The Story of Capitol Hill Block Party in Fifty Photographs
24 July 2017, 18:15
Photography by
Ian Young
This year's Seattle three-dayer captured in fifty stunning photos, featuring Diet Cig, Run The Jewels, Perfume Genius, Cloud Nothings, Mykki Blanco, Angel Olsen, Wolf Parade, Lord Huron and Torres.
Photos by Ian Young.
![Capitol Hill Block Party 01](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_01.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143131&s=6826ef5ea70532d06283cd07d5e62919)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 02 Diet Cig](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_02_-_Diet_Cig.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143134&s=0d3eb8d1a272265615ee5b9b5302aee6)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 03 Diet Cig](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_03_-_Diet_Cig.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143135&s=a0d659d273087390bb33da645fda993b)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 04 Diet Cig](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_04_-_Diet_Cig.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143137&s=33a64c844d8562c69974e67b784f1a2a)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 05 Diet Cig](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_05_-_Diet_Cig.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143138&s=32a643f5a8c6365d8b5f0e37392e4eca)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 06](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_06.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143139&s=2c238cfc2d45607ec80c8243186a01cb)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 07 Radio Head](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_07_-_Radio_Head.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143140&s=caabc16c4b1f1b1a924cb952ba6df4cb)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 08 Magic Giant](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_08_-_Magic_Giant.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143148&s=471ccb7a91fe44a5ca12eb8073dc6753)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 09 Magic Giant](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_09_-_Magic_Giant.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143151&s=99b33e2929bd9efc97844e0d21519056)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 10 Lizzo](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_10_-_Lizzo.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143152&s=dca2095ca3fd5a121bcaffe56b1a4004)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 11 Naked Giants](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_11_-_Naked_Giants.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143153&s=efd5e0a348c0c320268681f1413672b9)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 12 Mykki Blanco](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_12_-_Mykki_Blanco.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143154&s=c2f9bf18ac43f2119638e4cb5750f6ba)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 13 Mykki Blanco](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_13_-_Mykki_Blanco.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143156&s=248976ff05332663f6b56b3c3b101653)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 14 Mykki Blanco](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_14_-_Mykki_Blanco.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143162&s=9320ac4555a7ddc349e75fb1aadb42b6)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 15 Mykki Blanco](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_15_-_Mykki_Blanco.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143168&s=541d0bca568716fa4e4afa86f2e17eb8)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 16 Mykki Blanco](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_16_-_Mykki_Blanco.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143170&s=b01dc966a15c63eb45b13a7a5f5d1ce2)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 17](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_17.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143172&s=4f61a35c4175bf7f7242164b0cafd996)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 18 Mura Masa](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_18_-_Mura_Masa.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143173&s=1200b2b635312c63d95886a15c0ab015)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 19 Mura Masa](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_19_-_Mura_Masa.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143174&s=5cb4f2f44837e21b25572dbc71736c7e)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 20 Flor](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_20_-_Flor.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143176&s=068330cbbc7d74b56ad7221c38a72d49)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 21](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_21.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143179&s=c5454969a1c64abce776f73b027e5181)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 22 Kyle Craft](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_22_-_Kyle_Craft.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143180&s=b25f32fabe8848c3b00877615529d200)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 23](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_23.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143182&s=f9148cf5f4911958c6d8fe84822f4cc0)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 24](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_24.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143184&s=081a052bddf6a0e2eb18682f5c087a10)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 28 Run the Jewels](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_28_-_Run_the_Jewels.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143192&s=c0150f7c4e4c724051c925d207d6e76a)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 25 Run the Jewels](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_25_-_Run_the_Jewels.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143193&s=26ed0906bf21f99ee2038736b68235b7)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 27 Run the Jewels](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_27_-_Run_the_Jewels.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143195&s=bc635999a1bc26ba725846219bc96a2c)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 26 Run the Jewels](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_26_-_Run_the_Jewels.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143197&s=115a568fa41056ab5ce548796f8eb948)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 29 Run the Jewels](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_29_-_Run_the_Jewels.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143201&s=075b1533661b6abdb96fa40cbb5bcced)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 30](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_30.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143207&s=38a2bb7014c7e30c18e7199ef9f76216)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 31](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_31.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143208&s=2353609df32bc87fa7d05ffbfa11020c)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 32 Wolf Parade](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_32_-_Wolf_Parade.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143208&s=c1cad7ffecc7653182a93c4991deac34)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 33](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_33.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143210&s=99902b1478017555d3952559a5af9452)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 34 Free hugs](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_34_-_Free_hugs.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143210&s=31e2d81aa909779fdd3eca12315a1e08)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 35 Noname](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_35_-_Noname.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143217&s=08ae4158b7812c340228cbcf2df65b9a)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 36](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_36.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143219&s=a40a224ae677a696b38cc6faaaeade73)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 37 Saint Claire](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_37_-_Saint_Claire.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143221&s=d0a97567fb2868a0eb2fef31c0eec46d)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 38 Angel Olsen](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_38_-_Angel_Olsen.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143222&s=c8c0450b80c0797f93f57832d68bb271)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 39 Perfume Genius](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_39_-_Perfume_Genius.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143230&s=be39a99a991821f974c943c7f232e4e9)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 40 Perfume Genius](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_40_-_Perfume_Genius.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143232&s=28a84de077a618269057a18794a5853d)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 41 Perfume Genius](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_41_-_Perfume_Genius.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143233&s=968bed8dec4ddc95de502116d3dac374)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 42 Lord Huron](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_42_-_Lord_Huron.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143235&s=a857fa51b6aa8f6aaae6e118e1efcf16)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 43 Cloud Nothings](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_43_-_Cloud_Nothings.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143235&s=f81ce0b886e0799b909d20098399d08c)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 44 Torres](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_44_-_Torres.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143239&s=224488667a7f2665c6ac869fb0faba75)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 45](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_45.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143243&s=c6fa88a7a9306db6006ec54c98b99933)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 46](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_46.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143246&s=7b609ac00df51d9be9385fcba9159317)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 47](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_47.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143247&s=50156c711d50586ce8cf7c3ea4e028c2)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 48 Jai Wolf](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_48_-_Jai_Wolf.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143248&s=2b8e5817d08a15b1897e7ee2ba67abd5)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 49](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_49.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143249&s=8520850a27d3f9cc2840af85338aa690)
![Capitol Hill Block Party 50](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-capitol-hill-block-party-in-fifty-photographs/Capitol_Hill_Block_Party_50.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648143252&s=dbe799e0b816c7be67d07cfe14e9e1ae)
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