Eadweard Muybridge was one of the pioneers of photography, helping to explain human and animal motion via the use of multiple cameras. Today, we do the same on the dance floor: Seemingly any event that you stumble upon has myriad amateur and professional photographers documenting every human and (party) animal that walks through the door.

It's a primal thing, this urge to capture your memories—and the RA community has been incredibly diligent about it in 2008, posting more than 2,000 galleries over the course of the year from parties that took place in the usual haunts (London, New York, Berlin) and some unlikely ones as well (China, Singapore, South Africa). We thought there was no better way to say thanks to the hard-working artists that have shared their work with the world than to showcase it once more.

What follows are some of the best photographs to feature on RA, broken down by month, with some festival highlights thrown in for good measure. We hope you enjoy the show.

January 2008
a) A yawning Indian kickstarts his New Year at Field Day, Sydney, Australia
b) In Melbourne they're slightly more excited at Summadayze, Melbourne, Australia
c) Someone is watching over us all at Golden Gate, South, Italy
d) Gui Boratto's tools await his magic touch at Avalon, California, United States
e) Birthday wishes at Minimalhospital at Unit 7, London, United Kingdom
f) Peace at Wildlife Sundays, Florida, United States
g) The RPR Soundsystem takes over The End, London, United Kingdom
h) Who are we here to see again? Salted, Sydney, Australia
i) Ewan Pearson is attacked by laser slinkies at Mulletover January Sale, London, United Kingdom
j) New Young Pony Club bring the guitars to Enmore Theatre, Sydney, Australia
k) Craig Richards brings a bit of Fabric to Love, New York, United States

February 2008
a) Up close and personal with Mahogani Music's Andres at Prime Numbers 05, North, United Kingdom
b) The back of John Digweed's head at Transitions World Tour, Bangkok, Thailand
c) Kenny Larkin (we promise) at Jackin, Tel Aviv, Israel
d) James Zabiela flipping through his wallet at Good Vibrations, Sydney, Australia
e) Matthias Tanzmann bringing tech house to the Far East at Slide, Beijing, China
f) Baby Ford going back to his crate at Forbidden Fruit #6, Leuven, Belgium
g) Danny Tenaglia and his cycling teammate at We Love Techno, Florida, United States
h) A fitting backdrop for Redshape at Sequence Fourth Birthday, North, United Kingdom
i) The cross of Justice at Carling Academy, North, United Kingdom

March 2008
a) Sinden pondering his next move at The Cell, Midlands, United Kingdom
b) The kids got an earful at Bloc Weekend, South + East, United Kingdom
c) Junior Sanchez gets some love at Randomland, Toronto, Canada
d) Hands in the air for Minus' 10th anniversary at Fabric, London, United Kingdom
e) Jamie Jones: A model of concentration at Back to Basics, North, United Kingdom
f) A Ricardo Villalobos lookalike at Lost Souls, London, United Kingdom
g) Mr. Neil Quigley mixing it up at Dokk, Budapest, Hungary
h) Onur Ozer feeling the music oh so deeply at Organza17, Tokyo, Japan
i) Ellen Allien trainspotters at Boogy Bytes Tour, Nagoya, Japan
j) Kevin Saunderson looking slightly confused at Secretsundaze & Friends, London, United Kingdom
k) Markus Shulz banging it out at Future Music Festival, Sydney, Australia

Miami Winter Music Conference 2008
a) Steve Bug lets the light shine down at The Freak Tikki
b) There's no better welcome than the one you'll get at Nikki Beach
c) You could do worse than lounge at The Beatport Pool, Remix Hotel
d) The fashion choices get a bit weird at Sunday School for Degenerates
e) Say hello to Kristian's unicorn friend at Sunday School for Degenerates
f) Adam Beyer is living it up at The Drumcode Night, BED
g) Audiofly rocked the SAW Showcase, Shine, Shelbourne Hotel
h) Radio Slave filled in admirably for an ill Dominik Eulberg at RA vs. Kompakt, Pawn Shop
i) So intense it hurts, Cobblestone Jazz at Pawn Shop
j) Dancing with Freak 'N Chic on the top of Townhouse Hotel
k) Matthew Dear on the curiously immobile Spectral Boat Party
l) Hawtin ends his silence at Minus 10th Anniversary, Nocturnal Club
m) Moby, sipping a beverage at Fixed WMC Freakout, Studio A
n) Guy Gerber drops some science at One Night Only, Karu & Y
o) Claude VonStroke can't keep a smile off his face at Studio A

