My friend  Art Gimbel knew just when to snap the perfect shot of an enchanting moment. After attending events in 80 countries, he knew just how to capture the essence of a festival. Before cofounding Fest300 with Chip Conley , Art's imagery was featured by National Geographic, The Discovery Channel, and Sports Illustrated. He used to say that all he wanted to do was to make people look good and so he never published an unflattering photograph. I had the great privilege of curating Art's work for Fest300 for two years and these are my very favorite photos.

Burning Man 2010

Iceland Airwaves 2012

Holi 2013

Japan's Ice Waterfall Festival 2013

Otaru Gleaming Snow Festival 2013

Bay to Breakers 2013

How Weird Street Faire 2013

San Francisco Pride 2013

Wanderlust 2013

Lightning in a Bottle 2013

Outside Lands 2013

Burning Man 2013

Symbiosis Gathering 2013

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2013

Día de los Muertos 2013

Chinese New Year 2014

Coachella 2014

Lightning in a Bottle 2014

Electric Daisy Carnival 2014

High Sierra Music Festival 2014

Shambhala Music Festival 2014

Burning Man 2014

TomorrowWorld 2014

The BPM Festival 2015

Envision Festival 2015

Slothfest 2015

Did you have any favorite photos by Art? I would love to see them in the comments below.