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  • Black Rock Desert, Nevada.One of the many futuristic art-themed camps at dusk at the Burning Man Festival burn. Burning Man is the art, drugs and sex festival based on radical self-expression and creative community held annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Black Rock Desert, Nevada.An early morning aerial of the Burning Man encampment on Nevada's Black Rock Desert. Over 20 thousand celebrants are camped around the 50-foot tall figure called Burning Man. The weeklong experiment in freewheeling community living, avant-garde art performance, and costumery (also drugs and sex), culminates with the Saturday night burning of the man. Burning Man Festival, Black Rock Desert, Nevada.
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  • Perennial Burning Man attendee Nambla the clown (NAMBLA is an acronym for North American Man Boy Love Association) sports a crown of candles and dripping wax. Black Rock Desert, Nevada: Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • A man with a shaved head gets painted red at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Participants at Burning Man are dressed as colored naked bicycles. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Black Rock Desert, Nevada: Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Photographer Peter Menzel's telephoto lens compresses the naked bodies of New York artist Spencer Tunick's production of nudes lying on the desert at the Burning Man Festival in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA..
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  • Art installation of Mr. Bill sculpture on the desert playa at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • One of many mobile art installations at Burning Man that became a gathering point in the late afternoon. The "Spirit of Time" or the "Tree of Time" was constructed by artist Dana Albany out of animal bones and has a constant droning sound component. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • After playing red rover? in red lingerie, celebrants at Burning Man assemble for a group photo. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Black Rock Desert, Nevada: Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA..A woman wearing sunflowers holds an umbrella to guard against the desert sun. Her companion wears a skirt made of pornographic homosexual playing cards.
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  • Black Rock Desert, Nevada: Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA..
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  • Perennial Burning Man attendee Nambla the clown (NAMBLA is an acronym for North American Man Boy Love Association) sports fake blood and push pins. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA..
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  • A member of Steve Raspe's Futura Deluxe Bubble Fountain and Porta-Temple roving art Installation at the Burning Man Festival, Black Rock Desert, Nevada. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA..
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  • The 50-foot tall Burning Man, outlined in neon, at dawn. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA..
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  • Black Rock Desert, Nevada: Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA..Devilish Spokane, Washington chip designer David Wilkins dances as a piece of art burns on the Black Rock Desert/ Burning Man Festival, Nevada.
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  • People showering at "The One Tree", a metal tree that has gas flames in the branches at night at Burning Man festival..Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA..
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  • A woman dances at dawn on the prow of the art installation "HMS Love", a sinking art ship in the desert. It is one of many art installations at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA..
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  • Body painted dancers at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • One of many mobile art installations at Burning Man that became a gathering point in the late afternoon. The "Spirit of Time" or the "Tree of Time" was constructed by artist Dana Albany out of animal bones and had a constant droning sound component. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Flying saucer golf cart at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA..An art car decorated in colored lights as a flying saucer at Burning Man, the art, drugs and sex festival held annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Art installation at Burning Man called 'Temple of Waterby 2.0 Marque Cornblatt'. Black Rock Desert, Nevada: Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • A man dressed as a giant skeleton dances with another man at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • A man watches his girlfriend making it with another woman as the Burning Man burns. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • "Critical Tits" bicycle parade participants yelling, "Breasts are Beautiful" at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • An art car at Burning Man, an event dedicated toward creating an atmosphere of community, self-expression, and celebration held yearly on Nevada's Black Rock Desert. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • At the grand finale of the Burning Man festival, a man on stilts dressed like a wizard urges on the crowd, which had been held back by fire marshals and Burning Man Rangers until the Burning Man was mostly burned and the fireworks exploded. The crowd pushes forward to circle the burning man and begin a full night of revelry and dancing and more. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • At dawn after the night of the burn, dancers still move to techno music in the Black Rock Desert at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA. Dawn after the burning of the giant man, dancing to Techno music.
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  • At the cocktail hour, a naked woman rubs fire on her body as another woman dressed in long white outfit walks around with an empty glass and a camera at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA..
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  • A dinner table is set in the desert at Burning Man in the late afternoon. Later that evening, 8 celebrants have dinner and then burn the table. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Peter Menzel's telephoto lens compresses the naked bodies of New York artist Spencer Tunick's production of nudes lying on the desert at the Burning Man Festival in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • A dinner table is set in the desert at Burning Man in the late afternoon. Later that evening, 8 celebrants have dinner, and then burn the table. A group of San Francisco friends brought a table and chairs from a yard sale, had dinner in the desert near the Burning Man, then burned the dining set Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Photograph Peter Menzel's medium telephoto lens compresses the naked bodies of New York artist Spencer Tunick's production of nudes lying on the desert at the Burning Man Festival in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • New York artist Spencer Tunick's production of nudes lying on the desert at the Burning Man Festival in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada. Tunick is on a ladder taking photos as a Cessna plane flies overhead. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • A dinner table is set on fire in the desert at Burning. Earlier that evening, 8 celebrants have dinner. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA..
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  • An artist sleeps near her art installation at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • A festival participant at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Festival participants: two men with pumpkin hats at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • A flame breathing buffalo art car prowls the desert at dusk at the Burning Man Festival. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • A festival participant at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • A member of Steve Raspe's Futura Deluxe Bubble Fountain and Porta-Temple roving art Installation at the Burning Man Festival, Black Rock Desert, Nevada. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Ed from London was painted blue with top hat and sunglasses at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Art installation at Burning Man. Black Rock Desert, Nevada: Art installation with TV head watching alien crash victim body. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Reveler with Magic Bus at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA..Painted bus in the desert, Burning Man Festival, Black Rock Desert, Nevada. (1998).
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  • Art installation at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Art installation with TV head watching alien crash victim body at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • A Mohawk hair styled woman applies black lipstick to a friend at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Green bicyclist rides by as they load the Burning Man, which has been lowered from its base, with explosives in preparation for the grand finale of burning it. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA. Art installation.
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  • Art installation at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Peter Menzel photographs Tokyo-based photographer Vincent Huang who used the giant Burning Man structure and revelers as a backdrop for his photographs of a traditional Japanese tea ceremony with performance artist Ken Hamazaki for a Japanese magazine. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Art installation at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • A man from Argentina who gets inside a balloon to entertain people at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • An art installation of giant bugs on the desert floor at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • The initial lighting of the Burning Man begins with fireworks during the last all-night party. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Roller blader pulled by bicycles at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Flying saucer golf cart at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA..An art car decorated in colored lights as a flying saucer at Burning Man, the art, drugs and sex festival held annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Two-story art car at sunrise at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • At Burning Man, PhD tech nerd and artist Austin Richards demonstrates the power of his Tesla coil, which he has named Megavolt. Richards is protected from the electrical strikes by a special suit. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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  • Miguel Fairbanks mud bathing at a natural hot springs near Gerlach, Nevada. MODEL RELEASED.
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  • Death guild's women gladiators at Burning Man. Burning Man is a performance art festival known for art, drugs and sex. It takes place annually in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada, USA.
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