Jeff Ament is opening up his Pearl Jam photo archive — and he’s less interested in the iconic shots than what happened immediately after them. In a new conversation with SiriusXM’s Pearl Jam Radio, Ament discussed the trove of photographs behind his forthcoming book Since Forever, which, as previously reported, will be released Sept. 25. “I don’t want to see the famous photos,” Ament recalled telling longtime Pearl Jam and Seattle scene photographer Lance Mercer. The book also turns the studio into a kind of musical time capsule, as Ament can look at a photograph and immediately identify what Pearl Jam was recording at the time. As previously reported, Pearl Jam is returning to live duty at Ohana for the first time since May 18, 2025.