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DSC08968 - Cold War Tunnel (Marine Headlands, San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Cold War Tunnel (Hawk Hill, Marine Headlands, San Francisco)

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DSC07323 - Burning Man 2009 - EL-wire Samurai by Loupiote

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EL-wire Samurai under the full moon - Mark Wolfe aka Mochitoki

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2009 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC09523 - Hindu Devotee Meditating - Om and Swastika Symbols (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu devotee meditating on a sandy beach on the bank of the Ganges river near Rishikesh (India)

He made a small meditation garden with an Om and a Swastika sign made of grass in the sand.

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DSC02142 - Girl Jumping in Center Camp - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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Looks like there were many people jumping this year at Burning Man!

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2012 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC07865 - Burning Man 2009 - Lift Off of the Raygun Gothic Rocket by Loupiote

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Lift Off of the Raygun Gothic Rocket

Red pyrotechnique explosions around the rocket during the mockup lift-off.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2009 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC06389 - Beef tongues Hanging in Meat Shop (Argentina) by Loupiote

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Fresh beef tongues and beef tails (on the left) hanging.

In Argentina (like in most other parts of the world), you can buy any organ of a beef at the butcher store.

Did I mention that being vegetarian is illegal in Argentina? (just kidding!)

I took this photo at the Mercado Central in Salta (Argentina).

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DSC02773 - Fire Twisters over Huge Fire - The Man is Burning - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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By the way, I was in the crowd with everyone else when I took this photo, I did not have an "Inner Circle Pass" this year. Camera was handheld, no tripod.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2012 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC06036 - Royal Enfield Bullet Motorcycle Loaded with Luggage on Rack (Nepal) by Loupiote

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Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycle loaded with luggage on rack (Nepal)

This was my bike (in fact, borrowed from my friend Pierrot), loaded like a mule!

I was travelling with my friend Anne-Laure, so we had two backpacks, a bag of tools and spare parts, my camera gear in the dry bag, and a lot of extra petrol in plastic jerrycans, since there is a chronic shortage and rationing of petrol in Nepal, exacerbated by frequent general strikes and political unrest.

Luckily we were able to secure enough petrol from the Army gas station in Kathmandu, despite the ongoing general strike and rationing, because Nepali Authorities (sometimes) do not enforce petrol rationing on tourists (because tourism is important for the local Nepali economy).

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RNT01383v2 - Spontaneous Street Celebration of France Winning Soccer World Championship - Finale Coupe du Monde de Football 2018 - Supporters (Paris) by Loupiote

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Spontaneous Street Celebration of France Winning Soccer World Championship - Finale Coupe du Monde de Football 2018 - Supporters (Paris)

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DSC07870 - Burning Man 2009 - Ménage à Trois by Loupiote

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Ménage à Trois (Menage a Trois) by Rob Buchholz and crew

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2009 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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7068 - vietnam - "Kim Mun Lantien Sha" Dao/Yao Tribe women (sisters) wearing celestial crown headdress by Loupiote

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"Kim Mun Lantien Sha" Dao/Yao Tribe women (sisters) wearing celestial crown headdress (Bảo Lạc, Vietnam)

You can find more information about the "celestial crown" headdress worn by women of the "Kim Mun Lantien Sha" Dao/Yao Tribe in the album description.

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DSC07255 - It is not Rally - Enjoy the Valley - BRO Road Sign (India) by Loupiote

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This is a road sign from BRO (the Border Roads Organisation), that built the mountains roads and bridges between West Bengal and Sikkim, as part of "Project Swastik".

For more info about the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Roads_Organisation.

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DSC09247 - Torri del Vajolet and Rifugio Vajolet by Loupiote

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Torri del Vajolet is a towering mountain that is very popular with expert rock climbers.

When I took this photo, the vertical cliffs were literally covered with climbers, You can see them on my other photos of Torri del Vajolet.

For more info about Torri des Vajolet, go to it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torri_del_Vajolet (in Italian).

For more info about the Dolomites, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolomites.

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dsc02115 - Rotary Kiln in Mercury Smelter (New Idria) by Loupiote

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Mercury Smelter - rotary kiln - rusted - New Idria

For more information about rotary kilns, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_kiln

New Idria is a ghost town located in a remote area of the Coast Range of California (USA), outside the town of Hollister. It was once a center for mercury (quick silver) and asbestos mining. New Idria was at its peak well before the Gold Rush in California of the 1840's and 1860's. There are still high levels of mercury and asbestos polution in the area.

