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Bon Iver @ Merriweather

Posted on October 14, 2012

COLUMBIA, MD - September 15th, 2012 - Justin Vernon and C.J. Camerieri of Bon Iver perform at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. The group graduated from large clubs to amphitheatres on the success of their second, self-titled album. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

I’m no fan of Bon Iver, but I did enjoy shooting late last year at the 9:30 Club. There was great light and and good sight lines, neither of which are a given at America’s best rock club. Sadly, conditions were much worse at Merriweather, where you have to try very hard to have bad lighting. The stage was cluttered with a bunch of lights they barely used during our shooting time, so there were only a few angles to shoot from. Justing also sat and played the keyboard during one of our songs, which didn’t exactly help things.

COLUMBIA, MD - September 15th, 2012 - Rob Moose, Justin Vernon, C.J. Camerieri and Reginald Pace of Bon Iver perform at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. The group graduated from large clubs to amphitheatres on the success of their second, self-titled album. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

COLUMBIA, MD - September 15th, 2012 - Rob Moose, Justin Vernon and C.J. Camerieri of Bon Iver perform at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD. The group graduated from large clubs to amphitheatres on the success of their second, self-titled album. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

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Bon Iver @ Merriweather – Images by Kyle Gustafson

Kyle Gustafson is a freelance photographer based in Washington, D.C. His work appears weekly in The Washington Post. Complex Magazine named him one of the 50 Greatest Concert Photographers Right Now.

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