April 2008
a) Kompakt rules the room at Eat Your Own Ears, London, United Kingdom
b) A lady beckons at Pacha Ibiza, Sao Paulo, Brazil
c) A stoic Carl Craig at Technique, North, United Kingdom
d) A raver struggles to see out of his Kanye shades at Resolute, New York, United States
e) Anja smiling brightly at Mothership, Sao Paulo, Brazil
f) Smiles around (presumably) at Happy People Only, Paris, France
g) Kraftwerk claiming to be something they're not at The Fillmore, Colorado, United States
h) Radio Slave digging deep in the crates at Habit, North, United Kingdom
i) A blurry Roni Size at Sunset Beats, Poznan, Poland
j) Only at Hed Kandi, Tokyo, Japan
k) Matthew Dear at The Natural History Museum's One Step Beyond, New York, United States
l) A carefully cropped D. Ramirez at Import, Poznan, Poland
m) Sebo likes what he hears at mulletover and RA go to Brazil, London, United Kingdom
n) Half man/half horse at Lost Souls Techno Club, London, United Kingdom
o) They love their Heartthrob at Alte Diamantbrauerei, Leipzig, Germany

May 2008
a) Ladies love Gilles at Gilles Peterson Worldwide Festival, Singapore, Singapore
b) Loco Dice looking out over the crowd at Dissonanze, Rome, Italy
c) A fan expresses his devotion at Error_, North, United Kingdom
d) Hernan on a Renaissance journey at Studio, Budapest, Hungary
e) Sven being Sven at The End, London, United Kingdom
f) Armin Van Buuren is smoking at She Discoteca, Barcelona, Spain
g) The Martinez Brothers repping for Pacha at Dance Parade, New York, United States
h) Rhadoo playing the not-so-secretsundaze rave at "Secret Location," London, United Kingdom

Mutek 2008, Montreal, Canada
a) Noze, enjoying life at Mutek/Piknic 2, Parc Jean-Drapeau
b) Deadbeat reps one of his favorite groups performing at Nocturne 4, Metropolis
c) Modeselektor—before the champagne—at Nocturne 3, Metropolis
d) A mess of headphones at Nocturne 2, Society for Arts and Technology
e) Martyn fighting with the visuals at Mutek/Piknic 1, Parc Jean-Drapeau
f) Heart and Soul go to work at Nocturne 1, Society for Arts and Technology
g) Flying Lotus and Obama at Mutek/Piknic 1, Parc Jean-Drapeau
h) One-half of Chic Miniature at Society for Arts and Technology

Detroit Electronic Music Festival 2008
a) Proper ravers at DEMF Sunday, Hart Plaza, Michigan
b) Everything sounds better with amplification at DEMF Sunday, Hart Plaza, Michigan
c) Deadmau5 beheaded at DEMF Saturday, Hart Plaza, Michigan
d) Dubfire's shiny computer at DEMF Monday, Hart Plaza, Michigan
e) A bearded Hawtin gets on Traktor and goes to work at DEMF Sunday, Hart Plaza, Michigan
f) DBX playing a rare live show at DEMF Saturday, Hart Plaza, Michigan

June 2008
a) Steve Lawler plays it cool at Avaland, California, United States
b) A surprised Ricardo Villalobos at Fabric, London, United Kingdom
c) A Dusty Kid at Together Scala, London, United Kingdom
d) Old Faithful at Goa Electronic Sundays, Madrid, Spain
e) Sharam playing South America at Gotica, Lima, Peru
f) The Kanye glasses strike again at Organza 20, Tokyo, Japan
g) An official Sunday Adventure Club pirate at Postbahnhof, Berlin, Germany
h) Circoloco—when it was open—at DC-10, Ibiza, Spain

Sonar 2008, Barcelona
a) Music and gym class at Sonar By Day, CCCB
b) A mountain person at Secretsundaze, La Terrrazza
c) Heidi looking electric at RA Sonar Party, Macarena
d) Luciano and Loco with matching shirts at Raum Open Air, Velodromo de Horta
e) Minus make Contakt at Sonar By Night, Fira Gran Via

July 2008
a) Mathew Jonson twiddling knobs at Cinespace, California, United States
b) The Pink Panther at Secretsundaze, London, United Kingdom
c) Fabio spinning some old school tunes at AKA's 10th Birthday, London, United Kingdom
d) A calming influence: Karizma at Goa Ibiza Electronic, Ibiza, Spain
e) The masses at Monegros, Zaragoza, Spain
f) Burridge & Fanciulli: BFF at Kecel Festival, Budapest, Hungary
g) Toby Tobias launches his Space Shuffle at Plastic People, London, United Kingdom
h) Ladies love The Martinez Brothers at She Discoteca, Barcelona, Spain
i) The stockade ravers at Lovebox Weekender, London, United Kingdom
j) Guess the name of this event... at Exit Festival, Petrovaradin Fortress, Serbia