If you don't mind ignoring all the "no trespassing" signs, you can visit an amazing mercury smelter with four large "Gould" rotary furnances. This smelter was abandoned in the 1970's. All those photos were taken in May 2004.

Go to my New Idria photos for more photos and information about this place.

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DSC05323 - Green Laser Hulahoop - Superhero Street Fair (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Green Laser Hulahoop - Superhero Street Fair (San Francisco)

Those are made by www.laserhoop.com.

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DSC07978 - Burning Man 2009 - Pararazzi at Center Camp Cafe by Loupiote

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Pararazzi at Center Camp Cafe

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2009 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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2394-burning-man-2005 - inside the machine by seattles machine crew by Loupiote

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Inside the Machine

The Machine by Seattles Machine Crew

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2005 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC08632 - Young Hindu Woman by Loupiote

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This young woman was part of a family of itinerant circus performers, who were performing their acts in a train.

She must be around 16-18 year old and she had a baby.

Photo taken in a train between Delhi and Lucknow.

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DSC05155 - Girl spinning a hula hoop with Photon LED lights by Loupiote

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Phoenix is spinning her hulahoop with a couple of Photon LED lights attached to it.

Its much cheaper than those LED-lights hulas, and the effect is as cool, really!

Photo taken at a renegade full-moon party in the Golden Gate Park (San Francisco)

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DSC01514 - Samouraïs - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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Samouraïs

The crew of the large Abraxas art car (the Golden Dragon) was an army of Samouraïs soldiers in intricate traditional armor costumes.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2012 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC04387 - Le Louvre Museum (Paris) by Loupiote

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Woman jumping over the glass pyramid of the Le Louvre museum in Paris.

Photo processed in HDR with Tone Mapping from a single RAW exposure.

The hardest part was to convince this random tourist to jump and spread her legs, and to trust me that the photo would be good.

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DSC09160 - Italian Family Jumping - Via Scalette Trail (Dolomites) by Loupiote

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I climbed the Via Scalette trail (in the Dolomites) with this nice italian family, and I took this photo of them jumping when we reached the top of the pass.

For more info about the Dolomites, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolomites.

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DSC11956 - Trucks crossing - Manali to Leh road (India) by Loupiote

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Trucks crossing - Manali to Leh road (India)

You can see the truck wheel just inches from the drop-off on the edge of the road. Truck drivers need to have nerves of steel in the Himalaya. Mountain roads have no fences, they are narrow (usually just one lane), often slippery, often not paved, very steep and bordered by very deep and steep ravines. There is no help, hospital, garage or mechanics hundreds of miles around.

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DSC01841 - Warning Sign - Hot Creek Dangers (California) by Loupiote

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Warning Sign at Hot Creek near Mammoth Lakes (California).

View more photos of Hot Creek.

I read the sign and went for a bath, and i am still alive!

For more info about this location, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Creek_(Mono_County,_California).

Hot Creek is located in the "Long Valley Caldera", the mouth of an old super volcano, a region with many hot springs. For more info about this region, go to:

- volcano.oregonstate.edu/oldroot/volcanoes/volc_images/nor...

- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Valley_Caldera

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DSC01004 - burning man 2007 - Fireworks show before the Man is burned by Loupiote

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Fireworks show before the Man is burned

Found this interesting news clip:

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Black Rock City (AP) - After the early torching of the Burning Man festival signature figure by an arsonist, the Burning Man Organization decided that all future copies of the "Man" would be made in China and shipped to Nevada.

"We already purchase all our fireworks from China", said Larry Harvey, one of the co-founders of the Burning Man festival. "So it made sense to outsource the Man too."

"Chinese-built copies of the 40-foot tall Man will cost us about 10 times less than domestic copies, and this will save us a lot of green stuff", Harvey explained, referring to this year’s "Green Man" theme.

"The Chinese Man will be 100% identical to the domestic version, very combustible and based on the same original blueprints from my good friend John Law. We don't expect any lead poisoning problems", Harvey added.

There has been rumors that the significant cost saving will permit the festival organization to burn a copy of the Man every night of the week, which some see as environmentally questionable as well as a disguised way to prevent any future early torching of the figure.

The first batch of Chinese-made Man is expected to ship early august 2008, and there are currently no plans to make Chinese copies available to the general public, although this is being discussed in the organization.

On the Net: www.burningman.com

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Photo taken at the Burning Man 2007 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC03070 - Wall Street Fire - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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The controversial Wall Street mock-up is being burned.

The Wall Street installation was designed by Otto Von Danger and built by a DPW crew.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2012 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC08911 - Rumi Darwaza - Turkish Gate - Lucknow (India) by Loupiote

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This is the back side of the Rumi Darwaza (Turkish Gate) in Lucknow (India)

It is an unusual view of the monument, which is generally viewed from the front.

For more info about this monument, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumi_Darwaza

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DSC02892 - Building Demolition - Caterpillar MP30 Concrete Pulverizer Jaws by Loupiote

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The ultimate graffiti clean-up!

Caterpillar MP30 Concrete Pulverizer Jaws - Caterpillar 385C Ultra High Demolition Excavator - Building Demolition - PHSH - Abandoned Hospital (Presidio, San Francisco)

This development project is called Presidio PHSH Adaptive Reuse Housing.

The Public Health Service Hospital (PHSH) is located in the Presidio of San Francisco. It has been rehabilitated into luxury condos housing in 2010, and it is now called "Presidio Landmark Apartments".

For more information about this place you can visit my PHSH page.

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DSC00080 - Hippies Sitting in Supper Circle at Rainbow Camp - Kumbh Mela 2013 by Loupiote

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Hippies sitting in a circle around the campfire, where supper will be served.

This is the "Rainbow Camp", a Hippie camp set-up at the northern edge of the Kumbh Mela festival ground. The camp was organized by a Rasta Yogi man called "Panama Baba", and all non-Hindu travelers were welcome there.

Photo taken at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India)

Kumbh Mela is the largest festival on Earth, taking place once every 12 years, with more than 50 million Hindu pilgrims gathering to pray and bathe in the holy Ganges river.

For more photos and info about the Kumbh Mela festival, read the album description.

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DSC08865 - Alexandra on the Racetrack - Death Valley by Loupiote

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Woman with thick scarf laying on the dry lakebed of the Racetrack playa, in Death Valley.

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DSC03975 - Cockroach Sculpture - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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The cockroach is the Houston CORE project called "The Cargo Mother".

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2013 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC00488 - Aztec Dancer with Feathers - Dia de los Muertos - Halloween (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Aztec Dancer with Feathers - Dia de los Muertos - Halloween (San Francisco)

Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2009.

For more info on this event, please check out my Dia de los Muertos series.

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DSC06677 - BYOBW - "Bring Your Own Big Wheel" race - toy tricycles (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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BYOBW - "Bring Your Own Big Wheel" race (San Francisco).

This is a free and unauthorized event. People race with Big Wheel toy tricycles and other non-motorized vehicles down the steep and curvy segment of Vermont Street in Potrero Hill. The racers reach dangerous speed and frequently crash. This race used to take place on the famous curvy segment of Lombard St, but because some of the Lombard St residents did not like the event and asked the police to shut it down, in 2009 they moved the BYOBW race to Vermont St where the neighbors have a more positive attitude.

For more information about this event, please read the album description.

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DSC09959 - Otokar Akrep Armored Police Car - Turkish Police - Kurdistan by Loupiote

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This is the type of armored car used by the Turkish Police in Adıyaman (Turkish Kurdistan)

It appears to be a Turkish-built Otokar AKREP, which looks very similar to the Panhard VBL (Véhicule Blindé Léger = Light armoured vehicle).

The Akrep (Scorpion) is a Light Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle developed and produced by Otokar Otobus Korseri, and based on the Land Rover Defender 130 Military (and very-much inspired by the Panhard VBL, but Panhard confirmed that the Akrep is a shameless copy of their vehicle, not built under any Panhard license).

For more information about the Otokar AKREP, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otokar_Akrep.

For more information about the Panhard VBL, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A9hicule_Blind%C3%A9_L%C3%A9ger

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DSC00235 - Spiky Hair - Punk Guy by Loupiote

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Spiky Hair -

Photo taken at the San Francisco LoveFest 2008.

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DSC07513 - burning man 2008 - Store Dummies in the Root Society dome by Loupiote

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Store dummies in the Root Society dome

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2008 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC08613 - Burning Man 2009 - Inflatable art - Sundew by Loupiote

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Inflatable art - Sundew.

