CARLOS R. HENDERSON... WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? I LIKE TO LOOK AT MY LIFE AS A PHOTOGRAPHER IN THAT LIGHT. FROM THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH I TOOK AT CHRISTMAS IN 1976, PHOTOGRAPHY HAS TAKEN ME ON A JOURNEY THAT HAS HELPED ME DISCOVER MY GIFT FOR CONNECTING WITH THE ENERGY OF MY SUBJECT, CREATING IMAGES THAT NOT ONLY CAPTURE A MOMENT IN A WAY THAT IT WILL NEVER BE AGAIN, BUT ALSO REFLECTS WHO I AM IN THAT MOMENT.

PHOTOGRAPHY HAS TAKEN ME INTO THE EXCITING WORLD OF HIGH FASHION AND ENTERTAINMENT, AND HAS ALLOWED ME TO TRAVEL TO PLACES MOST PEOPLE ONLY DREAM ABOUT GOING... BUT IT HAS TAKEN ME FAR BEYOND THAT. IT HAS GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE A REALM THAT IS PURELY VISUAL, AND HAS TAUGHT ME TO VIEW THE NATURAL WORLD FROM A MORE OPEN PERSPECTIVE, THROUGH A LENS THAT SEES THE OFTEN OVERLOOKED DETAILS, ENLIVENING ALL ASPECTS OF MY LIFE.

I HAVE GROWN AS AN ARTIST AS THE TECHNOLOGY ITSELF HAS EVOLVED, AND HAVE LOVED BEING PART OF ALL THE CHANGES. OVER THE PAST THIRTY YEARS, I HAVE GONE FROM USING A MANUAL CAMERA AND CHEMICALS TO REALIZING THE ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES THAT DIGITAL HAS TO OFFER. WHAT I CAN SEE IN MY MIND OR REMEMBER OF A DREAM, I CAN CREATE WITH MY CAMERA, AND IT IS MY HOPE THAT AT LEAST ONE OF MY PHOTOS SPEAKS TO YOU, AND PERHAPS CHANGES HOW YOU LOOK AT THE WORLD.

WITH THANKS TO TONI GALLAWAY, A MODEL THAT I NEVER HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO PHOTOGRAPH BUT PLANTED THOSE FIRST SEEDS BACK IN COLLEGE; TO TODD C. DUNCAN, A PHOTOGRAPHER, NOW NEWSPAPER EDITOR, I'M GRATEFUL IN SO MANY WAYS... FOR ASSISTING AND LEARNING FROM YOU AS A PHOTOGRAPHER, AND ULTIMATELY THE FRIENDSHIP THAT DEVELOPED WITH YOU; AND TO THE LATE GUY BOURDIN, WHO'S WORKS STIMULATED ME AND OTHERS, THE DATED PHOTOS BELOW ARE A SNAP SHOT OF THE PATH I'VE TAKEN IN WORKING IN THE FASHION WORLD I ENJOY SO MUCH.

INSPIRED BY MY PASSION FOR ARCHITECTURE, BEAUTY, FASHION, FINE ART, AND FISHNETS, I HOPE TO HAVE MY FIRST BOOK "FISHNETS GALORE" ON THE SHELVES SOON. THANK YOU, CARLOS

© CARLOS R. HENDERSON 2010