Charles Peterson (photographer)
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| Born |
1964 Longview, Washington |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Washington, 1987 |
| Subject | Music photography |
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Charles Peterson (born 1964 in Longview, Washington) is an American photographer well known for his work with the independent record label Sub Pop.[1] His photos are presented in the movie Kurt Cobain: About a Son.[2] Charles is known for depicting the rise of the Northwest music scene in the late 1980s to early 1990s, and for his trademark full-frame, non-cropped image. Reviews about his work include the following, "Peterson is known for his action-packed, sometimes partially blurred black-and-white shots taken with a wide-angle lens.[3] Peterson himself has said, ""The Seattle audiences were entertaining. I didn't want to just get a head shot of the lead singer. I wanted to get the experience, make you actually feel like you're there. ... I like the composition part of shooting. The way my eyes and brain work together -- I'm constantly composing with or without a camera."[3]
Private Life
Peterson's introduction to photography was as a youngster watching his uncle developing film. He attended Bothell High and his photographs were in the school newspaper and yearbook.[3] His livelihood today mainly comes from licensing his photographs and books. He does some commercial shoots but does not photograph many bands.[3]
He lives in Seattle with his wife, son Felix and daughter Leica.[4]
Publications
- Touch Me I'm Sick, by Jennie Boddy (Author), Eddie Vedder (Author, Introduction), Charles Peterson (Photographer)(PowerHouse, 2003)
- Screaming Life : A Chronicle of the Seattle Music Scene, Charles Peterson (Author, Photographer) (Harper Collins, 1995)
- Pearl Jam: Place/Date, Charles Peterson (Author), Lance Mercer (Author) (Rizzoli/Vitalogy, 1997)
- Cypher, Jeff Chang (Author), Charles Peterson (Photographer), (PowerHouse Books 2008)
Exhibitions
- Chrysler Museum of Art , Norfolk Virginia, February–May 2005 [5]
- Seattle's Experience Music Project (EMP) [6]
- Galerie Chappe, Paris "Kurt Cobain, About A Son" November 2008 [7]
- Experiencing Nirvana (2014) Camden, UK [8]
Films
- All apologies : Kurt Cobain 10 years (2006) [9]
- The Last 48 hours of Kurt Cobain (2007) [10]
- Seven ages of rock (2007) [11]
- Hype! (1996) [12]
- Photographs were used in Cobain : Montage of Heck (2015) [13]
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References
- ↑ "Photographer Charles Peterson Captured the Birth of Grunge Music in Seattle 3 March 2015". PetaPixel. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ "Kurt Cobain : about a son". Discogs. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Charles Peterson : bringing the Seattle sound to life behind his camera lens. 16 October 2011". There's something hard in there. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ "Charles Peterson". Proud online. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ "Charles Peterson : Come as you are : Seattle's Rock Legacy". Soulcatcher. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ "Everybody loves out town 21 April 2011". grungebook. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ "Exposition de Kurt Cobain "About a son"". Agence Germaine Pire. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ "Experiencing Nirvana 29 April 2014". L'oeil de la photographie. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ "All apologies : Kurt Cobain 10 years". IMDb. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ "The last 48 hours of Kurt Cobain". IMDb. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ "Seven ages of rock". IMDb. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ "Hype!". IMDb. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ↑ "Cobain : Montage of Heck". IMDb. Retrieved 30 October 2016.