Photos for August 31, 2009

Smoke from the wildfires burning in the Angeles National Forest is seen from downtown Los Angeles on Aug. 31, 2009.

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Flames approach homes in La Crescenta, California. The out of control Station Fire has burned more than 105,000 acres and has forced thousands of evacuations as nearly 12,000 homes are threatened.

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I was so happy to discover this special moment from the Busta Rhymes set. I happened to snap just when this guy got clocked by the "It Might Get Loud" promotional beach ball. It's special moments like this that I long to capture for you, dear readers.

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Crowds at sunset, waiting for Busta Rhymes.

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Public Enemy's Flavor Flav still workin' it after all these years. Street Scene, 2009.

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The mighty Sharon Jones!

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Sharon Jones' heels and ankle bracelets. I love that Andy shot so many shoes - how did I not think of that? I mean, I'm certain I love shoes more than Andy. By the way, did you ever rock the ankle bracelet? I totally did back in the day.

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Sharon Jones of Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings dances up a storm at Street Scene. If you ever get a chance to see them, don't miss it. They put on a great show.

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Indie pop duo Matt and Kim at Street Scene.

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Crocodiles' footwear.

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The Crocodiles performing at Street Scene, 2009.

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More crowds...totally feelin' it.

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The crowd watching M.I.A. at Street Scene, 2009. I just love crowd shots from music shows - they can contain so much drama and emotion.

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M.I.A. at Street Scene, 2009. I don't know how she could see any of the crowd with the sunglasses - she was performing at night!

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M.I.A. dancer "White Boy" at Street Scene, 2009. He was wearing a Michael Jackson t-shirt, as were some of the band members. There was a photographer in the pit with me wearing a Michael Jackson head band. It was Michael Jackson's birthday on Saturday.

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M.I.A. performs at Street Scene, 2009. She was wearing biking shorts with patterned boxer shorts over top. Is that old school???

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Street Scene crowd.

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Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses, featuring his shirt.

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Rob Myers, long-time guitarist of Thievery Corporation, plays the sitar.

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Thievery Corporation performs at Street Scene with their signature mix of collaborators from around the world. Rob Garza and Eric Hilton's heads are featured in this shot!

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One of Thievery Corporation's many collaborators. The critically-acclaimed DJ duo of Rob Garza and Eric Hilton can be seen in back behind the DJ booth. None of us were tall enough to actually get them!

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The crowd waits for Thievery Corporation to take the stage at Street Scene, 2009.

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Girl Talk and his huge posse of dancers and fans on stage during Street Scene, 2009.

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Girl Talk before his performance at Street Scene, 2009.

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Nathan Williams of Wavves.

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Crowds at sunset during Street Scene, 2009

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Alison Mosshart of The Dead Weather. Not the best picture, but her hair was in her face the entire time so I share it only so you can see what she actually looked like that night.

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