios by Kate Raudenbush at Night



#274 Helios by Kate Raudenbush at Night



#275 Helios by Kate Raudenbush at Night



#276 Name Unknown



#277 Kalliope Party



#278 More Abstract Patterns Of Passing Mutant Vehicles (also a drone)



#279 Mayan Warrior FTW!



#280 I spent almost an hour trying to capture the Mayan Warrior mutant vehicle. It is an incredible vehicle. And to think it comes all the way from Mexico!



#281 I spent almost an hour trying to capture the Mayan Warrior mutant vehicle. It is an incredible vehicle. And to think it comes all the way from Mexico!



#282 Slinky Races At Panorama



#283 View from the Panorama



#284 Slinky Races At Panorama



#285 Yurts (@leashless would be proud!)



#286 View from Panorama



#287 View from Panorama



#288 Slinky Races At Panorama



#289 Panorama (Thank you Courtney et al. Really enjoyed the misters inside.)



#290 Panorama (Thank you Courtney et al. Really enjoyed the misters inside.)



#291 I Enjoy Seeing All The Various Camp Setups



#292 Burner



#293 Not sure what was going under this shade structure but I liked the way it looked.



#294 Wood Sculpture Name Unknown



#295 Wood Sculpture Name Unknown



#296 Wood Sculpture Name Unknown



#297 Happy Customer at Bob’s “Ice Cream 1 Dollar”



#298 Bob handing out dollars at Ice Cream “1 Dollar” (He intentionally trolls people by saying “Ice Cream 1 Dollar”. Some folks get a little upset because you’re not supposed to sell anything out there. Little do they know Bob is giving away ice cream and 1 “Dollar”… Classic!



#299 Bob handing out ice cream



#300 Superstar, Bob, And Vaike ( or is that Tracey?! Not sure :P )



#301 Happy Customer at Ice Cream “1 Dollar”



#302 Ice Cream 1 Dollar Squad



#303 Two Burners In The Dust



#304 Bike Gang In The Dust



#305 Trash Fence Cruising



#306 Their flag says “We’re here for Daft Punk”!



#307 Dusty Burner



#308 Their flag says “We’re here for Daft Punk”!



#309 Never Gonna Give You Up at the Trash Fence



#310 Incredible Patch Dispenser at the Trash Fence (name unknown)



#311 Incredible Patch Dispenser at the Trash Fence (name unknown)



#312 Soup Flavoured Blankets (love these guys! They serve warm soup out near the trash fence at night)



#313 Awakening by Ryan Elmendorf and Nick Geurts (Took quite some time to try and achieve symmetry.)



#314 Detail on Awakening by Ryan Elmendorf and Nick Geurts



#315 Detail on Awakening by Ryan Elmendorf and Nick Geurts



#316 I think this is called the Oid (If you know the name of the artist please comment at the very bottom)



#317 I think this is called the Oid (If you know the name of the artist please comment at the very bottom)



#318 I think this is called the Oid (If you know the name of the artist please comment at the very bottom)



#319 Firmament by Christopher Schardt



#320 Shrumen Lumen by Foldhaus Artist Collective



#321 Helios by Kate Raudenbush In The Dust



#322 Helios by Kate Raudenbush



#323 Helios by Kate Raudenbush



#324 Shrumen Lumen by Foldhaus Artist Collective



#325 Helios by Kate Raudenbush In The Dust



#326 Helios by Kate Raudenbush



#327 Colourful Burner



#328 Iceberg by Rock Weir



#329 Name Unknown



#330 Iceberg by Rock Weir



#331 Medusa Madness by Reared In Steel, LLC



#332 Name Unknown



#333 Lovely Burner



#334 Two Burners In The Dust



#335 Family Jewels by Todd Cooper (Thanks Brian for commenting at bottom)



#336 Thank You Lamplighters



#337 Lovely Burner



#338 Name Unknown



#339 Gold Party. Not sure who was behind this.



