The fact that the magazine that hired Carlson to photograph Louis Armstrong, Twin Cities A Go-Go, never published the images of Armstrong's performance at the Minneapolis Auditorium only enhances the photographs' must-see value. Indeed, the magazine shortly went out of business in 1966, leaving the slew of other artists that Carlson photographed for them -- including the Beach Boys and Bob Dylan -- to history.

To balance an enviable stream of achievements indicative of a Renaissance man, Bill Carlson reveals perhaps the real reason behind the 40-year lapse,

"I tend to discount my own work. I know that I am my harshest critic, which is good because you really edit your own photography. Many of the pictures that people have bought are ones that I haven't related to or wouldn't choose as my favorite. [While photographing] I was looking for the out-of-the-ordinary images, so coming around front ..... I did that. I shot that. But to me, that's what everyone else was doing."

The ever-changing Bill Carlson can now add one more category to his list of enterprises -- internet maestro. Apparently, Carlson has decided to make the bulk of his previously unpublished photos available on the web, incorporating other 60s figures besides Louis Armstrong. As if his treasure trove of Armstrong images weren't enough, Carlson has unpublished photographs of the Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Richard Nixon, professional car racing, and former astronaut, Wally Schirra. When asked if there might be more suprises in store from the award-winning photographer and cinematographer, Carlson offers an elusive retort -- "I'd rather be lucky than good."

For more information on these and other photos from Bill Carlson, please visit his website at www.carlsonmedia.com.