Charles Peterson ( born Charles Peterson ; born 1964 , Longview (Washington) , USA ) is an American photographer who is best known for collaborating with Seattle independent label Sub Pop and covering emerging grunge scenes in his works [1] . His photographs are presented in a documentary about the musician Kurt Cobain - “ Kurt Cobain: About the Son ” [2] .
| Charles Peterson | |
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| English Charles Peterson | |
| Date of Birth | 1964 |
| Place of Birth | Longview (Washington) |
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| Occupation | photographer |
| Children | Felix, Watering Can |
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Biography
Pitrson became interested in photography as a child, watching his uncle working on the film. During his studies at Bothell High School, Peterson's photographs were printed in a school newspaper and an annual almanac. Subsequently, graduated from Washington University . Currently, the bulk of Peterson’s revenue is licensing fees for his photographs and books. Also, from time to time he is engaged in photographing to order, some musicians [3] .
Peterson is known for his work depicting the formation of an underground music scene in the late 1980s - early 1990s, the American Northwest . Peterson's trademark was full-sized, uncroped photographs. Subsequently, experts described his work as follows: “Peterson became famous for his action-packed, sometimes slightly blurred, black-and-white photographs taken with a wide-angle lens” [3] .
The publicist Everett Tru called him a photographer who shaped the look of the Seattle grunge, in turn, the founder of the Sub Pop label, Jonathan Pounman, described the photographer’s work in this way: “Charles was the main component, especially at the very beginning. His photographs conveyed the very essence of this music ” [4] .
The photographer himself noted: “Seattle’s audience was very interesting. I was not interested in just photographing the soloist [of any group]. I wanted to get experience so that the viewer felt that he was in the thick of things. ... I love the compositional part of the shoot. The way my eyes and brain interact - I constantly come up with ideas, with or without a camera ” [3] .
Peterson currently resides in Seattle with his wife, son Felix and daughter Leica [5] .
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 / Dat e, Charles Peterson (Author), Lance Mercer (Author) (Rizzoli / Vitalogy, 1997)
- Cypher , Jeff Chang (Author), Charles Peterson (Photographer), (PowerHouse Books 2008)
Personal exhibitions
- Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk Virginia, February – May 2005 [6]
- Seattle's Experience Music Project (EMP) [7]
- Galerie Chappe, Paris " Kurt Cobain, About A Son " November 2008 [8]
- Experiencing Nirvana (2014) Camden, UK [9]
Notes
- ↑ Photographer Charles Peterson Captured the Birth of Grunge Music in Seattle March 3, 2015 . PetaPixel . Date of treatment October 29, 2016.
- ↑ Kurt Cobain: about a son . Discogs Date of treatment October 29, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Charles Peterson: bringing the Seattle sound to life behind his camera lens. October 16, 2011 . There's something hard in there . Date of treatment October 29, 2016.
- ↑ Everett Tru . Nirvana: A true story. - Palmyra, 2019 .-- P. 300. - 607 p. - ISBN 978-5-386-10957-8 .
- ↑ Charles Peterson . Proud online . Date of treatment October 30, 2016.
- ↑ Charles Peterson: Come as you are: Seattle's Rock Legacy . Soulcatcher . Date of treatment October 29, 2016.
- ↑ Everybody loves out town 21 April 2011 . grungebook . Date of treatment October 30, 2016.
- ↑ Exposition de Kurt Cobain "About a son" . Agence Germaine Pire . Date of treatment October 29, 2016.
- ↑ Experiencing Nirvana April 29, 2014 . L'oeil de la photographie . Date of treatment October 30, 2016.