#340 Lovely Burner



#341 Upright Man At Dusk



#342 Lovely Burner



#343 The Man



#344 Guild Workshop



#345 Name Unknown



#346 The Man Base



#347 Under The Man



#348 The Man Base



#349 According to commenter Caitlin Electra this is a project by Scott London from 2015 built by crew of artists Eugene Livshen Yarrow Mazzetti and Justin Hysell.



#350 According to commenter Caitlin Electra this is a project by Scott London from 2015 built by crew of artists Eugene Livshen Yarrow Mazzetti and Justin Hysell.



#351 Under The Man



#352 Under The Man



#353 Under The Man



#354 The Orca Project by Erik More



#355 The Orca Project by Erik More



#356 The Lighthouse and The Monaco



#357 Sonic Runway by Rob Jensen and Sonic Runway Team (Another one where I had a hard time figuring out how make a good photo to showcase this)



#358 Sonic Runway by Rob Jensen and Sonic Runway Team (Another one where I had a hard time figuring out how make a good photo to showcase this)



#359 Sonic Runway by Rob Jensen and Sonic Runway Team (Another one where I had a hard time figuring out how make a good photo to showcase this)



#360 Sonic Runway by Rob Jensen and Sonic Runway Team (Another one where I had a hard time figuring out how make a good photo to show this)



#361 Sonic Runway by Rob Jensen and Sonic Runway Team (Another one where I had a hard time figuring out how make a good photo to showcase this)



#362 Sonic Runway by Rob Jensen and Sonic Runway Team (I decided to climb onto the Rhino Mutant Vehicle to try to make the photo work. Only problem was the vibrations from the incredibly loud music / bass made it impossible to get a perfect image. Look at the rings and you can see how much everything was vibrating here. I had all my weight leaning on the tripod to dampen the vibration to not avail. Always fun to try and figure it out though!)



#363 Soup Flavoured Blankets (They saved me because I was freezing my ass off here. I gave my jacket to a virgin who didn’t have enough warm clothes on. So the soup really did the trick. Thanks guys!)



#364 Inside Soup Flavoured Blankets (They saved me because I was freezing cold here. I gave my jacket to a virgin who didn’t have enough warm clothes on. So the soup really did the trick. Thanks guys!)



#365 Corey (I think) working at Soup Flavored Blankets



#366 Stopping At The Trash Fence Stars To Look At The Stars



#367 Inside The Mind Of Da Vinci by Phoenix Rising and Wrecking House just before Dawn



#368 Inside The Mind Of Da Vinci by Phoenix Rising and Wrecking House just before Dawn



#369 The Man Before Dawn



#370 The Man Before Dawn



#371 The Man Before Dawn



#372 The Man Before Dawn



#373 The Man Before Dawn



#374 Celestial Mechanica by Jessika Welz (sadly this was the only photo I got of this piece and it does not do it justice.)



#375 Firmament by Christopher Schardt and The Temple at dawn



#376 The Temple At Dawn



#377 Silhouette Of The Temple At Dawn



#378 Burner Walking Into The Sunrise (name unknown)



#379 Giant Crows (the scale is all wrong here. there are 4 crows here and they are huge)



#380 I think this is called the Oid (If you know the name of the artist please comment at the very bottom)



#381 Catacomb of Veils by Dan Sullivan and the Catacomb Crew at Sunrise



#382 Catacomb of Veils by Dan Sullivan and the Catacomb Crew at Sunrise



#383 Catacomb of Veils by Dan Sullivan and the Catacomb Crew at Sunrise



#384 Catacomb of Veils by Dan Sullivan and the Catacomb Crew at Sunrise



#385 La Victrola by La Victrola Society (Thanks for commenting below Brian)



#386 Burners Climb on The Catacomb of Veils by Dan Sullivan and the Catacomb Crew at Sunrise (I tried to blend the mountain and both pyramids into one here)



#387 Burners Climb on The Catacomb of Veils by Dan Sullivan and the Catacomb Crew at Sunrise



