Burning Man 1990-1995 Photos, The Birth of Black Rock City

Burning Man 1990

5:04pm camp 1991

John Law, 1991

Tuesday’s premature immolation of Burning Man has been awakening many of the event’s old-timers. Kevin Evans, who was part of the original crew who helped bring Burning Man to the Black Rock Desert in 1990, has uploaded a bunch of great photos from Burning Man 1990-1995. For more on the early history of Burning Man in the desert, see my previous write up on Burning Man 1990 aka Bad Day At Black Rock (Cacophony Society Zone Trip #4).

UPDATE: Danger Ranger uploaded a bunch of great photos from Burning Man 1990.

photo credit: Kevin Evans
Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.