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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

3 years

Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins, Seattle, 1997.

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3 years

Spending my morning spotting this to print a 20X24 (old slides can be a real pain). Sir Mix-a-Lot and Posse on Broadway, 1989. This was my first ever cover shoot fora pub. Man was I nervous... and nearly blew it as more than half of the slides were severely underexposed!

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Charles Peterson

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2 years

Chris Cornell, 1985.

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Charles Peterson

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2 years

Happy birthday to this guy. If all goes as planned, next year your fans will have a very special present to look forward to on this day.

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1 year

Still what I consider one of my signature images.

The Grunge Scene

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1 year

34 years ago today, Soundgarden released their major label debut LOUDER THAN LOVE

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Charles Peterson

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3 years

God dammit. Rest in peace Mark.

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Charles Peterson

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6 months

Shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden death of Steve Albini today at the age of 61 of a heart attack in his studio. Anyone who k nows anything about music in the eighties and nineties doesn't need to be told what he accomplished and stood for. R.I.P. Big Black Seattle, 1987.

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Charles Peterson

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3 years

Happy birthday Kurt.

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Charles Peterson

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2 years

How about an unpublished Nirvana photograph to beat the heat? This and the next night with Mudhoney were the two hottest shows I ever photographed. I had to blow dry the inside of my Nikon body out after coming home. Seattle, COCA 8/26/89. Stay safe out there.

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Charles Peterson

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7 months

Today is a sad day for me, but also a day to remember who Kurt was, how much he accomplished, and how he touched so many lives. He broke the mold, crumbled it into small, tiny pieces, and then scattered them over the deepest of oceans. Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver B.C 3/8/91

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2 years

Another sad loss right at the end of 2022. Rest in peace Jeremiah Green. Modest Mouse, Seattle, 1993.

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Charles Peterson

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2 years

Very sad to hear the news of Van Connor's passing, far too young.

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Charles Peterson

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2 years

Kurt Cobain, Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver B.C. 3/8/91. Another great Nirvana photo NOT in the book. Pre-sale announcement coming soon!

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

3 years

Before digital, we shot this thing called film, often 'bulk loaded' into reusable cassettes to save $, which could lead to the roll of film running out in the space of a photo, like this example here of Kurt at Beehive Records, 9/16/91.

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Charles Peterson

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8 months

Happy Birthday Kurt. I honestly have no idea what my life would be like without your talent and legacy. Launch of "Charles Peterson's Nirvana" at @subpop Seattle store 6-9. It's a small space, a few framed prints on display for sale, a slide show of outtakes, and books for sale.

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Charles Peterson

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4 months

35 years ago the album that changed my life was released. 1989 of was the summer of ' Bleach' while living in a big shared apartment which saw the likes of Soundgarden, L7, TAD, Mudhoney, Lanegan, through its doors to be photographed. An unforgettable time. Annex Seattle 4/7/89

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7 months

For the real fans out there: Nirvana, Reading, 8/30/92. Unpublished. Thanks for sticking up for me and Kurt and the band and kicking against the conspiracy pricks.

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Charles Peterson

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2 years

GM. Editing the Nirvana book while the family is still out of town. Need to blast Nirvana while working! Non-linear edit, so it's all about the feel!

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3 years

A little grunge for a stormy Sunday... Kurt Cobain, Raji's, LA, 2/15/90.

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Charles Peterson

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2 years

I meant to do this earlier today, but how about a little gift for you all on my 59th birthday? An unpublished shot of Kurt, Seattle Center Coliseum, 9/11/92.

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2 years

Kurt could have sung the phone book and made you mad, sad, elated, and grateful, all at the same time. It didn't matter his lyrics often made little sense, it was his voice that was his soul, and the melody and rancor of his guitar his heart... (for long version go to my Insta)

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Charles Peterson

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3 years

NFT Collectors: This is music history. It will never happen again. This is it, a moment etched in time.

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

2 years

The In Utero collage that Kurt made. A print of this was used to do the photo manipulation on the back cover of the album. Seattle, the Sand Point rental, 1993.

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Charles Peterson

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2 years

Nirvana COCA (Center Of Contemporary Art) Sub Pop showcase. Seattle 8/26/89. I think this sums up the energy that night very nicely. A recent dig.

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2 years

One year gone. Mark Lanegan, Seattle, 1998.

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2 years

Mark Lanegan, Western State hospital ruins, Steilacoom, 1990.

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Charles Peterson

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1 year

Happy Birthday to the legendary Krist Novoselic. He's still a year younger than me, after all these years.

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Charles Peterson

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2 years

And a big happy birthday to Mike McCready. Pearl Jam, Caiscais, Portugal, 1996.