August 2008
a) A man (Sasha) and his machine (Maven) at Back to Basics, North, United Kingdom
b) Another Heartthrob sighting at Stars Gathering, Zeleni Gaj, Slovenia
c) Efdemin being careful not to upset the balance at Meandyou, North, United Kingdom
d) Weatherall going grunge at Fabric, London, United Kingdom
e) A reflecting DJ at Kr02, Cape Town, South Africa
f) Coxy enjoying himself at South West Four, London, United Kingdom
g) It's winter Down Under at Splendour in the Grass, Sydney, Australia
h) But not at The Big Chill, South + East, United Kingdom
i) The Crookers bring the ruckus at Field Day Official Afterparty, London, United Kingdom
j) Mayer rocking The White Isle at Goa, Ibiza, Spain
k) Trentemoller and his many machines at The Big Chill, South + East, United Kingdom

September 2008
a) Magda rocks the rooftop at Standard Hotel, California, United States
b) Minus fans fill an arena at Parc Del Forum, Barcelona, Spain
c) Tycho fills the room at Decibel's Ghostly showcase at Baltic Room, Washington, United States
d) Cassy goes to the Far East at Sputnik, Nagoya, Japan
e) Stacey Pullen in green at D-Edge, Sao Paulo, Brazil
f) An original gangsta at Nocturnal Festival, California, United States
g) RA takes over at Space, Ibiza, Spain
h) Shit Robot brings Death From Abroad to Vegas Club, Sao Paulo, Brazil
i) Len Faki opens up the new edition of Mint Club, North, United Kingdom

October 2008
a) Bill Patrick on the roof at Standard Hotel, California, United States
b) Sex Trothler at Louche, North, United Kingdom
c) Going deep at Fabric, London, United Kingdom
d) Going even deeper at Bookbinders, North, United Kingdom
e) Stefan Goldmann gets macro at LT.ED, London, United Kingdom
f) A session with Samuel L. Session at Brown Alley, Melbourne, Australia
g) Like only Swedes know how at Cinespace, California, United States
h) Parisian DJ Chloe spins her gothic house at Safe, Florida, United States

Amsterdam Dance Event 2008, Netherlands
a) Kevin Saunderson talks history at ADE, Amsterdam, Netherlands
b) Todd Terje brings the disco at A Space Disco Inferno, Westerliefde
c) Wink and D'Julz jostle for position at Ovum Label Night, MTV Studios
d) RA + Innervisions = A Critical Mass at Melkweg, Amsterdam
e) Shinedoe surveys the crowd at 100% Pure / Intacto / Remote Area Label Night, Flex Bar

November 2008
a) Morillo makes his feelings plain at Anzuclub, Sao Paulo, Brazil
b) David Guetta feels the Thanksgiving vibe at Pacha, New York, United States
c) DJ Bone checks his levels at Warehouse, California, United States
d) Melchior and his scarf get minimal at The Bunker, New York, United States
e) Kids on their way to church make a brief stop at The Warehouse Project, North, United Kingdom
f) Melchior and his scarf, Luciano and the Cadenza Mafia at The Warehouse Project, North, United Kingdom
g) Baracca celebrates Halloween at Baracca, East, Spain
h) Halloween continues with Audiofly, Tiefschwarz and Steve Lawler at Mansion, Florida, United States
i) Mr C knows something you don't at Veryverywrongindeed, North, United Kingdom
j) Theo Parrish reps his label at Club to Club, North, Italy
k) 2000 and One keeps his eyes on the prize at Club to Club, North, Italy
l) South Americans love Corsten at Anzuclub, Sao Paulo, Brazil
m) Danny Howells brings the pain at Blowfish, Jakarta, Indonesia
n) Above & Beyond working the crowd at Global Gathering, Sydney, Australia

December 2008
a) Boys Noize can't bear to look at The Warehouse Project, North, United Kingdom
b) Luciano sails away at Starship Sydney, Sydney, Australia
c) The Wighnomy Brothers roll up their sleeves at Twitch, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
d) This Is.. Sander K doing the locomotion at Ministry of Sound, London, United Kingdom
e) Miss Fitz celebrates Hanukkah at The Bunker, New York, United States
f) M.A.N.D.Y.'s Philipp Jung going business casual at Macarena, Barcelona, Spain
g) The ink at Sunburn Festival, Goa, India
h) Âme's Frank Wiedemann & Solomun plot their course across the House Ship, Brazil
i) The House Ship itself at (where else?) House Ship, Brazil
j) Robert Babicz: Too busy to brush the hair out of his eyes at Brown Alley, Melbourne, Australia
k) Modeselektor lose their heads at RA's Xmas Party, matter, London, United Kingdom
l) Reaching for the sky at NEVEREVERLAND, Sydney, Australia

Special thanks go out to Nik Torrens, Matt Cohen, Nicole Cussell, Nick Ensing, Bruce Gilling, Lisa Local, Marion, Sonny Me, Patrick Munoz, Siana Petrova, Boris Prutkovsky, Matthew Piatkowski, Scott Sanders, Christopher Soltis, Diego Tabango, Christopher Thomarios, Seze Devres, Andy Vermulian and all of the photographers that submitted photos in 2008.