Portraits of Gatherings by Yakov Barton

People,
together.

I love photographing eccentric festivals, quirky parties, performance art, and other high-frequency gatherings, where people shed their layers, rewild, and access peak states of being.

Festivals · performances · parties · celebrations

Two elaborately costumed people reclining together on a red couch.

Two women in powdered wigs laughing together at a party.

Costumed man with face paint, a bright feather, and an ecstatic upward gaze.

White-clad figure framed by a dramatic translucent sculptural form.

Woman in black costume seated dramatically in a richly colored room.

Fire performer standing beneath two sweeping wings of flame in darkness.

DJ absorbed in an illuminated mixing table surrounded by artwork.

Woman holding a camera and smiling from inside a lively party.

Artist standing with a series of vivid figurative paintings.

Playfully dressed couple holding a garden gnome in a wooded setting.

Two women wearing ornate crowns embracing in bright outdoor light.

Pregnant woman in a patterned red dress posing exuberantly among red fans and tinsel.

Costumed couple sharing a playful and intimate moment at a party.

Singer performing in deep red stage light.

Guitarist kneeling in bright costume during an outdoor performance.

Keyboardist singing beneath stage lights.

Performer partially obscured by violet smoke and saturated stage light.

Portraits

People, in their element.

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People,together.

People, in their element.

People,
together.