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Lush Photos of the Woods at Night Taken on LSD

By Judy Berman on

It’s an egregious critical cliché to say that a song sounds like or a movie looks like it was made “on acid.” But we’ll allow ourselves to use the term in this case, because as its title suggests, Canadian photographer Benoit Paillé’s LSD series really was. As he recalls, Paillé dropped acid and headed into the woods, where he lit a candle and took these four-minute-exposure photos. He calls them “a meditation about the holism of nature surrounding me.” However you feel about the chemical and spiritual process through which they were made, it’s hard to argue with their lush, saturated beauty. Click through to see the series, which we spotted via Booooooom, and visit Paillé’s website for more of his work. … Read More

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Photos: Inside Rainbow Gatherings' Intentional Communities

By Judy Berman on

Burning Man may be America’s most famous temporary intentional community, but it’s hardly the only well-attended, utopian, bohemian retreat. The global Rainbow Family of Living Light, formed in 1968, is a leaderless, non-violent, anti-commercial, ecologically aware group that regularly holds open, multi-day outdoor Rainbow Gatherings all over the world — the largest of which can attract up to 30,000 people. Due to the unique nature of these events and the Rainbow Family’s values, photography is rarely allowed at the gatherings. Luckily, the group made an exception for Canadian photographer Benoit Paillé, a longtime attendee who feels so strongly about the experience that he named his series My Family. See some of our favorite images from Rainbow Gatherings in Spain, Mexico, and Canada after the jump. Then, be sure to check out Paillé’s Flickr page for many more photos, along with the fascinating stories behind them. … Read More

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