The annual Burning Man Festival of art and music, held at the end of summer in Nevada's Black Rock desert, celebrates the act of self expression. Over the course of a week, visitors from all walks of life gather to create, sing, dance and simply enjoy the feeling of being immersed in a global community of free thinkers. Nearly 70,000 people attended this year's event, now in its 27th year.
The Burning Man Festival Of Art And Music
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A "man" is burned toward the close of the Burning Man 2013 arts and music festival on August 31.
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An aerial view of the Burning Man 2013 arts and music festival taken from high above the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.
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Festival-goers dance in a special dome during the 2013 Burning Man arts and music festival in Nevada.
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Gessica Preto Martini (left) and Amma Antwi-Agyei pose for a photo atop an art installation.
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Participants gesture toward the rising sun at the 2013 Burning Man arts and music festival in Nevada's Black Rock desert.
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Participants dance atop a moving "hookah lounge" art car at the 2013 Burning Man arts and music festival.
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A man pays homage to the pyramidic "Temple of Whollyness" as it burns toward the end of the 2013 Burning Man.
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Jed Vassallo (left) and Erin Bohlmann cheer as the "man" burns during the Burning Man 2013 arts and music festival.
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Christian Jacobsen (center) stands by the "Guardian of Dawn" art installation during the Burning Man 2013 arts and music festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert.
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Participants dance on top of a car parked beside the "Truth is Beauty" sculpture, created by Marco Cochrane, at the Burning Man arts and music festival in Nevada.
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A couple rest at a piano in the desert at sunrise during the 2013 Burning Man arts and music festival.
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Festival-goers sit atop an art project to watch the sun rise.
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Mutant vehicles drive across the main area during the Burning Man 2013 arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.
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"Shabalaba," as this man calls himself at the festival, loses himself in dance.
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Festival-goers gaze at the rising sun during this year's Burning Man arts and music festival.
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Participants cuddle at sunrise at the "Temple of Whollyness" during the Burning Man 2013 arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.
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Rochelle Schieck dances near the "Truth is Beauty" sculpture, by Marco Cochrane, at the 2013 Burning Man arts and music festival in Nevada.
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Rhonda Clark cooks breakfast on the burned remains of the "man" during the Burning Man 2013 arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.
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Participants bike across the desert at sunrise at the 2013 Burning Man arts and music festival in Nevada.
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Dust envelops art installations during the Burning Man 2013 arts and music festival in Nevada.