The quiet melodrama of Henson's photographs, and in particular his handling of light to create a transcendent effect, suggests a contemporary reworking of the Sublime, Symbolism and the images of Old Master painters such as Caravaggio. In Henson's work, dramatic chiaroscuro effects conjure seemingly supernatural or haunting events that are emotionally charged. His Untitled series of 1998-2003 combines scenes of brooding adolescents with landscape views on the periphery of towns. Isolation and dislocation are common themes. In this no-man's land, meanings, morals and behaviours shift and the figures on the cusp of adulthood symbolise a state of transition.