#388 Burners Climb on The Catacomb of Veils by Dan Sullivan and the Catacomb Crew at Sunrise



#389 A Burner Climbs on The Catacomb of Veils by Dan Sullivan and the Catacomb Crew at Sunrise



#390 Burners Enjoy The Sunrise on The Catacomb of Veils by Dan Sullivan and the Catacomb Crew



#391 Edge Of The Catacomb of Veils by Dan Sullivan and the Catacomb Crew



#392 A Burner Climbs To The Top Of The Catacomb of Veils by Dan Sullivan and the Catacomb Crew at Sunrise



#393 The Catacomb of Veils by Dan Sullivan and the Catacomb Crew



#394 Forgive Yourself (for missing this photograph of these wonderful people on stilts. argh!)



#395 Sunrise Cafe Hippocampbus and folks on stilts



#396 Forgive Yourself (not easy)



#397 Burner



#398 The Temple



#399 Burner



#400 Burner painting The Temple



#401 Jar of Sand by Trish Dolman and friends



#402 Name Unknown



#403 Icrarus Mutant Vehicle And The Temple



#404 Name Unknown



#405 Name Unknown



#406 Name Unknown



#407 Name Unknown



#408 Lovely Burner



#409 Steven Raspa Billion Bunny March At The Man Base



#410 Name Unknown



#411 Billion Bunny March At The Man Base



#412 Lovely Burner



#413 These two we’re very friendly. From Brazil I think.



#414 These two we’re very friendly. From Brazil I think.



#415 Reaching Out And Touching The SpaceWhale



#416 Wonderful Outfit



#417 Steven Raspa



#418 Hippocampbus Mutant Vehicle



#419 The Orca Project Burn. Piece by Erik More.



#420 The Orca Project Burn. Piece by Erik More.



#421 Burners watch the Orca Project Burn



#422 The Orca Project Burn. Piece by Erik More.



#423 The Orca Project Burn. Piece by Erik More.



#424 The Orca Project Burn. Piece by Erik More.



#425 The Orca Project Burn. Piece by Erik More.



#426 The Orca Project Burn. Piece by Erik More.



#427 The Orca Project Burn. Piece by Erik More.



#428 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#429 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#430 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#431 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#432 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#433 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn. (this one is out of order)



#434 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#435 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#436 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#437 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#438 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#439 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#440 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#441 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#442 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#443 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#444 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#445 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#446 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#447 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#448 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#449 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#450 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#451 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#452 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#453 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#454 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#455 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#456 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#457 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#458 Uncropped Stitched Panorama (didn’t want to crop/leave anybody out!)



#459 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#460 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#461 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#462 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#463 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#464 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#465 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#466 Robot Heart Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#467 Robot Heart Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#468 Robot Heart Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#469 The light finally gets good now that the burn is almost over. :/



#470 The light finally gets good now that the burn is almost over. :/



#471 The light finally gets good now that the burn is almost over. :/



#472 The light finally gets good now that the burn is almost over. :/



#473 The light finally gets good now that the burn is almost over. :/



#474 The light finally gets good now that the burn is almost over. :/



#475 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#476 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#477 Robot Heart Drawn On The Playa



#478 Straight Down 6



#479 Straight Down 6



#480 Paragliders At The Trash Fence



#481 Black Rock City Lighthouse Aerial Photo



#482 Paragliders At The Trash Fence



#483 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#484 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#485 Burning Man 2016 Aerial Photo During The Catacomb Of Veils Burn.



#486 Burning Man 2016 Airport Aerial Photo (I like how the shadows look like Whale Flukes)



#487 Center Camp Aerial Photo



#488 My camp and surrounding area (6-7 ABCDEish)



#489 Center Camp And Surrounding Area



#490 You can see PANORAMA (incredible viewing platform) in the upper left hand corner. Panorama was located at 7:30 & H to help orient the picture. (thx courtney)



#491 I’ve tried to photograph this phenomenon before to no avail. At specific angle all of the reflective objects int he city bounce sunlight back at you and the city looks like its covered in little red gems/diamonds. This photo doesn’t do it justice.



