In the dusty Black Rock desert of Nevada, around 70,0000 people from all over the world gathered for the 30th annual Burning Man festival. The theme this year is Da Vinci's Workshops, inspired by the Italian Renaissance of the middle 15th and early 16th centuries. Money is outlawed and participants must bring everything they need for the week-long rave, once described as "where Mad Max meets Woodstock".
Thousands of people gather on the PlayaJim Urquhart/ Reuters
Running from the 28 August-5 September, revellers are invited to join in the effort to co-create Black Rock City, a "temporary metropolis dedicated to the arts and community". Everything that happens at Burning Man is created entirely by its citizens, who are active participants in the experience. Reuters photographer Jim Urquhart has documented the week-long event. IBTImesUK takes a look at some of this year's most memorable moments:
The Catacomb of Veils is set alightJim Urquhart/ ReutersPeople watch the Catacomb of Veils burnJim Urquhart/ ReutersA participant walks passed the Catacomb of Veils as it burnsJim Urquhart/ ReutersDust engulfs the Temple ProjectJim Urquhart/ ReutersA participant travels through the dustJim Urquhart/ ReutersParticipants travel through the dustJim Urquhart/ ReutersPeople watch the Temple Project burnJim Urquhart/ ReutersPeople watch the Temple Project burnJim Urquhart/ ReutersParticipants watch the Temple Project burnJim Urquhart/ ReutersParticipants watch the Temple Project burnJim Urquhart/ ReutersParticipants watch the Temple Project burnJim Urquhart/ ReutersMutant vehicles drive along the PlayaJim Urquhart/ ReutersPeople ride along the PlayaJim Urquhart/ ReutersMutant vehicles are seen on the PlayaJim Urquhart/ ReutersPeople ride across the PlayaJim Urquhart/ ReutersParticipants fill the PlayaJim Urquhart/ ReutersThe Man is seen illuminated from a distanceJim Urquhart/ ReutersParticipants dance before the Man burnsJim Urquhart/ ReutersThe Man is illuminated before it is set alightJim Urquhart/ ReutersThe Man burnsJim Urquhart/ ReutersWrecka, her Playa name, plays with fire as the Man burnsJim Urquhart/ ReutersParticipants on the Playa dance near a mutant vehicle while the Man burnsJim Urquhart/ ReutersParticipants cook breakfast on the remains of the ManJim Urquhart/ ReutersHuybert Van De Stadt vacuums the PlayaJim Urquhart/ ReutersHarrod Blank stands by his art carJim Urquhart/ ReutersDetailed shot of Harrod Blank's art carJim Urquhart/ ReutersDario Clocchiatti looks for a book at one of the temporary libraries on the PlayaJim Urquhart/ ReutersNoodle, his Playa name, is covered in dustJim Urquhart/ ReutersA man is seen covered in dustJim Urquhart/ ReutersA participant holds a smore that was cooked on the remains of the ManJim Urquhart/ ReutersParticipants rest on the PlayaJim Urquhart/ ReutersTwo participants sit near the burned remains of the ManJim Urquhart/ ReutersA woman rides a zip wireJim Urquhart/ Reuters
