For all those who know about the Burning Man festival, the concept seems pretty surreal. (A bunch of people partying their faces off around a giant burning man.) For those who have been there, we know when you go, it can appear almost like an entirely different world. But when acclaimed studio photographer Eric Schwabel goes to Burning Man he doesn’t leave his passion behind. In 2010 he took a clever hand built “light suit” to the massive festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert and captured the plethora of beautiful, colorful revelers in engaging detail. Below we catch up with Schwabel for an exclusive interview about his experiences on the dusty playa. Schwabel is currently raising support for a new improved “light-suit” for Burning Man 2012. If you like Burning Man, make sure to check out the photography of Eric Schwabel at schwabelstudio.com.
