Mark Davis 

Purple haze: Coachella festival seen through an infrared lens – in pictures

Call it the anti-Instagram shot. Using an infrared lens, photographer Mark Davis has been roaming crowds at Coachella for a series of "infrascapes". Here's a look at the revellers, bands and OTT art installations at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California
  
  


Becoming Human, an art installation by Christian Ristow, looms over crowds at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California
Becoming Human, an art installation by Christian Ristow, looms over crowds at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella
The Indio landscape extends beyond the perimeter of the Empire Polo Club
The Empire Polo Club has hosted the music festival, reportedly one of the most profitable in the US, since 1999. Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella
Revellers admire Lightweave, an art installation by Alexis Rochas
Revellers admire Lightweave, an art installation by Alexis Rochas. Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella
Capital Cities perform during day two
American Indie-pop group Capital Cities perform on day two of Coachella. Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella
Teepees stand next to Lake El Dorado
Close quarters … camping in style in tepees near Lake El Dorado. Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella
The Jive Joint
The Jive Joint, a self-described "indie boutique festival", brings improv workshops, open mic events and variety shows to Coachella. Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella
A reveller stops to have her picture taken
A Coachella reveller basks in the infrared sun. Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella
Customers pour in and out of the Craft Beer tent
With varieties from indie brewers around the US, the Craft Beer Barn at Coachella is no ordinary beer garden. A drink will reportedly set you back $10 (£6). Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella
Palm trees stand out against dark clouds
Palm trees stand out against dark clouds. Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella
A general view of the festival on day three
Day three of Coachella and not a cloud in sight. Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella
A girl sits on another reveller's shoulders for a better view
I'm coming to get you … the Coachella monsters strikes again. Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella Photograph: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella
 

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