While Weddle was able to find a way around the cost, little Spencer’s budding manhood was another matter. Renata and Rick Elden eventually agreed to let their son Spencer be photographed underwater for a flat fee of $200. Conceived by singer Kurt Cobain while watching a documentary on water births, the idea was passed on to Weddle after stock photography of babies proved too expensive. The story behind the cover image has become part of the legend surrounding the album.
“Now that Spencer’s old enough, I’d like to shoot him swimming nude again,” Weddle said. Except now that kid, Spencer Elden, is an adult.
Kirk Weddle snapped the startling image of an infant in a swimming pool for the cover of Nirvana’s 1991 album, and now he wants to recreate the image with the same kid.
That famous Nirvana baby may be all grown up, but he can still have his old job back if he wants it.įor the 20th anniversary of Nevermind, the seminal rock record from Nirvana that catapulted the Seattle grunge band to super stardom, the photographer behind the album’s iconic cover wants to reunite with its naked swimming baby. Kirk Weddle’s photo for Nirvana’s classic 1991 album.
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