Burning Man Photo Galleries 2012

Stolen from the Baltimore Sun

So tonight I decided to surf around on the web a bit and pull together a bunch of galleries from this year’s burn, enjoy:

First up Patrick Roddie,(150+) he shoots primarily faces and body parts and does a wonderful job, the link is to his set of galleries from each year and btw, in the 2012 gallery 12_57 is one the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen.    http://webbery.com/galleries/burningman/index.html

Rolling Stone magazine’s Burning Man photo gallery (11), on the cover Loadie Camp’s Shark Car  http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/pictures/more-photos-from-burning-man-2012-20120911/the-shark-car-0699596

11 photos by Eric Brown, the first pic is really special flaming Octopus car  http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/379903/20120902/burning-man-2012-pictures-photos-nevada.htm#page0

From Yahoo News starting with full flaming Burn Wall Street, some good photos (50) here but some repeats from other galleries  http://news.yahoo.com/photos/burning-man-festival-2012-slideshow/

Photos by Neil Girling (7)  http://laughingsquid.com/photos-of-burning-man-2012-fertility-2-0-by-the-blights-neil-girling/

Huffington Posts’ annual shameless grab for free content (210) photos  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/04/burning-man-photos_n_1853436.html

2012 BMORG Gallery  (a lot) http://galleries.burningman.com/browse?b=true&text=&year=2012&category=&mediatype=photo

6 great photos  http://www.stuckincustoms.com/category/travel/nevada/burning-man/

A set of really good photos (108) by someone named Christopher http://www.flickr.com/photos/cmichel67/sets/72157631376410550/with/7919047112/

Galleries from Tumblr with the Burning Man 2012 tag  http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/burning-man-2012

About 20 but some unique and really good shots  http://fuckyeahburningman.tumblr.com/

All Pinterest images with a Burning Man 2012 tag  http://pinterest.com/search/?q=burning+man+2012

Great photo blog from the SF Chronicle, huge gallery and these aren’t professional photos but a really great perspective  http://blog.sfgate.com/morford/2012/09/04/burning-man-2012/#7170101-70

30 great instagram pics a little warning site is pretty slow  http://pulse.sfstation.com/2012/09/04/thirty-awesome-burning-man-instagram-photos/

David LeClair’s fairly comprehensive set of installation shots  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100659820541159.2601994.1804170&type=3

And finally the largest damn gallery I’ve ever seen from one person (1000) Dustin Kerschtein  https://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.10151200998012139.496010.577187138&type=1

30 Days of Burning Man – Day 29, The Thank Yous!

This year there is a possibility that there will be a much higher percentage of newbies heading to the desert so I thought I’d spend the 30 days before the gates open throwing out some information, some images and a little bit of wisdom, advice and snark about the place I love so much. These posts will be generally directed at Burning Man virgins but hopefully some of you old dogs out there will contribute through comments or get some enjoyment out of them as well. So here we go.  .  I’ll include at least one photo from Burning Man each day and once a week I’ll do nothing but photos.  I hope the posts are sometimes helpful and also enjoyable, enjoy ~ ZD Blue

Tonight a simple post of a simple reminder and that is to give thanks to the people who make Burning Man happen.  I’m sure I’ll forget some people I shouldn’t so feel free to remind me in the comments section.  First, to the ORG, that’s right Burning Man LLC the organization that puts it all together, gets the permits, coordinates and organizes everything including suing local government when necessary.

To the men and women of the DPW, the people who build the infrastructure and stay after the burns are all done and make our presences as if it was never there, to make sure we keep our permits and can return to the desert next year.  When the DPW does their annual parade donate freely and heavily.

To all the artists and volunteers, the perimeter crew, ice camp, center camp a massive thank you to the people who work Exodus!!!  To all of you who create camps, activities and the insanity we revel in thank you.  To the makers of art cars and the department of mutant vehicles who make sure it all works out.

To the rangers who help out and the medical tent volunteers who save us and even the cops who occasionally actually protect us, the fire volunteers who keep the city safe, thank you.  To the builders of the man and the pyrotechnic maniacs who blow it up thank you.

Finally my biggest thank you to the builders of the Temple, the Temple Guardians and most of all to all of you who share your dreams, your pain and your wishes.