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Charles Peterson

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1 year

Keeps reminding me of the early days at Sub Pop (minus the tacky fixtures). Of course we were storing Mudhoney and TAD records next to the toilet, not nuclear secrets. @subpop

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1 year

HBD Chris. Paramount Theater lobby, Seattle, 1993. #nudedragonsofficial

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Charles Peterson

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3 years

Mark Lanegan, Little Saigon, Seattle, 1996.

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Charles Peterson

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3 years

I've given in and I think it's about time. Charles Peterson: Nirvana: The Book. Stage 1 - only about 100 prints to go.

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

1 year

Sent Krist a pdf of the finished book today, and this is what he had to say about it: "Wow! What an incredible book!!!!!! Congratulations and thanks for honoring Nirvana in such a way!!!!!!!!!!!" Preorder yours at

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

2 years

In the lead up to a major announcement hopefully by the end of the month, I will be posting some Nirvana photos that are NOT in the book. How's that for a tease?

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Charles Peterson

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3 years

Nirvana live at the Paramount 12/21/91 screening at the Paramount last night.

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2 years

Two images I love, but just weren't playing well with others. Cracked that code this morning. Nirvana, Rajis, UW HUB, 1990.

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Charles Peterson

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9 months

Sixty today. Where did all the years go? This seems like lifetimes ago and yet also like it only happened yesterday. Paramount backstage, 10/31/91 "Charles Peterson's Nirvana" out February 20th. @MinorMattersBks

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1 year

Look what came in the mail today. I forgot how many photos and what nice spreads I have in this book, lots of it published nowhere else. The new printing is really nice. Congratulations to @michaelazerrad !

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Charles Peterson

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2 years

$4.5 million in his hands.... Kurt, Beehive Records, Seattle, 9/16/91

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Charles Peterson

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1 year

Another Nirvana shot not in the book. UW HUB, 2/25/89. Note the upcoming announcement Monday is for the PRE-SALE of the book, which won't be then available on the street for another ten months. The publisher I'm working with does something very special with their pre-sale...

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@CharlesP_photog

1 year

CHARLES PETERSON’S NIRVANA Street date: FEBRUARY 20TH, 2024. The first 500 people get their name printed in the book. These are who Minor Matters consider their “co-publishers.’ Because without you, the first 500, the book wouldn’t get made. 1/5

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

4 months

Like old times last night bobbing and weaving to avoid Krist Novoselic's bass headstock - my karate practice comes in handy now and then (and I did skip class to go to the show). Bonafide Band @EasyStRecords Last song was Love Buzz - Krist dedicated it to me!

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

3 years

GM. Putting together some images for a Lanegan memorial and it's nice to see glimpses of the lighter side of Mark. This is from the first time I met him and the Trees in Ellensburg to shoot them for the Sub Pop 200 booklet.

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Charles Peterson

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1 year

Steve Turner of Mudhoney's "Mudride" autobiography is being released today. I thought it would be fun to see the source image that the cover was taken from, which is designed by the amazing Jeff Kleinsmith of Sub Pop fame (who's also doing my Nirvana book). @SteveTooner

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Charles Peterson

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2 years

I've been laid up with 'bring you to your knees' shoulder pain and a head cold, so I'm sorry to be late celebrating the 30th anniversary of Nirvana at the Reading Festival, 8/30/92. What an incredible show.

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

3 years

Digging through the archives today and uncovered this monster shot of Chris. Still a few things to be discovered. Coming as a 1/1 NFT to you soon or available as an editioned print. Soundgarden at the Paramount, Seattle, 5/3/92.

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Charles Peterson

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1 year

1/2 Another NOT in the book Nirvana photograph. Hint: there are very few posed or candid photos of the band in the book. We tried, but it veered into becoming yet another 'band book' of which there are plenty already.

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Charles Peterson

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1 year

Krist Novoselic, Nirvana, Motorsports, 1990. Today's NOT in the Nirvana book installment. Announcement soon! (hint: think sinking ship).

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Charles Peterson

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11 months

Another gorgeous 16x20 print out the door. For yours, email charles @charlespeterson .net. Other sizes and most other images available. Kurt Cobain, Reading Festival, 1992.

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

8 months

Big news: "Charles Peterson's Nirvana" will be opening at the Tacoma Art Museum, October 5th 2024 through May of 2025, with the intention of it traveling to other fine institutions after that. More info to come. Press release has been released. @minormattersbooks #nirvana

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Charles Peterson

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1 year

And it's a wrap on the printing. Signing off on the sheet that will be the Raji's motor drive drum kit sequence that is a gatefold. Yes, a gatefold! The book is the real deal with duotone inks and lots of lush grungy blacks! Binding and packing will take another month or so.

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

10 months

Watch out! Set to drop on 2/20/24, a birthday present for Kurt. Design by @subpop 's own Jeff Kleinsmith. Available on @MinorMattersBks starting Feb 20th. Stay tuned for more local launch details.

