Bio
Glynis Carpenter creates cinematic, story-driven work. Her projects combine branding with striking moments. Her images are designed to feel “caught in the moment” and strong—less about performance, more about presence.
She comes from a family of women shaped by fashion and entertainment: her grandmother was a New York fashion model in the late 1940s, followed by her mother, who built a big name in talent development. That early proximity to image-making, talent development, and brand identity would later inform Glynis’s own approach to visual storytelling.
Raised in Atlanta, Glynis excelled in all things artistic, then graduated from the University of Georgia Honors College with a degree in English, focusing on medieval literature—an education rooted in symbolism, structure, and narrative.
After college, she moved to Brooklyn to work with a top fashion agency to photograph their new faces. That work quickly expanded into helping launch models for every major agency. Known for her ability to guide people who had never been in front of a camera, she became widely referred to as “the best posing teacher in the city.”
For the past 19 years, Glynis has worked as a photographer based in New York City, with regular work traveling both nationally in the U.S. and internationally. She lives with her husband and two children on a farm in the Hudson Valley, just north of the city.
Her work spans fashion and celebrity portraiture, conceptual projects, documentary-style storytelling, and brand campaigns across industries, including skincare, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods. Whether working with individuals or brands, her focus is the same: shaping images that clarify identity, build trust, and move a story forward.
In addition to photography, Glynis brings 25 years of experience in creative direction, assembling teams, shaping concepts, and guiding productions—from planning through post-production. Her expertise extends into motion and longer-form storytelling, where narrative, pacing, and emotional clarity take center stage.
Select Clients
Bose, Vaseline, Smirnoff, Visa, JC Penney, Orvis, Bloomingdale's, Miss Me Jeans, Element, Tutu Du Monde, Warner Brothers, Sony, Universal, Kobalt Music, Vogue, Vogue, Vogue, L'Officiel, Harper's Bazaar, Violet, Penguin Books, Lula, Earnshaw's, Nylon, Bust, Vice, Complex.