RD: When did you start shooting??

Carlos Batts: In 10th grade I took a photography class and liked it. From that point I started shooting Hardcore/Death Metal bands in the DC, MD, NY, VA area and continued to draw and paint.

RD: Where are you from??

Carlos Batts: Baltimore

RD: Main influences??

Carlos Batts: Van Gough, Man Ray, Dali, Picasso, Bacon, Rauschenberg, Gordon Parks, Irving Penn, Todd Browning.

RD: Do you have to get in the "zone" to shoot, or do you just jump right into it??

Carlos Batts: Every moment is a photograph to me.

RD: What kind of Music do you listen to??

Carlos Batts: Anything heavy with a beat from Pantera to Tricky.

RD: How did you develop your style??

Carlos Batts: I love the master painters and wanted to make my photographs into paintings from Cezanne to Picasso, there stories, palette and style were authentic.

RD: Do you have any crazy gallery moments??

Carlos Batts: All my gallery moments are crazy just because it's a fun to hang your work and see your friends and to get feed back from the work that you do.

RD: What's your biggest accomplishment in terms of Your Art??

Carlos Batts: Collaborating with my friends, artist, musicians, models and I get to make a living doing what I want to do.

RD: What do you think of porn??

Carlos Batts: It a genre that could use a face lift.

RD: What kind of girls are you into??

Carlos Batts: My wife.

RD: Do you have any "groupies"??

Carlos Batts: No.

RD: Any Crazy Sexual Exploits to brag about??

Carlos Batts: My books and videos document that well.

RD: What do you think of razordolls.com??

Carlos Batts: Something that will change the norm! And Very Cool!

RD: Do you think Porn will ever be an accepted art form??

Carlos Batts: When Porn tries to make an artistic statements people will respond.

RD: What upcoming artists should we look out for??

Carlos Batts: American Gothic My New Book and DVD order from Carlosbatts.com

RD: Do you like Horror Movies??

Carlos Batts: Yes! If so Whats your Favorite??

Carlos Batts: Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Tetsuo The Iron Man, Scanners, Zombie, The Vanishing.

RD: What's your opinion on the art/photography scene today??

Carlos Batts: I think it's amazing the amount of creativity happening around the world. Technology allows us to communicate and show your work in all kinds of forums both virtual and reality.

RD: What would you say is the biggest problem with society today??

Carlos Batts: Apathy!

RD: Anything you want to plug, do it here:

Carlos Batts:I have a New Book AMERICAN GOTHIC that comes with a CD of music featuring tracks from Mastodon, Swarm Of the Lotus and Dog Fashion and A featuring a film a 25 short film and a collection of my films on the DVD, as well as my books WILDSKIN and CRAZY SEXY HOLLYWOOD are available at Carlosbatts.com. You can also see my other project I'm working on with April Flores at fattyd.com Thanks again!