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History of Burning Man - Done!

10/13/2015

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As regular Burn.Life readers know, I've been working on a picture-heavy history of Burning Man, with entries for all thirty years. Just finished 2011-2015, bringing it up to date and (thankfully) completing the project until the next Burn.
It's been quite illuminating for me to see how the event has changed over the years, and doing this project has made me have little patience with people who say things like, "Burning Man is ruined - it's changed so much since I started going in 1998." 

Yeah? Well that's exactly what some people who were there in the early days were saying by '98. It's impossible to spend time studying the history of the event without recognizing that change has been a constant with it.  Hope you enjoy!
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Photos in collage by Unknown, Stewart Harvey, Michael Mikel, Brad Templeton, Mark Gunderson, Matt Mihály, Julia Wolf, and John Chandler.

​1986-1990: The Early Days
​1991-1996: Hypergrowth
​1997-2000: Maturation
2001-2010: Graceful Aging
​2011-2015: Age of Scarcity
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Sandy
10/17/2015 03:28:53 pm

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Nicole Barbour link
3/10/2016 07:11:41 pm

Good Evening!

I hope this email finds you well!

I work with Bentley Meeker who has done the lighting design for the Temples at Burning Man in 2011, 2013 and most recently 2015.

We are looking for high res photos of the Temple of Promise when it is lit. I saw that you had some on your website. They are amazing by the way. Would you be able to share these with me?

We will credit your name accordingly for any photos used for anything press related.

Thank you!!

Best,

Nicole Barbour

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Dr. Yes link
3/11/2016 10:31:03 am

Nicole - could you email me at [email protected]? Thanks!

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  • Year by Year HIstory
    • 1986 -1990: The Early Days
    • 1991-1996: Hypergrowth
    • 1997-2000: Maturation
    • 2001-2010: Graceful Aging
    • 2011-2015: The Age of Scarcity
    • 2016-2020: The End?
  • Preparing/Attending
    • Getting Tickets
    • Preparing >
      • Tents and Shade
      • RVs
      • Food and Water
      • Clothing & Costumes
      • Bikes
      • Cameras
      • Lag Screws 101
      • Burning on a Budget
      • Packing List
    • Getting to Burning Man (Entry)
    • Being There >
      • Adventuring on the playa
      • Art
      • Music
      • Poopin' on the Playa
      • Leave No Trace
    • Leaving Burning Man (Exodus)