- 1980 Born in Longjumeau, a suburb of Paris, France.
- 2008 Begins career in photography after working in event production. Initially photographs movie sets in Paris, discovering the work of Julius Shulman, whose architectural vision profoundly influences his own.
- 2010 – 2013 Develops early series including Swimming Pool (Paris), Libraries, and Theaters, gaining recognition for their cinematic stillness and architectural precision. Early features appear in Vogue and The Huffington Post.
- 2013 – 2019 Lives and works in New York City. Collaborates with The New York Times, New York Magazine, National Geographic, and other major publications. Produces iconic series such as Light on NYC, Cuts, and Chinatown, praised for their filmic atmosphere and symmetry. Commissioned by the Louvre Museum to photograph its interiors. Contributes to Brooklyn Photographs Now (Rizzoli, 2018). Work appears in Wired, CNN International, Architectural Digest, and The Financial Times.
- 2015 Collaborates with British designer Paul Smith, exhibiting Swimming Pool in Tokyo. The project leads to limited-edition Paul Smith items inspired by his photographs. Featured in Phaidon, Designboom, and National Geographic.
- 2015 – 2018 Expands into environmental portraiture with I Am an Actor and We Are NY Indie Booksellers (The Guardian), reflecting his ongoing fascination with storytelling, community, and identity. Published in The Guardian, It's Nice That, Les Inrockuptibles, and Der Spiegel.
- 2016 Publication of Light on New York City (teNeues). Coverage in Bloomberg, TIME Magazine, and Architectural Digest.
- 2018 – 2023 Lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Creates LA Confidential, Angels, and Back to the Arcades, exploring the layered identities of Southern California and its nostalgic dreamscapes. Back to the Arcades published by Setanta (2023). Featured in LA Times, WWD, Vogue Hong Kong, and Vanity Fair.
- 2021 Invited by Leica and Dubai Culture to photograph Dubai through his cinematic lens. Profiled by Creative Boom and El País.
- 2023 – 2024 Returns to Paris. Collaborates with Iris Van Herpen, Maison Sarah Lavoine, Maison Castel, and Le Bristol. Contributes to L'Officiel, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Designboom, W Magazine, and Harvard Business Review. Work featured in The Guardian, The New York Times, Nylon Magazine, and Leica LFI.
- 2025 Featured in Beaux Arts, AD Italia, Designboom, Financial Times, Forbes, AD Magazine, and Vie de Luxe, reinforcing his position at the intersection of art, design, and culture.
- 2024 – Present Lives and works between California and Paris. Currently revisiting earlier series — Swimming Pool, House of Books — while pursuing new projects exploring youth culture, spaces of play, and urban life.
About
Franck Bohbot
Photographer & Filmmaker
My work is driven by the desire to preserve places with a story — spaces that hold the traces of time, identity, and human presence. I photograph what defines our present and hints at our future, from architecture and craftsmanship to everyday scenes of life. My approach is characterized by a strong cinematic dimension, shaped by meticulous attention to lighting, atmosphere, and composition. Guided by a singular sense of color and harmony, I collect the world as I see it — becoming both its observer and its archivist, an eternal tourist wandering through memory and light.