A thank you to anyone I’ve missed who participates and for all of you about to start driving, see you in the dust ~ ZD Blue

30 Days of Burning Man – Day 14, photographs & links

30 Days of Burning Man – Day 14, photographs

This year there is a possibility that there will be a much higher percentage of newbies heading to the desert so I thought I’d spend the 30 days before the gates open throwing out some information, some images and a little bit of wisdom, advice and snark about the place I love so much. These posts will be generally directed at Burning Man virgins but hopefully some of you old dogs out there will contribute through comments or get some enjoyment out of them as well. So here we go.  .  I’ll include at least one photo from Burning Man each day and once a week I’ll do nothing but photos.  I hope the posts are sometimes helpful and also enjoyable, enjoy ~ ZD Blue

First a link to the official Burning Man link for photos:  http://galleries.burningman.com/browse?mediatype=photo

Photogallery by Eric Winter: http://wintervisuals.zenfolio.com/p530787045

Photogallery by Rob G  http://www.flickr.com/photos/61311644@N00/sets/72157627590264177/

Really great set of photos by Rod Hoekstra  http://www.flickr.com/photos/cookinghamus/sets/72157627743148383/

And finally some of my own:

 

30 Days of Burning Man – Day 11, the Heart of Burning Man

This year there is a possibility that there will be a much higher percentage of newbies heading to the desert so I thought I’d spend the 30 days before the gates open throwing out some information, some images and a little bit of wisdom, advice and snark about the place I love so much. These posts will be generally directed at Burning Man virgins but hopefully some of you old dogs out there will contribute through comments or get some enjoyment out of them as well. So here we go.  .  I’ll include at least one photo from Burning Man each day and once a week I’ll do nothing but photos.  I hope the posts are sometimes helpful and also enjoyable, enjoy ~ ZD Blue

If you have never been to Burning Man you may not actually be aware of what I consider to be the heart of Black Rock City, the temple.  The temple has a different name each year and it is the second major structure built in the city.  Whereas the man sits at the center of the city the temple sits at 12 O’Clock, so it’s a fair bit further out than most other things in the city.  For that reason, some people never even make it to the Temple and they have missed something significant.  I’ll leave a piece I wrote a year ago to talk more about the significance of the Temple and what it means to me.

The way I describe what happens at Burning Man is this, “the man” burns on Saturday night and to me that has always been like New Year’s Eve.  The Temple burn on Sunday night has always felt to me like a deeply personal spiritual ceremony.  The “man” burns to fireworks and noise and the Temple burns in silence.  A lot of people leave Burning Man before the Temple burn and I believe that missing that burn makes the experience of attending Burning Man, incomplete.

Below is a link to my piece on the Temple of Flux, plenty of pics included, enjoy ~ ZD Blue

http://zdeaconblue.wordpress.com/2010/10/02/269/

 

 

30 Days of Burning Man – Day 10, Art

This year there is a possibility that there will be a much higher percentage of newbies heading to the desert so I thought I’d spend the 30 days before the gates open throwing out some information, some images and a little bit of wisdom, advice and snark about the place I love so much. These posts will be generally directed at Burning Man virgins but hopefully some of you old dogs out there will contribute through comments or get some enjoyment out of them as well. So here we go.  .  I’ll include at least one photo from Burning Man each day and once a week I’ll do nothing but photos.  I hope the posts are sometimes helpful and also enjoyable, enjoy ~ ZD Blue

Art plain and simple, tonight images of art from the 2011 burn, enjoy ~ ZD Blue

 

 

Burning Man – Temple Poem

Tendrils of the temple                                                                                                                                   8/24/11

It’s been a long fucking week
longer for some
than others
this week
one friend died
a friend lost her dad
several friends
will not make it home
back into the dust
but we will burn for them
and we will burn
things for them
and ideas
and burdens
and the shit of our lives
 

One hundred twenty feet of temple
will reach
with red tendrils
up into the darkened heavens
and give back all of these
to whence they came
tornados of dust
and fire
will take away our pain
and the wind will come
as it always does
and blow the calm
and the peaceful
back into our lives
that’s why I go

 

 

One last set of pre-playa Burning Man stuff to get you ready to go

One last set of pre-playa Burning Man stuff to get you ready to go

A great short piece by Matt Gartland 

A picture of the playa pre-invasion courtesy of @jeffsteinmetz on twitter 

A really great piece on why you should go from the Huffington Post of all places

A little old school Burning Man video via Jim Wilkinson on the Burning Man Facebook page

A  piece I wrote last year about the Temple of Flux

Finally a powerful video of Halcyon speaking at the Temple of Flux about life and death, it’s a beautiful piece of true emotion, a side note, the picture of Murph Dog mentioned in my piece is behind him to the left, the picture with outstretched arms. 