#492 I’ve tried to photograph this phenomenon before to no avail. At specific angle all of the reflective objects int he city bounce sunlight back at you and the city looks like its covered in little red gems/diamonds. This photo doesn’t do it justice.



#493 I’ve tried to photograph this phenomenon before to no avail. At specific angle all of the reflective objects int he city bounce sunlight back at you and the city looks like its covered in little red gems/diamonds. This photo doesn’t do it justice.



#494 Catacomb Burn Almost Over



#495 Aerial View Of Burning Man 2016



#496 Stitched Panorama of 2, 2:30, and 3 I think



#497 3 to about 7:30



#498 Stitched Panorama From 2 to about 7:30



#499 Paraglider And Matching Trash Fence



#500 Parking area around 730 ish



#501 Stitched Panorama from 315ish to 9



#502 Catacomb Of Veils Burn Perimeter Released



#503 4-5ish I think



#504 Old Razorback And Wing



#505 Black Rock City, Old Razorback, And Wing



#506 Oblique View Of Black Rock City From Beyond The Trash Fence



#507 Communications Tower Black Rock City Airport



#508 This is my friend Bryan. He’s a great guy. He spends most of his burns working his tail off to make magic experiences for other burners. A real Burner through and through.



#509 Office At The Airport



#510 Airport Art



#511 Bikes At The Airport



#512 Mutant Vehicle Raised Up To The Sky (Name unknown)



#513 RV Roof Couch!



#514 Lunar Roving Vehicle



#515 Lunar Roving Vehicle



#516 Mr and Mrs Ferguson And Their Creation Ursa Major!



#517 Lovely Burner



#518 SpaceWhale Fluke Shadow



#519 Media Mecca (Thank you Zac, Crunchie, Polaris, and Laura)



#520 Lovely Burner



#521 Black Rock City Express Bus



#522 Black Rock City Express Bus



#523 Yessee Jesse



#524 Burner Yessee



#525 Chill



#526 Chill



#527 Voodoovian Man



#528 Mutant Vehicle (Name Unknown)



#529 Teepees And A Van



#530 Dust Devil



#531 Gettin Dusty



#532 Beamer Steamer by Bob Thompson (Thanks to David Julian for letting me know the name)



#533 Family Watching The Shark Art Car



#534 Pam and Joe



#535 No Drugs, No Minors, No Narcs Have A Nice Day!



#536 Family And Dome



#537 Little Debbie



#538 The Prodigal Swan (Thanks for commenting Brian)



#539 Lovely Burner



#540 Playa Legend Mark Day!



#541 Hugs



#542 Chroma Forms Guys



#543 My Burning Man Photographs Summed Up Nicely



#544 Lovely Burner



#545 Friendly Burner Family (I like how this guy’s hat says “Play Dirty”!)



#546 New Beginnings (Artist Name Unknown)



#547 This Lovely Burner was putting on a brave face here. Unbeknownst to me she had just come from the temple where she had been grieving. I apologized and we hugged.



#548 Sometimes I will race up alongside people like this and ask if I can take a photo non-verbally.



#549 Burner On A Bike



#550 Colorful Eye On The Side Of An Unknown Mutant Vehicle



#551 When I asked this young lady how she was going to get all of that glitter off she said she hadn’t really thought about it when she put it on.



#552 The Temple And Clouds



#553 Dusty Temple And Clouds



#554 Dusty Temple And Clouds



#555 Human Pyramid



#556 Broke Down Mutant Vehicle (these folks we’re waiting for a tow)



#557 Looking Good!



#558 Lovely Burner



#559 I think this is called the idiot box. Not sure.



#560 Man On Stilts. Not sure of his name. If you know please or just send this to him.



#561 Mutant Vehicle by Root Society (Thanks for commenting below Brian)



#562 Man Riding A Gas Powered Surf Board. Oddly he didn’t seem to know how to turn it off or how to really control it.