Biography
Publications
- Vogue France2026
- Beaux Arts2025
- AD Italia2025
- Design Boom2025
- Nylon2025
- Financial Times2025
- AD Magazine2025
- Vie de Luxe2025
- Forbes2025
- Harvard Business Review2024
- Maison Sarah Lavoine2024
- Knoll Magazine2024
- Iris Van Herpen2024
- L'Officiel2024
- Communication Art2024
- Whitewall2024
- W Magazine2024
- Leica LFI2023
- The Guardian2023
- New York Times2023
- Who What Wear2023
- Nylon Magazine2023
- LA Times2022
- WWD2022
- Peacock TV2022
- D La Repubblica2022
- El País2022
- Creative Boom2022
- Vogue HK2021
- Vanity Fair2021
- Nouvel Obs2021
- El País2021
- Creative Boom2021
- Vanity Fair2020
- Marie Claire Korea2020
- S Magazine2020
- The Guardian2019
- It's Nice That2019
- Fisheye2019
- Marie Claire Taiwan2019
- The Impression2019
- The Guardian2018
- Konbini2018
- Der Spiegel2018
- The Seattle Review of Books2018
- Les Inrocks2018
- Vogue2017
- D La Repubblica2017
- TIME Magazine2017
- The New York Times2016
- Bloomberg2016
- Fisheye2016
- Architectural Digest2016
- L'Œil de la Photographie2016
- Télérama2016
- Konbini2016
- Vice2015
- Aston Martin Magazine2015
- Le Nouvel Obs2015
- New York Magazine2015
- The New York Times2015
- D La Repubblica2015
- Design Boom2015
- Phaidon2015
- National Geographic2015
- CNN2015
- Ideat2015
- Business Insider2015
- The Independent2015
- Neue Zürcher Zeitung2015
- Sotheby's Magazine2015
- Hypebeast2015
- BBC2015
- Buzzfeed2015
- Gizmodo2015
- Wired2014
- Les Inrocks2014
- CNN International2014
- Fast Company2014
- Financial Times2014
- Corriere della Sera2014
- Domus2014
- The New York Times2014
- The Huffington Post2013
- Vogue2013
- Fast Company2013
- Ignant2013
- Les Inrocks2013
- The Huffington Post2012
- ArchDaily2011
- My Modern Met2011
- Vice2010
Exhibitions
- 2026Centre Culturel du ManoirCologny, Switzerland
- 2026PLATEFORME 10Lausanne, Switzerland
- 2026JetBlue Lounge, JFKNew York, USA
- 2025La Hune Saint-GermainParis, France
- 2024Maison Sarah Lavoine, Paris Design WeekParis, France
- 2023PAN AmsterdamNetherlands
- 2023Photo LondonUnited Kingdom
- 2022Art MadridSpain
- 2021London Art FairUnited Kingdom
- 2020PhotovilleBrooklyn, NY, USA
- 2019London Art FairUnited Kingdom
- 2018Journées Européennes des Métiers d'Art, Yellow KornerFrance
- 2018La Hune Saint-GermainParis, France
- 2017Behance Pop-Up Gallery, Red Bull ArtsNew York, USA
- 2016C40 Mayors Summit, Lucie FoundationMexico City, Mexico
- 2015Swimming Pool, Paul Smith GalleryTokyo, Japan
- 2015New York Stories, United Photo IndustriesManhattan, NY, USA
- 2015The Net, German Museum of TechnologyBerlin, Germany
- 2015Centre d'art contemporain André-MalrauxColmar, France
- 2014PROOF Auction & Exhibition, Sundaram Tagore GalleryNew York, NY, USA
- 2014Affordable Art Fair, Crane Kalman Brighton GalleryLondon, UK
- 2014ASMP at AIAChicago, IL, USA
- 2014The Colours of Architecture, La ChambreStrasbourg, France
- 2013Winner IPA, MOPLALos Angeles, CA, USA
- 2012International Photography Annual, Manifest GalleryCincinnati, OH, USA
- 2012Urban Photo Winners, Paris City Hall XIIèmeParis, France
- 2012Récit de gare, Maison de l'ArchitectureParis, France
- 2012Rendez-vous Image, Palais des CongrèsStrasbourg, France
Awards
- 20171st Place, Golden — ND Awards
- 20141st Place, Architectural PhotographyArchifoto International Awards — Chinatown
- 20142nd PlaceMoscow Photo Awards — Cinema
- 20142× Honorable MentionInternational Photo Awards, Los Angeles — Chinatown & Cinema
- 2014Third PrizePX3 Paris Photography Prize — This Game We Play
- 20131st PlaceInternational Photo Awards, Los Angeles — Swimming Pool
Bibliography
2023
Back to The Arcade
Setanta Books
ISBN 978-1-915652-04-1
ISBN 978-1-915652-04-1
2016
Light On New York City
teNeues
ISBN 978-3-8327-3443-5
ISBN 978-3-8327-3443-5
2014
New York On & Off
Yellow Korner
ISBN 978-2-919469-45-1
ISBN 978-2-919469-45-1
2014
Last Stop Coney Island
Self-published
ISBN 978-1320230506
ISBN 978-1320230506
Let's work together.
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