That’s right, over 4,000 four-shot photo-booth type strips of one to six BRCitizens at a time taken during the ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08, and 2009 Burns.  It’s a profound gift, an art-generator, and an archive of our dusty brilliance.

It’s the PhotoBOOF!, a quadruple-shot of well-dressed burner mayhem straight from the source.  Prepare yourself for thousands of smiles topping off a TON of radical styles.

Each year of its existence, the BOOF! has taken thousands of portraits, capturing Burners out on the town truly BEing “themselves” and wearing their best.  Shortly after each burn the photos are uploaded to PhotoBOOF.org to be appreciated in a variety of ways.

Our favorite way is the slideshow display within the “Map Animation” browser.  Just press the play button and watch the beauty flash by to a soundtrack.  (Hint: The Cure’s “Pictures of You” is an epic track to hear during this presentation and you can make it play by clicking any one of the day names under the photo.  Note: You might have to click more than once, clicking the names cycles through about eight or so tracks …)

The BOOF! archives are a potent resource that will yield more inspiration and knowledge each time you visit.  In addition to getting a solid feel for the outfits of each person photographed, the archives contain pics of friends that you didn’t get a chance to see during the week, and, perhaps most importantly, it’s the next best thing to being on the streets of BRC, lost in a sea of exquisitely accoutered humans BEing in that special way you can love immediately without needing any introduction.

What’s great about Photoboof.Org, is it’s ability to accurately remind us of how people actually look at burning man.  Often we only see the pro-photogs’ pics of the one in five hundred costumes and forget that the true essence of burner style isn’t based so much on what you’re wearing but in how well you’re wearing it, how it becomes an extension of you, and whether or not it’s helping you and those who are interacting with you stay “dusty”.

Finally, all fashion aside, if you’re having Playa withdrawls, visiting these images can offer just the kind of energetic immersion you’re craving STAT.  And, if you’re one of the fortunate few who knows people that want to get some idea what this Burning Man thing you’re all excited about is really like?  Show them these pictures of your friends and ask them to tell you.