Faces of Glastonbury over the years captured in photography collection

The gates have only been open a few hours and already thousands of people have travelled from across the globe to the tiny Somerset village where music festival dreams are made. Naming it The Pilton Portrait, after the village six miles east of Glastonbury itself that hosts the iconic event, his striking images capture the fascinating faces behind one of Britain's greatest cultural events of its time. Pictured is Betram, a man pictured in a dress and angel wings, in a picture entitled 'Stone circle angel' The Pilton Portrait: Despite the name, Glastonbury actually takes place in a village called Pilton, which is six miles east of Glastonbury in Somerset. Pictured: One of the portraits of an unnamed festival-goer called 'Somewhere in the Unfair Ground' Circus performer Christina is captured by photographer and veteran Glastonbury-goer Matthew Joseph in this striking image. Babies have also been born at the festival Farm worker Callum is pictured by his tractor in Pilton, Somerset as local farmers prepare the land for the huge event Regular Glastonbury performer Joe, of Freddie and the Freeloaders, is pictured backstage with his guitar and some beers before he starts a set at one of the smaller stages the festival has on offer Charities have been supporting Glastonbury since it started in 1970.