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DSC01719 - Ferris wheel (grande roue) - Place de la Concorde (Paris) by Loupiote

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Ferris wheel - Place de la Concorde (Paris)

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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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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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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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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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8472-main-circle-supper - rainbow gathering - hippie by Loupiote

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Rainbow Gathering 2004 (California)

See the album description for more information about this event.

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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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DSC00364 - Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence - Sister Sharin' Dipity Reveal - Dia de Los Muertos - Halloween (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Sister Sharin' Dipity Reveal (from the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence)

For more information, see description of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence set.

Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2006. For more info on this event, please check out my Dia de los Muertos series.

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00792800 - Bamboo Bridge - Mawlynnong (India) by Loupiote

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Bamboo bridge near Mawlynnong in the East Khasi Hills, in Meghalaya (India)

When rivers are too wide to grow living root bridges across them, the Khasi people build foot bridges with bamboo and rattan (they use no nylon rope or metal wire, it is 100% organic).

This bamboo bridge has a span of more than 20 meters (60 feet) and passes 10 meters (30 feet) above a river. They need to rebuild the bridge every few years because it gets rotten.

This bamboo bridge was at the end of its life, and the local villagers were planning to rebuild it.

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DSC00778 - Riding an Overloaded Motorized Tricycle (Philippines) by Loupiote

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Me and two other people are sitting behind the driver of a motorized tricycle, who is sitting on the tank of his motorbike.

Photo taken on the road between Bontoc and Tuguegarao, in the Cordillera (mountainous region of Northern Luzon island).

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DSC05171 - Light Painting - Me, drawing a star with LED lights by Loupiote

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That's me trying to draw a star using a light-staff. It's not easy to draw with light.

These cool light staffs are flowstaffs from flowtoys.com.

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

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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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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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DSC08111 - Burning Man 2009 - The Man waiting to be torched - Dust storm by Loupiote

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The Man waiting to be torched - Dust storm

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

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DSC07532 - Burning Man 2009 - Pilot seat - Instruments and controls - Inside the Raygun Gothic Rocket by Loupiote

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Pilot seat - Instruments and controls - Inside the Raygun Gothic Rocket

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2009 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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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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DSC00431 - Small Kids Living in Makeshift Shanty Houses (India) by Loupiote

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Small kids near their makeshift camp, on the road to Gangotri (India)

This camp was used by lumberjacks exploiting the pine forest in the Bhagirathi valley. Living in those makeshift shelters made with corrugated metal must be really tough during winter time, when temperature is below freezing.

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DSC03833 - Dead Fish Sculpture - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Dead fish on playa.

This was part of the CORE project: Altar of the Wetlands: Recreating Nature in a Post-Industrial Society by New Orleans

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

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DSC08509 - Konark Sun Temple (India) by Loupiote

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The Konark Sun Temple (India)

The Konark Sun Temple is famous for the thousands of stone sculptures of Maithuna (sexual union in a ritual context).

For more photos and information about this place, go to the Konark Sun Temple album.

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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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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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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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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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DSC00537 - Tesla coil discharge sends electric arcs by Loupiote

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Dr Megavolt's giant Tesla coil creates million volts static electricity.

Don't try this at home!

Fire Arts Festival @ The Crucible (Oakland, California).

Check out my other photos of Tesla coils.

This photo is part of my Fire Arts Set.

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DSC08825 - Brown Tarantula Spider (Death Valley) by Loupiote

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Tarantula spider in Grotto Canyon - Death Valley (California)

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DSC04006 - EL-Wire Spiky Hat - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Woman with her home-made eccentric Burning Man hat.

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

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DSC04398 - Masked Warriors at BELIEVE Giant Letters - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Two masked warriors.

In the back, the back side of BELIEVE, by Laura Kimpton and Jeff Schomberg ( laurakimpton.com/ ).

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

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DSC03828 - The Year the Playa Stood Still - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Minnesota CORE Project: The Year the Playa Stood Still

For more info about this art installation, go to www.facebook.com/minny.core.

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

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DSC01168 - Colorful Jeepney - Front Grill (Philippines) by Loupiote

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Jeepneys are a very popular type of public transportation in the Philippines.

Photo taken in Baguio, a regional capital in Luzon Island.

For more Jeepney photos and info, go to my Jeepney series.

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DSC03964 - Young Woman Covered with Colored Powder during Carnival in Jujuy Capital (Argentina) - Naty Jael by Loupiote

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During Carnival, some people cover the face of their friends with water-paint (red, blue or green).

First day of Carnival 2010 in Jujuy Capital (Argentina).