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

3 years

Lobby entrance at the top of the stairs to the new Hotel Crocodile, above the new Crocodile Cafe club location (the old El Gaucho's) here in Seattle.

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Charles Peterson

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2 years

Happy official City of Seattle Mudhoney Day! By proclamation, hereby let the rock and roll and dumbness commence! Northgate Mall, 1989.

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Charles Peterson

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3 years

Another morning and news of another music tragedy. I didn't know Taylor other than a couple of hellos over the years, but he always seemed like a really upstanding guy. So sad for his family and bandmates... Foo Fighters, Seattle, 1997.

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

1 year

Press check going gangbusters. This is going to be a gorgeous book, made the way photo be oks are meant to be made. "Charles Peterson's Nirvana" @MinorMattersBks

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Charles Peterson

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3 years

One of my favorite Screaming Trees session, shot in Volunteer Park on infrared film. Mark didn't like his face being shown so I tried to accommodate him with that.

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

9 months

"Charles Peterson's Nirvana" @MinorMattersBks coming February 20th. Stay tuned....

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Charles Peterson

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2 years

Pearl Jam audience, Spain, 1996. Photographing European audiences was a revelation, as nobody mugged for the camera; they were just all in. And even did it with beauty and grace when occasionally being asked by the photographer TO mug to the camera!

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Charles Peterson

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1 year

Congratulations! I gifted Michael a shot for the book he'd never seen before of him and Kurt talking after Reading '92.

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1 year

It just got real. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine in 1993 that, 30 years later, I'd revisit _Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana_. But that's what I did, and I put my heart & soul into it. Thanks to @HarperOneBooks and @HarperCollins for believing. (Pub. date 10/24)

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Charles Peterson

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9 months

Those of you who have pre-ordered, keep an eye on your mailbox this week! Thanks for supporting myself and @MinorMattersBks in this labor of love.

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

3 years

Speaking of fortuitous roll run outs, here's another one from the Beehive show I just unearthed. Krist Novoselic and some friends, Seattle, 9/16/91.

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

7 months

This is how I respond to KC murder conspiracists. Act like scum, you get treated like scum.

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

1 year

Off to Barcelona today for the Nirvana book press check. If anyone would like to hook up over the weekend for a bite or coffee DM here, What's App, email (charles @charlespeterson .net) FB message or find me wandering with Leica in hand. Photo: Sagrada on tour with Pearl Jam, 1996.

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

9 months

Sub Pop on 7th Ave is proud to host the public release of Charles Peterson's Nirvana, (published by Seattle's own @minormattersbooks ). Please join us on Tuesday, February 20 (Kurt Cobain’s birthday!) from 6-8pm for a book signing and Q&A.

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10 months

We've been gearing up for the launch of "Charles Peterson's Nirvana," still set for Kurt's birthday, Feb. 20th. I have a finished book in hand, it's gorgeous, and set to be an instant classic. You will not be disappointed. Pre-sales still open at

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Charles Peterson

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3 years

Still one of my favorite pictures I've ever taken. Dave Grohl and my daughter Leica interviewing me for Sonic Highways, Seattle, 2014. I had no one to watch her that day, so she tagged along. Charmer, to say the least (Leica... and ok, that guy too). @foofighters

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Charles Peterson

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2 years

I'm pretty sure that's the side of my head there in the corner. When I still had hair.

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Charles Peterson

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1 year

I want to extend a huge, HUGE thank you to all who participated in yesterday's pre-sale! As co-publishers you just made this book happen, and then some! A mix-up with the counter yesterday so we ended up selling 500 regulars, 208 signed, and 38 limiteds! 750 names in the book!

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Charles Peterson

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1 year

A man and his guitar. Steve Turner, Georgetown Small Press Fair, Seattle, 7/8/23. Get his new book "Mudride.'

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1 year

A day late as usual, but I wanted to wish my old friend Tad a happy birthday. Photo, Seattle, 1989. @TadDoyle_Tad

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@CharlesP_photog

2 years

Nice in-house made 24x36 going out the door, #2 /15. Email charles @charlespeterson .net for pricing and info. This image almost sold out in smaller sizes.

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@CharlesP_photog

2 years

Lights up, end of show. Pearl Jam, Istanbul, 1996.

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

11 months

One hundred prints for the special edition of 'Charles Peterson's Nirvana,' hand printed, signed, captioned, and numbered. Whew. Books are still on schedule for their February release, and you can still pre-order at

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Charles Peterson

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2 years

Great meeting with my editor the other day to (almost) finalize the edit. We both used the word 'relentless' several times. The image selection and sequencing reflect the manic intensity of the music, that's for sure. Play this book loud....

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Charles Peterson

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2 years

Working on a print for the person who bought this piece of land and built their home there. Pretty cool. It's not this image, but I've always loved this never before seen outtake. Not what you're supposed to do posing a band, and Kurt is looking very James Dean here.