#563 Hippocampbus



#564 Lovely Burner. She was like “It’s kinda hard to stand still.” She was on stilts!



#565 Lovely Burner On Stilts.



#566 Tow Arrived



#567 Wonderful Costume!



#568 Spire Of Fire



#569 Bryan Tedrick’s Lord Snort



#570 Scott London And I Crossing Paths



#571 Nice Looking Sky (hmm I better find something to shoot!)



#572 Gorgeous Fire-dancing



#573 Medusa Madness by Reared In Steel, LLC at Sunset



#574 Helios by Kate Raudenbush at Sunset



#575 red by michael taluc



#576 The Temple At Sunset (22831 x 7201)



#577 The Temple At Sunset



#578 The Temple At Sunset



#579 The Temple At Sunset



#580 Man Base Disassembly



#581 SpaceWhale and Center Camp



#582 The Man Before Dawn



#583 The Temple Before Dawn



#584 Firmament And The Temple



#585 Black Rock City Lighthouse At Dawn



#586 Mayan Warrior And Sonic Runway At Dawn



#587 Robot Heart



#588 Robot Heart



#589 Sunrise



#590 Space Suit Sunrise



#591 Burners Enjoy The Sunrise



#592 Folks Enjoying The Sunrise



#593 Burner On Unknown Mutant Vehicle



#594 Often Burners are so full of themselves that when you ask for consent to take a photo they say things like “Yeah but I’m won’t stop dancing”. I roll my eyes behind the camera, make a photograph, and move on. Sorry to have been such a burden dear!



#595 Big Red!



#596 Name Unknown



#597 Mechan 9 by Tyler Fuqua of tyler fuQua creations



#598 Mechan 9 by Tyler Fuqua of tyler fuQua creations



#599 The Lost Tea Party (It’s cool to see projects you backed on Kickstarter become a reality!)



#600 Inside The Mind Of Da Vinci by Phoenix Rising and Wrecking House



#601 Shark Art Car Tail



#602 Shark Art Car Detail



#603 Shark Art Car And Middle Finger Art Car



#604 Friendly Burner. Can’t remember his name. (I gave him a ride across the playa on the back of my bike)



#605 Bozena And Medusa Madness



#606 Lovely Burner



#607 Lovely Burner



#608 Halcyon



#609 Halcyon



#610 Mom And Son At AwesomeBall



#611 Hela We Love You



#612 Big Red!



#613 The Adoraboys. (You can see why that’s their playa name right?! Love these guys.)



#614 One Of The Adoraboys



#615 It Was Nice To Meet You Samantha!



#616 Media Mecca Before Man Burn



#617 Lovely Burner



#618 Lovely Burner



#619 Lovely Burner



#620 Lovely Burners



#621 This is Danee from Tahiti. Super Nice Guy!



#622 Lovely Burner



#623 It Was At This Moment That I Realized It Would Be A Dusty Man Burn Night



#624 Incoming!



#625 Incoming!



#626 Everyone Was Scrambling To Put On Their Masks Etc Here



#627 A Minute Later



#628 Dusty Man Burn Time



#629 Mutant Vehicles Chaotically Arranged For The Man Burn



#630 Mutant Vehicles Ready For The Man Burn



#631 The Boob Tube (drivable TV)



#632 Firedancer



#633 Mutant Vehicles Ready For The Man Burn



#634 El Pulpo FTW



#635 Pac Man



#636 Flame Battle



#637 Flame And Kalliope Sign



#638 Flames Illuminate The Early Man Burn Keeners



#639 A Bitcoin Logo On A Bike



#640 More Fire Battles



#641 Curve Of Small Mutant Vehicles



#642 Curve Of Small Mutant Vehicles



#643 Curve Of Small Mutant Vehicles



#644 Apparently Everyone Had The Same Idea Of Using The Spire Of Fire As A Landmark For Their Bikes



