Franck Bohbot (born November 12, 1980) is a New York-based photographer known for his portraits and color photographs of public spaces and urban scenes.[1]
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Born | (1980-11-12) 12 November 1980 (age 41) |
Nationality | French |
Known for | Photography |
Notable work | The New York Times: Swimming Pool Series; Light On Series |
Awards | International Photo Awards, Archifoto Prize International Awards of architectural photography, PX3 Paris Photography Prize[citation needed] |
Website | www |
Bohbot was born in a suburb of Paris in 1980 and moved to New York City in 2013.[citation needed]
National Geographic described Bohbot as "a master of interior and exterior spaces".[2]
Wired wrote on Franck Bohbot's Chinatown Series "The series draws directly from the visual vocabulary and tonal palette of cinema. Many of the pictures bring to mind the unmistakable look of Blade Runner. The heavy atmosphere in these photos seems loaded with a sense of drama, like a portal into some modern noir film".[3]
ArchDaily wrote "Bohbot embraces quasiperfect symmetry, creating a surreal quality and invoking a sense of curiosity with each image".[4]
Bohbot's work has appeared in The New York Times,[5] New York Magazine,[6] Wired,[7] National Geographic,[2] The New York Times Magazine,[8] Vogue Magazine,[9] and L'Obs.[10] Bohbot was commissioned by the Louvre Museum to make photographs of their gallery interiors in 2013.[citation needed]
In 2014, his first series of Portraits, Cuts, was premiered and published in The New York Times,[5]
In 2014, his series, Chinatown, were published in Wired,[7]
In 2015, Bohbot collaborated with British fashion designer Paul Smith.[11]
In June 2015, Bohbot was commissioned by The New York Times Magazine,[8] to photograph the DreamHack in Jönköping, Sweden. His featured images included large-scale color photographs, monumental views, and portraits of the gamers.
In 2016, Bohbot released his monograph entitled Light On New York City, published by teNeues,.[12]
June 2018, his Portrait Series and book project in collaboration with writer Philippe Ungar, We Are New York Indie Booksellers, is premiered and published in The Guardian,.[13]
May 2019, his Series Forever Young, is published in The Guardian,.[14]
November 2019, his work LA Confidential, is published in The Guardian,[15] and said: “At night, everything changes,and the neon lights help to create the scene… this could be the LA from the past but also from the future.”
In February 2021, Designboom, published his work on Richard Neutra.[16]
In June 2021, his documentary project The Last Show, that showcased Southern California Theatres during the lockdown is published in El Pais,.[17]
Franck Bohbot lives and works in Los Angeles with his wife Katia and their two daughters Clara and Chloé .[18]