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People, place and participation

Step into the music, spaces and conversations of Awakenest. These photographs show shared practice, island discussions, cultural performances and the community that brings the festival to life.

Selected work

Photographs and published artwork chosen and written up by hand, gathered by subject.

Browse by session

Every photograph posted under one name, gathered in one place.

Moments across Awakenest

Festival photographs meet here as one living story, every edition mixed together.

Showing 49 to 96 of 1051 moments

  • Panel of three speaking to seated audience.
  • Panel discussion with four seated speakers.
  • Draped orange pink and green fabric banners.
  • Two women pose smiling near ticket sign.
  • Hands cradling a coconut, woman in sunflower dress.
  • Visitors at food market stall sign daytime.
  • Dancers moving freely under open pavilion.
  • Woman dances at forest ecstatic dance session.
  • Daytime dance circle with hula hoop near stage.
  • Crowd gathered around bonfire at night.
  • Audience seated for an outdoor talk session.
  • Fire performer spinning flaming poi at night.
  • Group sitting closely in circle outdoors.
  • Children at a natural dye craft table.
  • Seated group facing standing facilitator, black curtain backdrop.
  • Crowd high-fiving inside an industrial building.
  • Large group posed together at night under tree.
  • Man plays handpan surrounded by singing bowls.
  • Woman leads sound bath session in yellow dress.
  • Forest path past healing huts with seated people.
  • Crowd faces lit dome-tent stage at night.
  • Person doing yoga headstand outdoors.
  • Four practitioners hold a yoga pose outdoors.
  • Night circle seated on mats with musician, purple and green light.
  • Kids gymnastics team jumps in matching outfits.
  • Children gather at table receiving craft materials outdoors.
  • Child painting with adult at easel.
  • A moment from Medicine Circle at Awakenest.
  • A moment from Music Lounge by the Sea at Awakenest.
  • A moment from International Yoga Day at Awakenest.
  • Duo performing on stage by firepit at night.
  • Guitarist performs among trees at night.
  • Man singing and playing guitar under colored stage lights.
  • Close-up of hands receiving henna art.
  • Close-up of handmade ceramic mug on table.
  • Evening market stalls lit with string lights, people milling.
  • Thai dancers in costume performing on stage.
  • Girl dancer poses in gold crown and costume.
  • Three masked dancers performing before seated crowd.
  • Panel discussion audience seated on ground outdoors.
  • Woman speaking seated in open-air hall.
  • Woven string art circle installation closeup.
  • Two women share a friendly conversation.
  • Two men posing together, one in green shirt.
  • Wok of cooked leafy greens on outdoor stove.
  • Group standing outdoors with arms raised.
  • Crowd claps and dances at night.
  • Dancers performing near lit dome tent at night.

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