During Carnival festivities in the Andes mountains, a local tradition consists in throwing white talk powder, spray foam and confettis to the face of others while drinking and dancing to the music of marching bands.

For more photos and information about the Carnival in Northern Argentina, read the album description.

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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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DSC08443 - Girl with Fire Hoop - Fire Dancers by Loupiote

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My friend Franckey dancing with her fire hoop.

Renegade fire jam cession at the Palace of Fine Arts (San Francisco).

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DSC00580 - Raver Costume - Burning Man 2012 by Loupiote

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

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DSC06818 - Katie getting a face painting by Loupiote

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Katie getting a face painting

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2010 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC08836 - Railroad Workers Cutting a Track Rail With a Oxy-Acetylene Torch by Loupiote

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Welder cutting a track rail with a Oxy-Acetylene cutting torch.

View more photos of railroad workers replacing a Muni lightrail track section on Church street in San Francisco.

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DSC00549 - Skull Face Paint - Dia de los Muertos - Halloween (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Woman with Skull Face Paint - Dia de Los Muertos (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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DSC04136 - Temple of Whollyness - Interior - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Inside the Temple of Whollyness.

The Temple was designed by artist Gregg Fleishman and built by Gregg, Syn and Lightning along with the Otic Oasis crew.

For more info about the Temple, go to temple2013.org or www.facebook.com/templeofwhollyness.

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

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DSC04530 - Old Hindu Man in Saffron Color Cloth on the Ghats of Varanasi (India) by Loupiote

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Old Hindu pilgrim (Baba) in saffron color cloth on the Ghats of Varanasi (India)

He just took the ritual Holy Dip in the Ganges river.

From Wikipedia: In Sanatan Dharma (Hinduism), the deep saffron color is associated with sacrifice, religious abstinence, quest for light and salvation. Saffron or "Bhagwa" is the most sacred color for the Hindus and is often worn by Sanyasis who have left their home in search of the ultimate truth.

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DSC06467 - Whitewashed Houses - Main Street - Buddha Shopping Complex (Nepal) by Loupiote

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Marpha village, between Tatopani and Jomsom, on the Annapurnas road (Nepal)

I love the name of the small store: "Buddha Shopping Complex"!

Unlike other villages in the Kali Gandaki valley, Marpha has been "beautified" for the tourists trekking on the Annapurnas route.

Stone houses are all nicely whitewashed. Many houses on the main street have been converted into shops selling souvenirs and supplies.

It is pretty, but much less authentic than Kagbeni, another old village further up in the valley.

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DSC07557 - Bend of the Teesta River - West Bengal (India) by Loupiote

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Bend of the Teesta river in West Bengal (India)

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DSC04778 - House on Fire - Burning Man 2013 by Loupiote

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Reno CORE Project: The Good, The Bad, and The Naughty (a wedding chapel).

For more info about this art installation, go to renocore.org/core/.

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

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DSC07114 - Burning Man 2009 - Mumu by Loupiote

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Mumu at the Center Camp Cafe

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

Mumu "Mumito" Mariane Charline is a choreographer, circus performer and fire artist.

For more photos and information about Mumu, go to my Mumu Photo Series.

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2368-burning-man-2005 - Lamplighters by Loupiote

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The Lamplighters ready to go to work.

For more photos and info about the Lamplighters, read the album description.

They will hang the lanterns to the polls around Black Rock City in a daily ceremony.

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

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DSC06664-v2 - Gay Wedding? - Brides of March Street Festival (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Marriages are a bit confusing sometimes in San Francisco!

Diana Furka and Randal - Brides of March (San Francisco)

Randal Alan Smith is a San Francisco photographer and make-up artist.

This photo was taken at the "Brides of March" gathering.

For more photos and information about this event, please go to my "brides of march" photo album.

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DSC00790 - Cruise ship Queen Mary 2 entering San Francisco Bay by Loupiote

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Cruise ship Queen Mary 2 entering San Francisco Bay

A fireboat is spraying water in the air as a traditional welcome gesture. This is a navy tradition around the world when an official welcome is given to a visiting ship.

Fireboats are normally used to fight boat fires, but in SF they can also be used to feed the city AWSS with bay water (the AWSS is the San Francisco Fire Department "Auxiliary Water Supply System" developed after the big 1906 Fire and separate from the drinking water supply of the city, and that can be fed from the bay water in case of need).

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DSC07584 - Drag Queen - Burning Man 2010 by Loupiote

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Dusty Drag Queen with Pink Wig at Center Camp Cafe

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2010 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC07568 - Burning Man 2009 - Sol by Loupiote

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This is my friend Sol. There is something magical and beautiful about her.

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

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