Michael “Dustin” Fasman (aka Dustin) attended around 250 Dead shows and was in the “Art Police,” an art krewe that built floats first for the New Years and Mardi Gras shows, then in Black Rock City. He’s been “burning” since 2003, has attended 14 Burns and several Regionals. Dustin leads the Burning Man Project’s Documentation Team and is the Mayor of the Black Rock Tea Company camp.
Michael Holden is a photographer from Seattle, WA. He has successfully avoided having a playa name for 16 years. He likes chihuahuas, sushi, fast RAM, cheap hard drives and prime lenses. Ask him anything by emailing michael@michaelholden.com.
Misa has been burning since 2010. She learned about Burning Man by accident on internet and is dust addict ever since she stepped on playa. She started to volunteer as Regional Contact for Czech Republic and Eastern Europe, is helping the Regional Network and in 2015 became the first Burning Man Project Fellow. She is based in Prague in Europe and makes sure Europe keeps Burning. Misa also loves to wear black and volunteer with Gate, Perimeter & Exodus. Her name should be written with diacritics, but it usually breaks computers...let's try it... Míša (pronounced as Misha or Meesha).
The night Molly Ditmore arrived at Burning Man 1998, she told everyone that she had come home. She didn't pack a flashlight or get any sleep. She volunteered at Media Mecca for six years, where she handled press inquiries from the music community and hosted an art tour. Costuming for Burning Man inspired her to sew again, a skill she learned in middle school home economics class. She is now a couture pattern-maker, custom clothier and rain hat maker. Molly got dusty from 1998-2009 and 2012-2015. She reads the comments.
Molly Rose promotes the civic impact Burners achieve in the world in her role as Program Manager for Burners Without Borders. She partners with leaders at all stages of civic aspirations, amplifies community initiatives, and supports the BWB network in self-organizing and decentralized networking. Molly is especially driven around access to creative expression, process and equity focused partnerships, and finding shared work in dynamic collaborations. Her favorite scent is growing tomatoes and she's a morning person on and off playa. Molly believes that our liberation is only shared, and she hopes to see you at dawn.
Matthew Reyes, aka Motorbikematt, is the producer of the official Burning Man webcast. On playa, he has helped build and fund space-themed art installations such as the Mars Rover Art Car and the Black Rock Observatory. In the default world, Matthew is a Product Manager at Dolby Laboratories empowering Mobile game studios create the most spectacular audio experiences. Formerly with NASA and GoPro, he has worked in deserts throughout North and South America, Africa, Australia, and Asia but still finds the Black Rock Desert to be his favorite of them all.
John Mosbaugh aka Moze is a SF Bay Area heretic and writer who's been hauling himself out to Black Rock City since the Nebulous Entity first beckoned him to check out this phenomenon known as Burning Man. Moze is a "Life Collector" who scribbles down encounters with you to share on the blog. He enjoys the hyper reality of that week in the desert enough to keep coming back. He's been on the Burning Man web team since aught two and has written for Piss Clear and the YEP (Yahoo Education Project). He doesn't speak for the org and he finds you fascinating. He celebrates you and loves it when you take away ideas from Burning Man and share them with the rest of the world. He likes to make grilled cheese on Burn Night afternoon and gift it to you because you're probably hungry. Moze is a big fan of fire, art, freedom and community.
Namiko "Koko" Uno is the Regional Network Coordinator at Burning Man Project, where she supports a thriving network of events and activities around the world. She's made her way to San Francisco by way of Los Angeles, England, New York, and Zambia. She has an ever-expanding love of people, early mornings, and hot cups of tea.
I am a new media artist and journalist from New York City who tells stories, takes photographs and designs things. My company is called Misfit Media.