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Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament unveils archive photography book Since Forever
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Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament has released a new photography book, *Since Forever*, drawing on his personal archive from the band's early years in the 1990s. Published on 25th September through select independent bookshops and the band's website, the collection offers a rare, intimate glimpse behind the scenes of Pearl Jam's formative period, marking a substantial addition to the band's visual history, most of it previously unseen.
The hardback volume measures 9 by 12 inches and features more than 250 black-and-white photographs, roughly 90% of which had never been published before, mostly taken between 1990 and 1998. Ament made the book with his brother Barry, an effort that began as a bid to preserve deteriorating 30-year-old negatives before growing into a shared family project; pre-orders opened alongside the announcement, with further book events still to be confirmed and a discussion between the brothers set for the Storytellers Stage at Pearl Jam's Ohana Festival on 25th and 27th September, where the band will also headline and debut a new drummer.
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In short
- Jeff Ament publishes archive photo book *Since Forever* on 25th September
- Over 250 rare 1990s black-and-white photos, 90% previously unseen
- Made with brother Barry; discussion planned at Pearl Jam's Ohana Festival
How this story developed
- 4 months ago The book has now been released as scheduled on 25th September, with reports confirming its publication and detailing the discussion between Jeff and Barry Ament at the Storytellers Stage during the Ohana Festival, where Pearl Jam headlined and debuted a new drummer.
- 4 months ago Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament announced *Since Forever*, a photography book drawing on his personal 1990s archive, due for release on 25th September through independent bookshops and the band's website, featuring over 250 mostly unseen black-and-white photographs made with his brother Barry, with pre-orders open and a discussion planned at Pearl Jam's Ohana Festival.
Explained simply
Pearl Jam are an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1990, part of the wave of grunge groups that emerged in that era, and they remain one of the more enduring acts from that scene. Jeff Ament is the band's bassist and a founding member, and he has kept a personal photographic record of the group since its earliest days.
Since Forever is a new hardback book built from that archive, featuring hundreds of black-and-white photographs taken mostly between 1990 and 1998, the vast majority never published before. It began as an effort by Ament and his brother Barry to preserve ageing negatives before evolving into a fuller retrospective of the band's formative years.
The book matters to fans and followers of the band because it offers rarely seen visual material from a pivotal period in Pearl Jam's history, when the group was establishing itself alongside the broader grunge movement. Its release is tied to independent bookshops and the band's own channels, with pre-orders open and a related event planned around Pearl Jam's Ohana Festival.
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Originally published by Consequence as “Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament Announces New Photo Book Since Forever”.