I have been tying up willing females for over 30 years, and have studied the craft and science of bondage since 1982. Seven years ago, I launched one of the first bondage-oriented websites on the Internet, Bondage Web & Fetish Central (which is now the home of my archived photos).

In 1998 I became associated with the largest distributor of bondage materials, Harmony Concepts, and created hundreds of bondage images and nine "Love Bondage" videos for them. Working for Harmony was a dream come true, but something was missing ...

If "love bondage" is an erotic game that lovers play ... where was the eroticism? Where was the quiet desperation, the rapture in her eyes as her lover continued to torment and tease her, for as long as HE wanted to, past her ability to control herself? If bondage is a game ... where was the FUN?

Here it is, on these pages. I call these lovely ladies "Damsels in Sensual Distress", and I present them for your review.

It's easier to tell you what it doesn't involve: no scenes of punishment or torture, no hardcore sex, and no gratuitous "spread shots". In fact, I don't shoot full nudity at all. I prefer to admire a woman's curves straining against tight fabric, showing ALMOST everything ... but ... not ... quite. (Plus, unwrapping a present is not as much fun if the paper is already gone ...)

What Sensual Distress DOES involve:

Beautiful, seductive women who truly enjoy being helpless in the "embrace" of yards and yards of rope ... and it shows.

Careful, intricate, effective, and TIGHT ropework and secure gags ... that's my "signature".

Professional production values in every image.

Sexy ladies in erotic costumes, thrilling in the sensual possibilities of their ropes and gags. Some enjoy playing the helpless damsel in need of rescue -- some prefer a healthy dose of mechanical stimulation -- some like a shot of erotic discomfort. All of them play sexy, exciting games before my camera ... just for you.

I update the site every week (typically on the weekend) with at least 300 exclusive, original Phil Carson images, as well as commentary about the ladies I work with. (My work for Harmony Concepts is only available through the Harmony website.) Finally, there are many RealVideo clips from my photo shoots. I try to add at least one new clip every month.

Some of my photos feature women wearing street clothes, or tight spandex, or lingerie, or stockings, or high heels ... or maybe only a skimpy thong. Regardless of their costume (or lack of it), our ladies always wear yards and yards of tightly-wrapped rope - unless I'm tying them with pantyhose, or leather straps, or ...

There are a number of reasons, but the main reason is that five weeks is the approximate length of a membership, so that's how long the images are typically available. If you join for a month, you'll see a month's worth of images - similar to a magazine subscription.

The membership period is 30 days, unless you have a long-term membership. Credit cards are automatically renewed unless you cancel your subscription before the 30-day period ends. 1-900 number memberships must be renewed each month; they do not automatically re-bill.

Assuming your membership status is current, the most likely explanation is that someone has used your username and password to get into SensualDistress.com illegally. You may not have shared your password intentionally, but if you use the same password every time you join a pay site, chances are password hackers have stolen it and are sharing it with other hackers.

I have installed security software that suspends a member's account immediately if more than one person tries to use the same password. When this happens, I will send an e-mail to the address you gave when you created your membership account, asking you to send me a new password. I cannot be held responsible for suspending your account if you used a fake e-mail address when you first signed up.

If your account is "dead" and I have not written to you yet, or if you think there is some other problem, please e-mail me with the details of your problem, and I will try to correct it as soon as possible.

To fix the problem, first make sure you have cookies enabled in your browser. Then, select the Edit pull-down menu, and drop down to Properties. When the Properties window opens, select Cookies. Find all instances of "philcarson.com" (or philcarson.txt) and "sensualdistress.com" (or sensualdistress.txt), and delete them from the cookie list. Click Save, then reload the Members' Area of the website again. The cookie will be re-established, and the problem should be resolved.

You can update your credit card information or email address only while you are still a current subscriber. Go to:

http://www.billingsupport.com

Credit card, e-mail address info, etc. can be updated at that page. This option to change the info is only available if your subscription is still active. If your membership lapses because of a credit card decline, or expiration, you will have to sign up for the website again.

The photos I took for Harmony Concepts are owned by Harmony, and can only be seen at the Harmony website.

All 15 Galleries showcase images that have previously been posted to SensualDistress.com, and three new Galleries are rotated in each week to replace the three oldest Galleries. Many of these images, plus thousands more, are available on BondageWeb.com, in pay-per-view token galleries.

NO (but thank you for asking). No images, graphics, and/or design on this website may be redistributed in any form, under any circumstances, without my prior written consent.

Simply write to me at Phil@SensualDistress.com! I read all the e-mail I receive, and I answer every letter I can!