About Scott

Scott London is an award-winning photographer based in southern California. His work has been widely published in magazines and newspapers, including Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Newsweek, The Atlantic, Forbes, Architectural Digest and the New York Times. His images have also appeared in many books.

Scott is perhaps best known for his images of Burning Man. His book Burning Man: Art on Fire, a collaboration with writer Jennifer Raiser, has been in print for over a decade. In June 2024, a newly revised and expanded edition was awarded two Indie Book Award gold medals, including “Best Coffee Table Book of the Year.”

He has exhibited his work internationally in galleries and museums, including the Smithsonian Institution’s landmark No Spectators exhibition at the Renwick Gallery, and the Living exhibition at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark.

Scott’s career got its start in public broadcasting. His radio interviews and documentaries have been heard on NPR stations across the United States. He has also written for many newspapers and magazines and authored several books.

Scott was born in Washington D.C. At the age of five, his family moved to Stockholm, Sweden, where he was raised and educated—and where, as a teenager, he taught himself photography and built his first darkroom. He returned to the U.S. in his mid-20s and eventually landed on the West Coast. It’s been said that America is built on a tilt and everything loose slides to California.

Press & Interviews

Burning Man Diaries — Forbes Magazine

Scott London: Burning Man — Pocko Times

Wild Wheels — Air Mail

This Photographer’s Pics Hum with Electric Energy — Uproxx

A Photographer Delves Into the Dust — Monterey County Weekly

Interview with Scott London — Professional Photographer Magazine

White Hot Truth — Harper’s Bazaar India

Artsy Autos at Burning Man — CNN

Bombay Beach Biennale — San Francisco Chronicle

An Interview with Scott London — Arts Illustrated

Best Photos of 2015 — Rolling Stone

Absurd Automobile Photography — Trend Hunter

Scott London: Burning Man — It’s Nice That

Extraordinary Burning Man Scenes — My Modern Met

Can Attending Burning Man Change Your Life? — This Happened Here

Rendez-Vous Entre Cramés — Trajectoire Magazine

At Work