Each year more than 3,000 single men and women from country Australia pack into a large tent for a chance at finding love - or failing that, an evening of drinking, dancing and debauchery. Bachelor and Spinster's (B&S) balls have been called 'outdated' or 'dangerous' events, but for those growing up in the country they are simply something that's ingrained in the culture. Dating back to the early 1900s they provided eligible bachelors and bachelorettes - often from remote areas - an opportunity to meet and mingle, long before the days of social media. But times have changed since the first party. The black tie dress code has been relaxed and dinner dancing removed in favour of a festival style, alcohol-fuelled rave that often begins at midday on Saturday and goes until mid-morning on Sunday. Photographer Ingvar Kenne finds the parties provide the perfect opportunity to create art, silently observing the very Australian behaviours from a distance. For more than a year he has captured some incredible images for his picture book The Ball. Bachelor and Spinster's (B&S) balls have long been a tradition in regional Australia providing an opportunity for single women and men to meet in the days before social media. Individuals begin the event dressed up in style, but things quickly escalate. Swedish-born photographer Ingvar Kenne travelled to ten B&S balls across Australia and captured the scenes for his picture book 'The Ball' The efforts of this bachelor to impress a lady by doing chin-ups inside the farm shed do not seem to be working very well Mr Kenne attended ten B&S balls across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and the Northern Territory over a few years, taking thousands of photographs that captured the attendees in their element. He has since turned the photos into a pictorial book and told Daily Mail Australia each photo told a different story. 'For me it's all about each individual photograph. It has to be able to tell a story on its own merits, that was my own guideline for deciding if it made the book,' Mr Kenne said. 'What happens is when a lot of people congregate you see a lot of human emotions that we all know and can relate to. 'You kind of then build a narrative through people and what they are doing. 'I don't have an agenda about what you should think about the balls. I think they exist and the people that go love them, and I wanted to portray them as they are and what the viewer takes out of it is really up to them.' Mr Kenne recalls this picture well. He said: 'The girl is the hero and mesmorising in herself. It's the most chaotic photo in the book.' The photographer said the aim of his art was not to have revellers playing up for the camera, but instead to capture normal and natural human emotions As many as 3,000 people attend the events, often setting up camp at midday on Saturday and partying through until the next morning 'Each photo has to be able to tell a story on its own merits, that was my own guideline for deciding if it made the book,' Mr Kenne said This photo, which didn't make the cut for Mr Kenne's pictorial, shows a young woman ripping at what is left of an older man's white shirt. As this is going on the man attempts to balance a packet of cigarettes in one hand and two beers in his other The idea for Mr Kenne to photograph the enormous B&S balls all across the nation came after a suggestion from a friend. Having done similar work previously at karaoke bars and race days including the Melbourne Cup, the friend said it could be right up the Swedish-born photographers alley. When the gates open you have to be looking smart... but within about ten minutes all hell has broken loose! Ingvar Kenne - photographer Mr Kenne said that he quickly realised how much he enjoyed the balls. 'The first one was in Goondiwindi, Queensland. A friend suggested to me that I go and do a larger piece along the lines of "Drunk Australia", but I'm not interested in drunkenness, I'm interested in humans and emotions' he said. 'My first reaction was "wow, these things are massive". 'They begin arriving at about midday, you pick a spot and park your ute, and almost straight away start drinking. At 7pm when the gates open you have to be looking smart, but within about ten minutes all hell has broken loose. 'There's anywhere from 500 to 3,000 people and they are 24 hour events. They go all night and into the next day.' Mr Kenne said that even today when he sees any one of the thousands of photos that he took across the ten balls he attended, he can recall the exact moment. He claims not to have a favourite photo but there are some that he loves talking about and telling the stories off. This young man climbed the pole at the centre of the enormous marquee as the crowd cheered and pelted him with beer cans This 'larrikin', as described by Mr Kenne, had a drink in each hand and wasn't concerned by getting down and dirty at the 24-hour event After close to an entire day of partying these revellers took the opportunity to cool off in an inflatable pool, undeterred by the muddy water 'I think the biggest thing is that people to find their own way through it... in each photo there are so many different things that you can notice - that's why I love it,' Mr Kenne said of his book At the top of that list is the young man who provided entertainment for thousands of revellers when he climbed up the pole at the centre of the huge marquee. 'He was under a lot of pressure doing it, he had a greasy pole with people shouting and throwing beer cans at him as he made his way up,' the photographer recalls. 'Everyone was focussing on him reaching the top and you could really feel this energy inside the tent. 'In the book it's three images - him climbing up towards the top, him reaching the top and then you flip the page and see this picture of him sitting there. 'It's kind of a beautiful moment when he's up there. He's grabbing the pole and taking a second to forget about the crowd and soak it all in. 'But I think the biggest thing from the book is that people to find their own way through it. In each photo there are so many different things that you can notice - that's why I love it.' INGVAR KENNE ON SOME OF HIS FAVOURITE PHOTOS: GIRL STARING AMONG CROWD: 'I had a rule that if they had awareness of my camera I wouldn’t put that photo in because I wanted the photographs to be true to what you see and experience, rather than them playing up to my camera. But that’s the one that breaks the rule - she is the hero and mesmorising in herself. It’s the most chaotic photo in the book.' MAN HAVING HIS TIE ADJUSTED: 'I remember the moment, they were just getting ready – I think the sun was pretty low and about to go down. It was a tender moment, they were boyfriend and girlfriend and it's the quiet moment before they go in and go crazy.' REVELLER LAYING IN THE MUD: 'He was a larrikin. He was Mr Everywhere leading up to the ball. He had a great mullet and it had been raining, so it was really dirty and muddy and he decided to go swimming in it. Whenever I look at it it’s almost like he’s floating above the land drinking beer.' MAN IN THE BARREL (FRONT COVER): 'It was the last image I sent to the publishers and they said: "That's the cover". In the end I agreed with them, I think that's because seeing that picture you don't know where it is - maybe Australians would say that's in Australia, but it could be anywhere in the world.' All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility