My first Fourth of Juplaya in 2012 was a transformative, delightful, and utterly fantastic experience. The desert has always been one of my favorite places to be, and there is nothing in the entire world like the Black Rock Desert when it is empty—a stunning, quiet, inspiring place perfect for setting off fireworks, playing extreme playa bocce at dusk, and spending time with the best campmates in the world.

Everything shot with an Olympus OM-G on 35mm Kodak Portra 400 or with my little Holga, no edits. See the entire set here.