This year was my first Burning Man experience out on the playa. Now I’ve attended the last couple of Xaras, some other local burn events, been to countess pagan festivals and been involved in some large scale productions. But holy shit the creation of a city in a week is astonishing.

More than anything I was impressed by the creativity of this community that refuses to stay in the confines of a mundane city and instead travels out to this far away place to build a new center, new values and new culture. One night as I stood out in the middle of the playa looking around at the vast array of shining lights, I was filled with hope as I took in the power of all of you who still believe in magic, in sharing, and radical free expression.

So I’m writing to say thank you for making me feel at home. I put together some pictures and I hope you enjoy them.
www.pbase.com/wickerpix/burningman2005

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