Every year, our photographers snap, click, and record hundreds of gigs of photos and video at concerts and festivals across the globe. After all, what would The Sights And Sounds be without a good helping of the Sights? As music festivals and live events continue to evolve and shift toward a more dynamic and experiential landscape, music isn’t the only thing attendees have to look forward to anymore. Art, food, installations & activations, costumes, yoga, and more have spread and caught on like wild fire across the festival scene and with it comes all the opportunity in the world to begin to expand what “festival” photography can look like. Here we have curated some of the best shots from The Sights And Sounds team from 2016 (literally up until the ball dropped for 2017). There are artists and performers, audience members and bystanders, and plenty of the in between. Spanning Burning Man to VOLT Festival in Hungary, 2016 has been a magical year for photography, and we can’t wait to capture 2017 in all it’s glory.

We start our curated journey with a photo memorial to Pumpkin, aka Nick Alvarado, an unbelievably talented and loved performer who passed away shortly after one of his final sets at Serenity Gathering with Random Rab, pictured here. You will be missed.

Photo by: Christopher Pitcher – Pumpkin & Random Rab, Serenity Gathering, CA

Photo by: Kris Kish – VOLT Festival, Hungary

Photo by: Kris Kish – Burning Man, NV

Photo by: Kris Kish – Lightning In A Bottle, CA

Photo by: Kris Kish – Serenity Gathering, CA

Photo by: Seth Bunting – Burning Man, NV

Photo by: Kris Kish – Burning Man, NV

Photo by: Kris Kish – Axwell /\ Ingrosso, VOLT Festival, Hungary

Photo by: Kris Kish – Woogie Weekend, CA

Photo by: Kyle Cummins – GRiZ, Good Will Prevail Tour

Photo by: Lexy Galvis – Flume, Snowglobe Music Festival, CA

Photo by: Kris Kish – Skillet, VOLT Festival, Hungary

Photo by: Kris Kish – Woogie Weekend, CA

Photo by: Kris Kish – Lee Burridge, Lightning In A Bottle, CA

Photo by: Kris Kish – Lightning In A Bottle, CA

Photo by: Christopher Pitcher – Further Future, NV

Photo by: Christopher Pitcher – Burning Man, NV

Photo by: Kris Kish – Lightning In A Bottle, CA

Photo by: Christopher Pitcher – Schpongle, Serenity Gathering, CA

Photo by: Lexy Galvis – ODESZA, Snowglobe Music Festival, CA

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