Burning Man festival – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Nevada’s Black Rock desert welcomes revellers to the annual festival, which began in 1986 Sat 30 Aug 2014 08.34 EDT Last modified on Fri 14 Jul 2017 17.59 EDT An aerial view of the festival and camps. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Burning Man participants walk through the dust on the Black Rock desert near Gerlach. Photograph: Andy Barron/AP Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A mutant vehicle drives across the Playa. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Bella Melhuish and her husband Alex Melhuish dance to celebrate their honeymoon. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The Eidolon Panspermia Ostentatia Duodenum (Epod) spinning art installation. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A participant climbs on to the Epod installation. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Participants at the festival. Photograph: Andy Barron/AP Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Revellers endure a dust storm. Photograph: Andy Barron/AP Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Burning Man festivalgoer Bailey Mead, three. Photograph: Andy Barron/AP Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rosanne Ziering and Alison Cooper relax on the Playa. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A view of the Playa and the Man. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A dance troupe make their way through the site. Photograph: Andy Barron/AP Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Mutant vehicles and participants make their way across the Playa. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter People look at the art installation Embrace. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Embrace burns. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A crowd watches as two fighters battle in the Thunderdome. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Omri Cohen dances around a burning art installation. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Organisers call Burning Man the largest outdoor arts festival in North America, with its drum circles, decorated art cars, guerrilla theatrics and colourful theme camps. Photograph: Andy Barron/AP Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Mementos and notes are left at the Temple of Grace. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Participants enjoy drinks before sunrise at the Temple of Grace. Photograph: Jim Urquart/Reuters Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Topics Burning Man festival Festivals