Any burners out there?

[Sherlock77]

Or for those who don't know, the Burning Man experience in the desert of Nevada...

I'm not a burner, and I don't even agree certain aspects of the scene, but I must confess that the photographer in me (the visual side) has on occasion thought of going, if I even had the money to get there... A few of my friends here in Calgary have gone in the past and come back with some awesome photos!

But then I've also heard about how intense it is, and I'm no fan of drug use among other things...

Just thought about it because a friend sent this link to me... These Stunning Photos Bring Burning Man to Life – Herald Weekly

Or just search the web for "Burning Man" photos, you'll find lots

 

[Judge]

Not this year. Tragic as it's one of so many events that bring so much income to our community.

Yeah, you and your camera would have a field day with this event.

Burning Man Cancels 2020 Festival Due to Coronavirus

 

[Sherlock77]

I do know it's canceled this year, as everything else is pretty much, I do know there is a local scene here (as in many other places) of "burners"

 

[SusanLR]

It would be a sight to behold and photograph.
Here is a home grown version of the celebration of the end of summer in a backyard
in Safety Harbor.

A Wickerman ceremony.

 

[Crossbreed]

What is the objective of the Burning Man? (That has never been clear to me.)

 

[Au Naturel]

Burning Man would have been great to visit when it was still young and innocent. A big mellow hippie get-together/counterculture celebration. People wandering around naked, smoking weed and dropping acid with no cops to hassle them. Little groups doing performances, lots of Wiccan activities, and the bonfire of a large vaguely man shape bundle of wood.

Now it is fantastically expensive, you have to reserve in advance, there's private security, what you can do is tightly controlled. Still some drugs and a bit of nudity but mostly the young and the rich instead of aging hippies just hanging out. The crowd is a bunch of yuppies thinking they be adventurous and cool.

Even the Burnimg Man himself is now all neon and hi-tech.

 

[SusanLR]

What is the objective of the Burning Man? (That has never been clear to me.)

It is a very old wiccan tradition to celebrate the end of summer and start of fall.
The effigy of the wickerman burning represents death and the new beginning of the next season of
harvest. The day the woodman is burnt is called Mabon.
Somehow it has turned into a pop culture affair.

My Dad died on Mabon in 2006.
Someone e-mailed the photo above to me in memory of him and how his death on Mabon
coincided with the death of the Wickerman.