#645 Burner Dancing With LED Wings



#646 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn



#647 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn



#648 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Fire Conclave



#649 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Fire Conclave



#650 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Fire Conclave



#651 Fire Conclave



#652 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn



#653 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn



#654 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Fire Conclave



#655 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Fire Conclave



#656 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Fire Conclave



#657 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Fire Conclave



#658 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Fire Conclave



#659 Swingline Stapler Mutant Vehicle



#660 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Fire Conclave



#661 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Fire Conclave



#662 Fire Conclave



#663 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Crowd Illuminated By Flames



#664 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Crowd Illuminated By Flames



#665 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Crowd Illuminated By Flames



#666 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn



#667 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Dutch Angle



#668 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn



#669 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Panorama



#670 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn



#671 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Dusty And Scary Windy Up Here



#672 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn



#673 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn



#674 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Beginning Of Burn



#675 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Beginning Of Burn



#676 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Fireworks



#677 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Fireworks



#678 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Fireworks



#679 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Fireworks



#680 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn Fireworks



#681 Burning Man 2016 Man Burn



#682 Burning Man 2016 Base Of Man Burning



#683 Love These Little Dust Devil Things



#684 These Guys Really Stick Out



#685 Burning Man 2016 Base Of Man Burning



#686 Burners Watch The Man Burn



#687 Burners Watch The Man Burn



#688 Burners Watch The Man Burn



#689 Burners Watch The Man Burn



#690 Burner Dancing With LED Wings



#691 Burners Watch The Man Burn



#692 The Man Has Burned And The Perimeter Has Been Released



#693 The Man Has Burned And The Perimeter Has Been Released



#694 The Man Has Burned And The Perimeter Has Been Released



#695 Burners Moving Around On Man Burn Night



#696 Burners Rush To The Flames



#697 Man Burn Flames, Good For Sun Tanning!



#698 Man Burn Embers And Firefighter Guy



#699 Man Burn Embers



#700 SpaceWhale On Man Burn Night



#701 Pulse Portal And Center Camp



#702 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service Burn (Piece by Jonny and Max Poynton)



#703 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service Burn (Piece by Jonny and Max Poynton)



#704 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service Burn (Piece by Jonny and Max Poynton) (I was so happy I caught this green flame. It happened in a fraction of a second and was gone forever.)



#705 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service Burn (Piece by Jonny and Max Poynton)



#706 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service Burn (Piece by Jonny and Max Poynton)



#707 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service Burn (Piece by Jonny and Max Poynton)



#708 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service Burn (Piece by Jonny and Max Poynton)



#709 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service Burn by Jonny and Max Poynton



#710 Dust Devil Sandman



#711 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service Burn (Piece by Jonny and Max Poynton)



#712 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service Burn (Piece by Jonny and Max Poynton)



#713 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service Burn (Piece by Jonny and Max Poynton)



#714 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service Burn (Piece by Jonny and Max Poynton)



#715 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service Burn (Piece by Jonny and Max Poynton)



#716 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service Burn (Piece by Jonny and Max Poynton)



#717 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service Burn (Piece by Jonny and Max Poynton)



#718 The Black Rock Lighthouse Service Burn (Piece by Jonny and Max Poynton)



#719 I think this is my favorite photograph from Burning Man 2016. If you know who this person is please comment at the bottom of this post.



#720 Spire Of Fire And Mayan Warrior



#721 Lost Tea Party Up In The Lights



#722 Lost Tea Party In The Lights



#723 Name Unknown



#724 Name Unknown



#725 Back Of Previous Mutant Vehicle



#726 Mayan Warrior FTW



#727 Burner Looking At The Temple



#728 Burner Looking At The Temple



#729 The Temple At Night



#730 Inside The Temple At Night



#731 Inside The Temple At Night



#732 Inside The Temple At Night



#733 The Temple At Night



#734 Inside The Mind Of Da Vinci by Phoenix Rising and Wrecking House Build (Apologies if there are too many photos of this, I told Phoenix I would make sure she got a photo of it for her.)