Sundew was commissioned by Chris Coleman, designed and fabricated by Hope Yancey.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2009 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC00537 - Spinning LED Light Poi - Glowing - Flowlight by Loupiote

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Nicky Evers Spinning LED Light Poi - Glowing - Flowlight (San Francisco)

This is a new symmetrical light pattern that he was working on.

Those light staffs are made by www.flowtoys.com.

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DSC03945 - Hooper at MIR Space Station - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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MacKenzie spinning a hoop near the Russian MIR space station.

In the back, "Cradle of Mir" by Alexandr Mironov, Denis Lykhin, Simeon Payain. This is a Burning Man Honorarium Project.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2013 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC04197 - Big Island Art Car - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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If you have info about this art car, please post a Comment!

Island Art Car. This was the largest art car this year on the playa. Comple island with life-size palm trees.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2013 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC03932 - Hooper - MIR Space Station - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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MacKenzie spinning a hoop on one leg near the Russian MIR space station.

In the back, "Cradle of Mir" by Alexandr Mironov, Denis Lykhin, Simeon Payain. This is a Burning Man Honorarium Project.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2013 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC08859 - Sailing Stone on the Racetrack - Death Valley by Loupiote

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Sailing Stone on the Racetrack dry lake in Death Valley (California)

Sailing stones are rocks that move in long tracks on the smooth and perfectly flat surface of a dry lake, without human or animal intervention. The rocks are most likely propelled by strong winds while entrapped in floating ice sheets (or icebergs), after winter rains flooded the dry lake and made the mud soft and slippery.

For more photos and information about the Racetrack sailing stones, go to my Sailing Stones photo series.

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DSC07280 - burning man 2008 - Burner by Loupiote

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Burner smoking cigar

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2008 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC01448 - Elena Kulikova - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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My friend Elena is jumping in front of "The Front Porch" art car.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2012 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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10003-burning-man-2006 - Skydiver tattoo by Loupiote

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Parachutist tattoo

See www.burningsky.org.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2006 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC01861 - OpalEssence - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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Plunging view from the top of the wooden egg.

OpalEssence is the Idaho C.O.R.E. Project. It is an egg made of a wooden frame. More info at www.facebook.com/IdahoCORE

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2012 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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RNT06801 - Pilier à Bras - Catacombes de Paris - Catacombs of Paris (off-limit area) by Loupiote

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Pilier à Bras, avec dans le fond un pilier tourné a droite (Secteur du Val-de-Grâce).

Catacombs of Paris (off-limit area), about 20 meters (60 feet) underground, under Paris city center.

This is a part of the 200 Km network of ancient tunnels not opened to the public, but regularly visited by trespassing urban cavers called "cataphiles". See more information in the album description.

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DSC09464 - Sadhu Covered with Vibhuti Holy Ash (India) by Loupiote

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Sadhu (Hindu Holy Man) with body covered with white wood ash.

Photo taken at the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India)

Kumbh Mela is the largest festival on Earth, taking place once every 12 years, with more than 50 million Hindu pilgrims gathering to pray and bathe in the holy Ganges river.

For more info about Vibhuti, the Hindu holy ash, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibhuti.

For more photos and info about the Kumbh Mela festival, read the album description.

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DSC03855 - Coyote Sculpture - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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People climbing the giant Coyote sculpture by Bryan Tedrick (bryantedrick.com).

I heard that several people got injured on the Coyote (broken arms / wrists and what not). No-one died. Initially the coyote head could spin. I think many people got hit by the giant metal ears, This was the dangerous part especially if you didn't realize the head could spin. After taking several people to the hospital, they put a sign "Don't climb - Seriously", and locked the head. People kept climbing it anyway, since the sculpture was designed to be climbed. Later, the sign was changed to a more adequate "Climb at your own risks".

View my other photos of the Coyote sculpture.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2013 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC01493 - Tire Dump - Tire Beach aka Toxic Beach or Kafka Beach - Pollution (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Dawn on Tire Beach aka Toxic Beach or Kafka Beach (San Francisco)

This nice beach belongs to San Francisco's "Warm Water Cove Park" (see exact location on this satellite photo and google map).

Here, the bay water is warm because it comes off the steam turbines of the nearby Potrero Power Plant (currently not operating, though, because its air pollution levels are above the authorized limits).

Apparently for years this beach has been used as an illegal tire dump, but this is only visible at low tide.

Check my other photos of San Francisco's abandoned industrial area.

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