Born and raised in Madrid (Spain), Carlos graduated from the European University of Madrid with a master’s degree in Photography in 2010, that same year he was selected as one of the best upcoming photographers to participate in the international award "Descubrimientos PhotoEspaña”, shortly after he moved to San Francisco to continue developing his career in Photography where quickly got involved in the Photography community of the Bay Area, taking part in several group shows in galleries and venues in different cities of the United States, He was also the recipient of the Rayko’s artist-in-residence program in 2014 and was chosen as one of 2016 PDN's 30 new and emerging photographers to watch, more recently, his project Façade was shortlisted for the 2020 Perimeter International Photobook prize in Australia
Currently, Carlos splits his time shooting both personal work and editorial assignments for magazines like Apartamento, California Sunday Magazine, The New Yorker or WSJ Magazine