#735 Dusty Out There



#736 Name Unknown



#737 Friendly Burner



#738 Roasting Marshmallows And Cooking Breakfast On The Man’s Embers



#739 Meghan R Singing (Thanks to Mark for letting me know who this is)



#740 Best. Bike. Ever.



#741 Also A Great Bike



#742 More Great Bikes



#743 Beaming Pulse Portal And Couple



#744 Adoraboys!



#745 Adoraboys!



#746 Adoraboys!



#747 I love you Vaike!



#748 SpaceWhale



#749 SpaceWhale



#750 SpaceWhale



#751 Matt Shultz (Lead on the SpaceWhale) Takes A Moment To Enjoy



#752 SpaceWhale



#753 It Got So Dusty That Matt Was Joking “Where’s The SpaceWhale?!”



#754 Matt Lost His Whale



#755 C.S. Tere (Clock Ship Tere) by Andy Tibbetts (Thank you J Claire Dean for commenting below and fixing this caption)



#756 Dusty Temple



#757 Monty



#758 Lost Tea Party At Temple Burn



#759 Burners Parking For Temple Burn



#760 Layers



#761 Burning Man 2016 Temple Burn



#762 Burning Man 2016 Temple Burn And Stars



#763 Burning Man 2016 Temple Burn



#764 Burning Man 2016 Temple Burn



#765 Burning Man 2016 Temple Burn



#766 Burning Man 2016 Temple Burn



#767 Burning Man 2016 Temple Burn (The faces in the flames of The Temple Burn are always scary to me)



#768 Burning Man 2016 Temple Burn



#769 Burning Man 2016 Temple Burn



#770 Burning Man 2016 Temple Burn



#771 Burning Man 2016 Temple Burn (More scary faces)



#772 Burning Man 2016 Temple Burn



#773 Burning Man 2016 Temple Burn



#774 Burning Man 2016 Temple Burn



#775 The Amber Alert Line.

#776 Here is one photo of me. My dad will give me a hard time if I don’t post at least one! Photo by Evandro.

For more information about Burning Man visit:

BurningMan.org

For more information about the art visit:

BurningMan.org/event/brc/2016-art-installations/

Thank You Dorothy

I would like to thank Dorothy for allowing me to come out to the burn. Dorothy was back at home looking after our daughter. Dorothy is also pregnant so it’s even more of a sacrifice to let me go. Thank you Dorothy!

More Thank Yous

I would also like to thank in no particular order Bryan + Claudia, Zac Cirivello (last seen changing a tire on a truck!), Laura Dane, Crimson Rose, Matt Schultz, Crunchie, Polaris, Drew, Alex, Sarge, Tracy, Sean, Wes, Alyssa, Tracey, Harold, Justin, Steve, Michael, Mathieu, Jair, Michelle, Sam, Gaspo, Tim, and Evandro, and my Dad.

Also, I’d like to take a minute to thank Scott London. Scott is by far my favourite Burning Man photographer. It was Scott’s photographs that inspired me to go to Burning Man in the first place. Scott and I finally had a chance to spend some time together IRL this year. Having been a huge fan of Scott’s work for years it was an honour and a pleasure to spend time with him. Even better to find out he’s a really great guy. After Scott and I met up we bumped into each other at different locations on the playa at least 7 times totally randomly. One time our paths literally crossed on bikes in motion. I’ve never had that happen with anyone else out there. Every time I ran into Scott he was hustling make his great images. Nice to know he has to really work hard at it too. If you’re reading this Scott, thank you. I appreciate the images and the work.

See you all next year.

Next year was better anyway!

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If you’re some kind of sadomasochist and still want to see more photos:

My Burning Man 2017 Photos

My Afrikaburn 2017 Photos

My Burning Man 2015 Photos

My Burning Man 2014 Photos

My Burning Man 2013 Photos

My Burning Man 2012 Photos