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"Up all night": Inside the photobook documenting the giddy glee of Glastonbury at dawn
In his latest book Not Done Yet, photographer Mischa Haller captures the euphoria, folly and intoxicated haze of Glastonbury revellers between 4AM and 8AM
It’s true when they say that Glastonbury never sleeps. No matter what hour, you’re bound to find tenacious revellers on every corner of Worthy Farm when the annual knees-up kicks off. Those hazy early mornings where time slips away and debauchery continues past sunrise are undeniably some of the best times you could experience at Glasto, even though you might not remember them the next day.
Photographer Mischa Haller has captured those euphoria-filled moments as part of his latest project, Not Done Yet: Glastonbury After the Music, a 38-page photo-documentary book looking through the lens at early-hours Glasto. Documenting festivalgoers and crew between the hours of 4:AM and 8:AM, Not Done Yet gives a snapshot of that giddy glee at dawn, after the “TV cameras have been turned off”.
“What happens after the after-hours? The rhythm of Glastonbury grows fuzzier, shaggier, totally unbound,” reads the blurb for Not Done Yet. “This is the time of peak wandering, tripping through the lights and laughter with no particular destination in mind. Never mind your maps and watches, you’re in a liminal world, between here and there, night and day."
From surreal settings at the stone circle to intoxicated queues at the toastie van, staff site clean-ups, empty fairground rides and DMC’s at Strummerville, Not Done Yet captures every alternative moment of Glasto after-hours. Check out some photos from the book, due for release on April 17, below.
