Burning Man officially begins — here's the first photos from the playa

The week-long Burning Man festival officially began Sunday.

While most festival-goers are currently in traffic en route to the "playa," as the desert land is called, some are already there live-tweeting:

—Nellie Bowles (@NellieBowles) August 30, 2015

—Nellie Bowles (@NellieBowles) August 30, 2015

—Grover Norquist (@GroverNorquist) August 29, 2015

—Noel Cornell (@noelc) August 30, 2015

—Alexis Neely (@AlexisNeely) August 30, 2015

—Trevor Hughes (@TrevorHughes) August 30, 2015

Here's the latest on Instagram:

I'm coming home #BurningMan #burningman2015 #playa #homesweethome @bcrawford_la @rteska

A photo posted by Polina Putilova (@_polinarexy) on Aug 31, 2015 at 9:45am PDTAug 31, 2015 at 9:45am PDT

Angel Cloud Wings #mayanwarrior #burningman #burningman2015 #clouds

A photo posted by @pablolevinas on Aug 31, 2015 at 12:17pm PDTAug 31, 2015 at 12:17pm PDT

Sunday funday. To the Plya they go. #AcroYoga at #BurningMan ! Be prepared for the show! It is beautiful to find grace in the creativity of art. Go forth with your #AYlifestyle and share your heart. Thank you @ModernTarzan and @EveInMotion for tagging #WhereiAcro all the way from #BlackRockCity

A photo posted by AcroYoga (@acroyoga) on Aug 30, 2015 at 7:41pm PDTAug 30, 2015 at 7:41pm PDT

Reno ✈️ Black Rock City "Oh this is my travel outfit" #burningman #burningman2015 #NoLines

A photo posted by Afrodet (@afrodetz) on Aug 31, 2015 at 11:21am PDTAug 31, 2015 at 11:21am PDT

When there's nothing left to burn, you have to set yourself on fire #BurningMan

A photo posted by @cant_seawell on Aug 31, 2015 at 11:10am PDTAug 31, 2015 at 11:10am PDT

Welcome Home #BurningMan #2015 #BlackRockCity

A photo posted by Clement Bauer (@clementsbauer) on Aug 31, 2015 at 10:58am PDTAug 31, 2015 at 10:58am PDT

Simon StrawHat, President Palmtree, Mr. Dice, Menkmeister General and The Corporal Cowboy are ready to burn. #DutchBoyBand #MrDiceLeadsinger? #Chevy #Suburban #BurningMan #BurningMan2015 #LadsOnTour #CalmBeforeTheStorm #Hastag ##

A photo posted by Tim Menko (@fcmenko) on Aug 31, 2015 at 10:06am PDTAug 31, 2015 at 10:06am PDT

There is also a Burning Man livestream:

Get the latest updates via the official Burning Man Twitter feed.

While the livestream is from fairly far away, here's a closer look at some of what past years have had to offer:

Business Insider/Aly Weisman

Business Insider/Aly Weisman

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Business Insider/Aly Weisman

Business Insider/Aly Weisman

REUTERS/Jim Urquhart