Charles Peterson

Charles Peterson (February 2,1964 in Longview, Washington) is an American photographer well known for his work with the Seattle independent record label Sub Pop and for capturing the then-newly emerging grunge scene in images. His photos are presented in the movie Kurt Cobain: About a Son.

Peterson is known for depicting the rise of the Pacific Northwest underground music scene in the late 1980s to early 1990s.

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 Seattle's Experience Music Project (EMP) Galerie Chappe, Paris "Kurt Cobain, About A Son" November 2008 Experiencing Nirvana (2014) Camden, UK

Films

Teen Spirit: The Tribute to Kurt Cobain (1996) Hype! (1996) All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On (2006) The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain (2006) Seven Ages of Rock (2007) Kurt Cobain: Too Young to Die (2012) Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015) (photographs)