“Throwback to the ’90s: 70 Heartwarming Moments Captured on Instagram That Will Make You Smile!”
Can you believe it? Nirvana’s Nevermind is officially 33 years old today! That iconic album cover—yeah, you know the one, featuring a baby swimming away from what appears to be a ‘diving’ experience—is more than just a photo; it’s a piece of pop culture history! Shot by Kirk Weddle, the story behind that legendary image is as intriguing as the album itself. Imagine a photographer getting a call from a record label asking, “Hey, do you have a shot of a naked baby underwater?” Talk about a wild creative request! Get ready to dive into the fascinating details of how that quirky idea came to life, and why it still resonates with us today, as we reflect on memories shaped by the sounds of the ’90s. Curious to see how that four-minute shoot turned into something timeless? LEARN MORE.
Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ album was released 33 years ago today with the iconic cover shoot that was photographed by Kirk Weddle.
In 1991, Kirk Weddle received a call from Robert Fisher, the art director of Geffen Records. Best known for shooting commercial campaigns for automotive brands, Weddle also dabbled in subaqueous photography, which had caught the eye of Fisher. “He called me up and said, ‘Hey, do you have a shot of a naked baby underwater?’” Weddle remembers.
The concept of the album cover was Kurt Cobain’s idea, who had seen a documentary on babies being born underwater, and “thought the image would make a cool cover. That vision was a bit too graphic, so we went with the swimming baby instead.”
Then based in Los Angeles, the photographer was hired to capture Fisher’s unusual request as the cover shot for the up-and-coming band’s sophomore album. He set up the shoot at an Olympic-sized pool in Pasadena, working with a 4-month-old as his model. “We’d take the kid and blow into his face and ease him in. He would just drift by, man. Dad is over here, Mom’s right here. Dad would launch him in, and then he’d drift to Mom. And I’d go bang, bang, bang, bang, bang [with my camera],” Weddle says. “And pull him out, cool, let’s do it again. Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, and he starts crying, and I’m like, all right, we’re done.” The four-minute-long shoot produced the artwork for one of the most iconic album covers of all time: Nevermind by Nirvana.
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