​The other camera.

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I'm Nico Henderson, a photographer based in San Francisco's Mission District, where I've lived since the late 90s.

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​I like to wander. I like to make photographs.

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Street scenes shaped how I see, and that way of seeing has followed me everywhere. My personal work isn't built around a single subject. I'm interested in atmosphere, quiet moments, beauty and decay, humor, and the relationship between people, places, and light.​​

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Looking and seeing aren't quite the same thing. There's a certain state of mind I love, somewhere between being in the world and being lost in thought. It's a quiet place where the outside world and my inner world seem to overlap. Things start to reveal themselves differently. A tree shape, a shadow, a crow, a gesture, a strange bit of light. ​

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Curiosity and mystery seem to follow each other. I enjoy trying to understand why certain things stay with me, but I don't feel the need to solve everything. Some things reveal themselves over time. Some remain mysterious. Both are part of the pleasure.

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I'm intrigued with things that exist and have real effects, but aren't tangible. Maybe that's why photography continues to fascinate me.

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The rest of the time: cats, laptop, films, books​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​.​