Originating from Bolivia, Carlos moved in 2002 to Australia with his family when was 10 years old, and in 2006 to New Zealand where he completed his school studies and later graduated from Aoraki Polytechnic with a Certificate in Digital Photography in 2012.

Since his graduation, Carlos spends the majority of his time taking photographs of marvellous New Zealand landscapes while continuing to train to improve his photography skills. For a couple of months in 2013 he took a series of photography courses at Mosman Community College in Sydney, Australia.