Episode 44 with Erin Douglas is out now! Meet the woman behind the Black Burner Project and some of the most iconic playa art collaborations in recent years. Erin had a background in finance but got burned out by it and took up photography. She first went to Black Rock City in 2017 travelling from Washington DC. A friend had finally convinced her to go and gifted her a ticket and helped out with the complicated cross-country logistics. After experiencing Burning Man for the first time she decided to start the Black Burner Project to help share stories of Black burners on the playa with the intention of increasing diversity on the playa. Her 2nd year she camped with Camp Happy Hour and got the seed of an idea. She set up the first ever group photo of Black burners on the playa by word of mouth and a few dozen showed up to her surprise. She did the group photo again the next year in 2019 and hundreds of Black burners showed up. In 2022 she brought her first art piece, a collaboration where they erected two 30 foot portraits she had taken of Black burners. She has also conducted a number of interviews that are available on her website (link below) and she has also collaborated on some other playa art projects. Erin has taken some of the most iconic photos in the last few years and has a wonderful and inspiring story, please give it a listen.

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