Franck Bohbot

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Franck Bohbot
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Born (1980-11-12) 12 November 1980 (age 44)
Nationality French
Known for Photography
Notable work The New York Times : Swimming Pool Series; Light On Series
AwardsInternational Photo Awards, Archifoto Prize International Awards of architectural photography, PX3 Paris Photography Prize[ citation needed ]
Website www.franckbohbot.com

Franck Bohbot (born November 12, 1980) Franck Bohbot is an artist, photographer, and director celebrated for his unique style, characterized by images of spaces, streets, and portraits. Renowned as a master of architecture and color photography, he began his career in 2008 and is among the rare few who excel at capturing the essence of both places and people.

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Bohbot captures life’s scenes with a natural and fresh approach, transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary through his recognizable mastery of color, impeccable lighting, and refined composition. Each image evokes a grand cinematic atmosphere, rich in colors—sometimes soft and pale, sometimes warm and vibrant.

His works have been featured in The New York Times, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, AD Magazine, El País, Time, The Guardian, and more. Interiors are his mastered and beloved domain, alongside street scenes, to which he has gradually introduced portraits, adding more life to his compositions. This evolution has led him to collaborate with prestigious brands and partners in fashion, advertising, and design, including Paul Smith, Nike, Knoll, Iris Van Herpen, LG, Le Louvre, Leica, Miu Miu, and Valentino. His work is collected by public and private collections around the world.

He has published two books, Light On New York City and Back to the Arcade.

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Biography

Bohbot was born in a suburb of Paris in 1980 and moved to New York City in 2013.[ citation needed ]

Style

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]

Works

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, was 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 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 País ,. [17]

In January 2022, his timeless portraits of L.A's Arcades were published in The New York Times ,.. [18] He quotes: "My fascination is partly a result of seeing these places portrayed in popular films, from “Jaws” and “Terminator 2” to “Back to the Future Part II” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” But arcades also remind me of my own childhood experiences — particularly during my teenage years, when, alone or with my friends, I’d hunt down a Street Fighter or Pac-Man arcade, or lose myself on a home console: Atari, Nintendo, Sega."

Franck Bohbot lives and works in Los Angeles with his wife Katia and their two daughters Clara and Chloé . [19]

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References

  1. ↑ Mcdonald, Fiona (January 7, 2015). "Franck Bohbot; Photos of Beautiful Libraries". BBC.
  2. 1 2 Dotschkal, Janna (June 29, 2015). "A Night at the Cinema: Reviving the Glamour of Old Hollywood". National Geographic. Archived from the original on June 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ Bierend, Doug (July 21, 2014). "Eerie film noir scenes captured on the streets of NYC"s Chinatown / Franck Bohbot". Wired.
  4. ↑ Rosenfield, Karissa (March 26, 2012). "Respect the Architect / Franck Bohbot". ArchDaily.
  5. 1 2 Secret, Mosi (October 31, 2014). "A Shave and a Haircut". The New York Times.
  6. ↑ Davis, Allison P.; Feifer, Jason; et al. (July 29, 2015). "How to Spend Time Alone". New York Magazine.
  7. 1 2 "Eerie Film Noir Scenes Captured on the Streets of NYC's Chinatown". Wired Magazine. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  8. 1 2 Lewis-Kraus, Gideon (July 16, 2015). "Power in Numbers". The New York Times Magazine.
  9. ↑ Luckel, Madeleine (April 29, 2017). "A Look Inside Midsummer Night's Anime Decor". Vogue Magazine.
  10. ↑ Wetherbee, Michael (November 28, 2015). "À New York, ils jonglent entre la scène et leur job". L'Obs.
  11. ↑ "Paul Smith Franck Bohbot". Paul Smith. 2015.
  12. ↑ Light On New York City. teNeues Publishing Company. 18 March 2015. ISBN   978-3832734435.
  13. ↑ "A story of survival: New York's last remaining independent bookshops". The_Guardian. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "The big picture: joy and nostalgia in a French water park". The_Guardian. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "Neon Dream: Los Angeles by night". The_Guardian. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  16. ↑ "franck bohbot captures richard neutra's VDL research house II in los angeles". Designboom. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Oda a Los templos cinéfilos de Los Ángeles". El_Pais. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  18. ↑ "Timeless Portraits of L.A.'s Arcades". The_New_York_Times. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  19. ↑ Bohbot, Franck. "Bio". Franck Bohbot. Retrieved August 15, 2016.

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