Things have changed quite a bit since 1995, when I first went to Burning Man and ran around shooting photos. Now there is Wi-Fi on the Playa, Digital SLR’s have become much more affordable, camera batteries last longer and CF/SD card storage capacity has increased, while the price has dropped. Currently my day job prevents me from going to Burning Man (I went for 8 years, one of these days I’ll go back), but with streaming video and photo uploads from Black Rock City, it’s possible to get an idea of what this year’s event is like as it unfolds.
Here are some of the photos that have been coming in from Burning Man 2006:
Dan Dawson (Dan Dawson Photography)
I’ll be posting more links throughout the weekend as people upload their photos.
Also, check out Dr. Fabio’s excellent photo series “My Wish for the Future”, a question that The Mind Shaft Society has been asking Burning Man participants this year.
Here Are A Few Related Posts You Might Enjoy:
- Burning Man Decompression 2006
- SXSW Interactive 2006 Photos
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/paddleho/sets/72157594274506544/
framed photos from BM 2006 – link to this if you like…
Mikee
People of Burning Man @ http://www.dblock.org/ShowPost.aspx?id=1064
and many more BM photos at http://www.playa-dust.com
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I don’t know … the waffle looks interesting, I can’t deny that, BUT … am I the only one who sees an unhappy irony in the fact that the most iconic image to come out of a supposedly noncommercial event is a $400,000 corporate sponsored timber burn that I’m now hearing was used in a TV commercial?
Doesn’t this kind of thing tend to move those who aren’t in a position to hook up to that kind of cash more back in the direction of becoming spectators? If the residents of a community gather around while a commercial is being shot, does the fact that they gathered transform the shooting into folk art, or does it just remain a spectacle that distracts the man on the street without really engaging him?