Oregon Eclipse

Oregon Eclipse 2017 - Photo by Scott London

Much has already been written about the Oregon Eclipse gathering at Big Summit Prairie. The event brought together more than 30,000 people for a week of music, art, and ideas — and to witness the total eclipse of the sun.

It was described by some as a kind of Woodstock for the 21st century. It certainly conjured up images of the Summer of Love, with it’s focus on peace, love, and transformation and its rejection of the social and political status quo.

Others compared it to the Kumbh Mela — the famously massive spiritual pilgrimage that takes place in India every few years. The Oregon convergence certainly felt historic in significance, if not in scale.

I doubt the story of Oregon Eclipse can be adequately told except with the help of pictures. It was organized around a celestial phenomenon, one that gave us all a sense of experiencing something rare and wonderous together. That moment, when 30,000 of us gathered on a big field as the sky went dark, can hardly be described in words.

There was more to the event than just the eclipse. It was also a coming together of artists, innovators, and visionary types of all kinds to collaborate, inspire and create. Photos, at their best, capture that better than mere words.

Here are a few of mine, made over the course of five days of covering the event.

Oregon Eclipse Gathering - Photo by Scott London

Oregon Eclipse Gathering - Photo by Scott London

Oregon Eclipse Gathering - Photo by Scott London

Oregon Eclipse Gathering - Photo by Scott London

Oregon Eclipse Gathering - Photo by Scott London

Oregon Eclipse Gathering - Photo by Scott London

Oregon Eclipse Gathering - Photo by Scott London

Oregon Eclipse Gathering - Photo by Scott London

Oregon Eclipse Gathering - Photo by Scott London

Oregon Eclipse Gathering - Photo by Scott London

Oregon Eclipse Gathering - Photo by Scott London

Oregon Eclipse Gathering - Photo by Scott London

Oregon Eclipse Gathering - Photo by Scott London

Oregon Eclipse Gathering - Photo by Scott London

Oregon Eclipse Gathering - Photo by Scott London

Oregon Eclipse Gathering - Photo by Scott London

Oregon Eclipse Gathering - Photo by Scott London

Oregon Eclipse Gathering - Photo by Scott London

Oregon Eclipse Gathering - Photo by Scott London

Oregon Eclipse Gathering - Photo by Scott London