 See you in the dust!

 

Burning Man: Temple Guardian Volunteers

Burning Man: Temple Guardian Volunteers

Below I’ve included a request from the Temple Guardians for volunteers taken from JRS, it’s a great way to connect with the festival and really get a great feel for the significance of the Temple, I highly recommend it as a way for virgins to get involved and participate. I’ve done it before and it’s a great experience, I’m also re-posting a piece I wrote last year about the Temple.

http://zdeaconblue.wordpress.com/2010/10/02/269/

SIGN UP TO BE A TEMPLE GUARDIAN

Elizabeth writes:

“Greetings!

Every year since 2002, a group of quiet but helpful Burners known as the Temple Guardians have watched over the Burning Man temple at night, helping to ground the space and assist others in need.

As a Temple Guardian, you volunteer for one or more three-hour shifts. The shifts run overnight from 6pm until 6am, Monday through early Sunday morning. During your shift, your job is to hang back, help ground the Temple space, and provide assistance to those in need.

We use a ‘small pushes from great distances’ approach to help keep the Temple a serene space. We are not rule-makers, and we are not enforcers. Rather, we wait in the wings and watch, acting skillfully on behalf of the Temple and its visitors.

Our group is about 250 people total, and we often create some playa collectibles, like the bandanna that we produce collaboratively every year. But even more valuable than any physical items is the time you will spend at the temple.

Temple Guardians from prior years have reported miraculous occurrences during their shifts. One couple even met during their Guardian shift and later married! It’s really an amazing experience. It is truly a special role and a fine way to participate in Burning Man.

If you are interested in being a Temple Guardian, please email me at dhammaseeker@gmail.com.

Many thanks and much love — looking forward to seeing you on the playa this year.

Temple Guardian Volunteer Coordinator

P.S.: Please feel free to repost this to any of your email lists or friends.”

June Poetry Day 27 – Z Deacon Blue Burning Man, Black Rock City Poems

June Poetry Day 27 – Z Deacon Blue Black Rock City Poems 

I attend the Burning Man festival each year outside of Gerlach, Nevada and the playa is an amazing place for inspiration, first one of my favorites of the photos of shot out there and then some works inspired by the playa.

Playa Dawn

Loadie Bar corner                                                                         4/1/11

The night abnormally quiet
for a Black Rock backstreet
our group, not so much
we converged
on the glowing finger
making our way
passed metal ducks
memorialized burners
and skinny kitties
her Ozzness in residence
 
At the corner she sat
male friend at her side
me, a Scottish pirate
her, a virgin burner
our kisses decidedly French
the corner it turned out
had earlier been the scene
of a friend’s first playa orgasm
there are it seems
magic corners at the Loadie Bar
 
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Playa moment                                8/05
 
Azure diamonds through a green silk sky
Rocking in the wind
my necessities tied to my head
Trance plays on
Big Mom writes what she must lose
Fire and dust and wind
Nothing and water and friends
Love and beauty and madness
Life on the playa
 
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Playa time                                       8/30/07
 
 
It’s that time of year
playa on the wind
flying over cool sands
and even colder mountains
playa dust settles out
landing on my tongue
tasting the playa I turn east
find myself building structures of shade
convening costumes of fur and color
kilt from the closet
my black skirt as well
I hear the calls
as art and fire fill my mind

A reason why I love Burning Man

Ok, so almost 15 years ago I saw a magazine cover in Tennessee that said, all of these people are going to hell and a picture of some people around a fire.  The article then proceeded to talk about all of the horrors of Burning Man, so of course, I had to go.  I’ve been in the desert for 5 burns since then and found a really amazing place and part of my life.  Today on Twitter one of my friends posted a link to the following article which is so utterly ridiculous that it’s actually comical and is the type of things burners have a lot of fun with, hope you enjoy it:

http://christwire.org/2011/06/is-burning-man-to-blame-for-the-increase-in-american-teen-std-cases/

For those who don’t know anything about Burning Man, you can start with www.burningman.com and then move on to this piece I wrote after last years burn and the significance of the temple at Burning Man: http://zdeaconblue.wordpress.com/2010/10/02/269/

Or you can read any of the other posts in my Burning Man category at the left of the page, enjoy.