Burning Man Festival

From general knowledge and research I remembered a festival called ' The Burning Man Festival. The festival takes part in Black Rock Desert in Nevada. The festival involves the lighting of a huge masculine figure made of flammable material such as wood and cloth. I have been a fan of the photography from the festival for a while but only recently looked closer into it. Some photographers make it their aim to create fantastic images from the festival and the results are as expected. Because the festival involved lighting a man on fire, it does produce some very high quality shots and also some shots that are surprising in quality and detail. 
I decided to research this further as I noticed a lot of photographers using this as the perfect opportunities for pictures.  This also links with my current exam as the word 'Misplaced' can be see throughout the festival. The general fact that the festival is in  Black Rock Desert in Nevada is generally shocking as it is not expected in a Desert. This is also strange as the festival full of fire is quite a random and bizarre idea in the middle of nowhere. I decided to look closer into the festival and see how some of the photographers interpreted this festival. 

One of the photographers I found was Kevan Christiaens. Kevan is a photographer I found on the website Hunger.com. I have seen his work before on the website. His images are very striking and stunning due to the wide angle lens he uses and the angle he takes the images. He walks round the festival and takes images of the general festival that will create pieces of art. Below are some of the examples of his with the correct angle: 

 

This links with my project as the whole idea of the festival is misplaced in the Desert. It almost seems surreal having a festival in the Desert. I really like this angle the photographer has used to show a wide angle. 

In my own project I want to look into modernized ideas or objects being misplaced in society or a different environment. I want to try and recreate this idea of something as big as this festival being misplaced in the world.