Peter Lyons Logo

Peter Lyons

New Photos are on Flickr

Note that starting in the fall of 2011, my photos are available onmy Flickr photo stream.I enjoyed writing and maintaining my own photo software for a decade or so, but it's time to move on.

Photo Gallery: Burning Man 2009

<<previous next>>
Death Guild Thunder Dome still being set up
Death Guild Thunder Dome still being set up
My BMX bike and some of my gearLots of essentials here. Wet Ones. Head lamp. Sun Hat. Ear plugs. Eye shade, etc.Don't forget your ticket!$20 child's size tent did the trick beautifully. I could fit in it if I laid diagonally across it.I built the world's simplest shade structure. It survived until Saturday night when the wind snapped the PVC pipe clear through.Food for a week in the desert. Mostly Clif Bars, oatmeal, and beef jerky.Interior of the 1976 Winnebago Tasca RV I rode out in.We ran out of gas just a few hundred yards from a gas station on our first tank. Not a great sign.The Sun rises Monday morning at the entrance gate. Made for some beautiful views and lots of happy burners.Line at the entrance gate about 6am Monday.Mural outside of center campMe in my solarphobic dress out on the open playa near a random art oasis with couches and palm trees.The Purple Palace art car playa art tourThe Man with his Tangled Bank base piece. A lot of work to exist for a week then burn to the ground, huh?Great art carOne of the statues from 2007 Hope and Fear. These are amazing. She's made mostly of enormous chains.At night she holds a ball of fireMy shade structure and tentPhil attempts to repair one of our broken pumpsMOM sculpture day timeAnd at night with me in the OPeak population was Saturday at noon: over 43,000A particularly cool art car. Note the license plate. I think they frigging drove this thing from California.Death Guild Thunder Dome still being set upSign on Center Camp audio boothAerial Silk performance in Center CampAerial Silk performance in Center CampAerial Silk performance in Center CampFor me, this is the photo that captures it this year. Gorgeous acrobat in sexy outfit performing aerial silk with a dusty bottom. This is Burning Man.Ouch, my knees!Full text is "ShirtCocking is NOT art (so get some pants, or lose the shirt)I washed this guy's hair. I think his name is Flap Jack.Phil and Liz from Astral Headwash performing in Center CampPhil and Liz from Astral Headwash performing in Center CampPhil and Liz from Astral Headwash performing in Center CampPhil and Liz from Astral Headwash performing in Center CampPhil hangs by his anklesA post of the TempleThe colors change in complex patterns as you jump on the ringsThe Robosapiens dome. One of my favorite less crowded spots to dance.Huge Legos at LegoLandNice skull art carPurple Palace at nightFire twirlers in the blacklight domeSelf portrait while climbing on the blacklight domeThis thing was super fun. You use the controls to build dance beat loops. I played with it for about forty minutes. The outside shell is chalk board.I think this is the starting point of the critical dicks marchCrowds in line to get their hair washed at Astral HeadwashGetting sandwiched by Black Rock City Roller Derby girlsRoller Derby matchRoller Derby matchA big sound camp made entirely of fork lift palettesJamie Sue, can you top this purple star shadow portait?Astral Headwash camp interiorTara dressed me in fuzzy pants and wings one nightFree Movement Zone: Operation Polegasm stripper pole camp was visible from my tentBy Friday my 1" PVC pipes snapped under the load of steady strong winds pulling on the tarpPhil and Liz give me an intro to Aerial Silk in the Automatic Subconcious domeWait, I cram my foot where?Oops. Not quite.That's better.Heh. Check that shit out. Fun. But it hurt and bruised my thigh a bit.Ouch, my kneeOK, I'm done. Next.Most of the Astral Headwash gear loaded upAnd just like that, it's gone

Other Photo Galleries