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Justin Bieber @ Verizon Center

Posted on November 11, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 5th, 2012 - Teen recording sensation Justin Bieber begins his concert at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. by entering on a giant pair of prop wings. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/ For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

Last week I got the chance to shoot Justin Bieber. I can still hear the girls screaming.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 5th, 2012 - Teen recording sensation Justin Bieber performs at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. as part of his Believe Tour. The tour, named after his sophomore album, is expected to play over 80 shows in North America, Europe, and Asia. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/ For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 5th, 2012 - Teen recording sensation Justin Bieber performs at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. as part of his Believe Tour. The tour, named after his sophomore album, is expected to play over 80 shows in North America, Europe, and Asia. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/ For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

The show was an arena-sized spectacle, with Biebs making his entrance suspended in air on a pair of prop wings. After he landed, it was a lot of dancing and, again, screaming girls.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 5th, 2012 - Teen recording sensation Justin Bieber performs at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. as part of his Believe Tour. The tour, named after his sophomore album, is expected to play over 80 shows in North America, Europe, and Asia. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/ For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

We were positioned on the right side of the floor (stage left) against the floor railing. It was a unique perspective to shoot from (usually we are either in the pit or at the soundboard) and that’s always a good thing, although I was stuck with mostly profile photos. There weren’t a lot of chance to get Biebs looking directly at my lens.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 5th, 2012 - Teen recording sensation Justin Bieber performs at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. as part of his Believe Tour. The tour, named after his sophomore album, is expected to play over 80 shows in North America, Europe, and Asia. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/ For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 5th, 2012 - Teen recording sensation Justin Bieber performs at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. as part of his Believe Tour. The tour, named after his sophomore album, is expected to play over 80 shows in North America, Europe, and Asia. (Photo by Kyle Gustafson/ For The Washington Post) (Kyle Gustafson/For The Washington Post)

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Justin Bieber @ Verizon Center – 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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