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3 years

Oh yeah!

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6 months

Dark Matter. Pearl Jam, Europe, 1996.

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1 year

A little info on the special edition version of the book with a print, available for pre-sale. I chose this photo, which will be exclusively printed for the book and not available in any other print form or size, for several reasons. 1/3

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4 months

Two dads and a future Taylor Swift fanatic (who also plays Nirvana to her dad in the car). It's all good.

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4 months

Mudhoney, Backstage, Seattle, 1990. Fall European tour just announced. @_Mudhoney

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

3 years

GM. Let's start again. How about an unpublished Nirvana photo for your morning? Feel free to right click save and save yourself 67 eth! 😏 Rant over.🤨Stay tuned for my 'genesis' mint later today on @FND . More info on what that means in a thread to come.

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Charles Peterson

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2 years

How about a hot, steamy photo of Eddie on this balmy 90 degree day in Seattle to help cool you down? Pearl Jam Europe, 1996.

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3 years

I helped a sick friend yesterday and subbed his 7th/8th grade photo class. I started off with this photo since I thought his students would enjoy seeing him in his former life as a bass player for the U-Men. Good 'rule of thirds' and opposing forces example as well.

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Charles Peterson

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2 years

Talk about serendipity. Out walking Charlotte past a vacant lot we frequent. I was lingering photographing over the fence at jets, and then turned, stared, and saw this deep inside the poorly groomed tree. Of all days...

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5 months

Fantastic 44x66 print going out the door today. Eddie Vedder, Drop in the Park, Seattle, 9/20/92. email charles @charlespeterson .net for print info and pricing.

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7 months

The Guardian yesterday:

Stage-diver at an early Nirvana gig – Charles Peterson’s best photograph

‘The energy at this show was chaotic. This guy scrambled to the top of the amplifier and leaped. I thought he was going to break his neck’

www.theguardian.com

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

3 years

If anyone gives me a hard time about selling NFT's, I'm just going to show them this 'royalty' check and say "Suck it!"

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

4 months

If ever there was a live photo of mine that could attempt to portray the sorry state of this nation right now, it might be this one. Burning dollar bills, Laughing Hyenas, Off Ramp, Seattle, 1991. Man, that was a heavy night, of deep, dark music.

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Charles Peterson

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6 months

A great pairing of 20x24's headed out the door yesterday. For print info on your favorite iconic grunge shots email charles @charlespeterson .net and I'll hook you up.

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

2 years

Ian Mackay, Fugazi, International Pop Underground, Olympia, 1991. It truly was a jaw dropping performance.

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

7 months

I'm pleased to announce a collaboration with Moonlight Arts for the month of April. Time limited or until the editions sell out. 12X12 ed. of 33/$150; 24X24 ed. of 12/$500. Four new each week. Yes, there will be Nirvana. Icons all.

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Behind The Scenes With Nirvana Photog Charles Peterson: 6 Images From His New Book | GRAMMY.com

In 'Charles Peterson’s Nirvana,' the Sub Pop photographer chronicles the career of Kurt Cobain and his Seattle band — from their indie days to stardom. Speaking to GRAMMY.com, Peterson shares...

www.grammy.com

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3 years

Working on this for MOJO this morning, and its grunge as f*ck. A bit hard to see, but note the broken bottle at the bottom of the monitor and shards of glass strewn around the stage and the cigarette in the foreground. The good ol’ days!

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2 years

GM. Working on a 20X24 of this killer shot of Buzz in the Melvins. Need to tear the printer apart and clean the damn thing due to head strikes in the white border, but I got the file right I think...

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1 year

2/2 Rather, it's a relentless, 'dive' into experiencing the music of Nirvana via my visionary take on live performance photography. It contains my greatest hits, and many new ones uncovered from the archives, sequenced in a way that makes the music come alive again. More soon!

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

2 years

Shoelaces. Eddie Vedder, Drop in the Park, 1992 and Buzz Osborne, Motorsports Garage, 1990.

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Charles Peterson

@CharlesP_photog

2 years

GM. More new gems. Mudhoney, Motorsports Garage in Seattle, 7/14/90. No flash: the results mostly went overlooked for my flash work. But I love this 'what it must feel like to be up there' 'quieter' photo. Steve is smiling about something, there's a crowd surfer, and Hi-Tops!

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Charles Peterson

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2 years

BlOODHONEY beer! 24 different labels! Fundraiser for @bloodworksnw in conjunction with @subpop @kexp and of course @3magbrewing brewery out of Olympia for making it all happen. And without @mudhoney_ we would all be lost in the wilderness.

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1 year

Only a little over fifty places left for being named in the book! Thank you everyone for the overwhelming support! This has been amazing. Signed edition available until the end of May, special print edition until it's gone. Regular edition available for pre-sale up to release.

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