Charles Peterson (photographer)
Charles Peterson (born 1964 in Longview, Washington) is an American photographer well known for his work with the independent record label Sub Pop. His photos are presented in the movie Kurt Cobain: About a Son. 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.
Publications
- Touch Me I'm Sick (PowerHouse, 2003)
- Screaming Life (Harper Collins, 1995)
- Pearl Jam: Place/Date (with Lance Mercer, Rizzoli/Vitalogy, 1997)
- Cypher, will be published in 2008 by powerHouse
Exhibition
- Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk Virginia
- Seattle's Experience Music Project (EMP)
- Cypher, will be published in 2008 by powerHouse
- Galerie Chappe, Paris "Kurt Cobain, About A Son"
Films
- Appears in Hype! (1996), a documentary covering the overexposure of Seattle's garage music scene.
Sources