Franck Bohbot
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]
Franck Bohbot | |
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Born | 12 November 1980 |
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 |
Website | www |
Biography
Bohbot was born in a suburb of Paris in 1980 and moved to New York City in 2013.
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.
In 2014, his first series of Portraits, Cuts, were 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]
From 2015 to 2017 he worked with the main International agency INSTITUTE for Artist Management, run by Frank Evers which manage 23 artists including Lauren Greenfield and Simon Norfolk.
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 photograph, 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]
Franck Bohbot is currently based in Los Angeles.[15]
References
- Mcdonald, Fiona (January 7, 2015). "Franck Bohbot; Photos of Beautiful Libraries". BBC.
- Dotschkal, Janna (June 29, 2015). "A Night at the Cinema: Reviving the Glamour of Old Hollywood". National Geographic.
- Bierend, Doug (July 21, 2014). "Eerie film noir scenes captured on the streets of NYC"s Chinatown / Franck Bohbot". Wired.
- Rosenfield, Karissa (March 26, 2012). "Respect the Architect / Franck Bohbot". ArchDaily.
- Secret, Mosi (October 31, 2014). "A Shave and a Haircut". The New York Times.
- Davis, Allison P.; Feifer, Jason; et al. (July 29, 2015). "How to Spend Time Alone". New York Magazine.
- "Eerie Film Noir Scenes Captured on the Streets of NYC's Chinatown". Wired Magazine. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- Lewis-Kraus, Gideon (July 16, 2015). "Power in Numbers". The New York Times Magazine.
- Luckel, Madeleine (April 29, 2017). "A Look Inside Midsummer Night's Anime Decor". Vogue Magazine.
- Wetherbee, Michael (November 28, 2015). "À New York, ils jonglent entre la scène et leur job". L'Obs.
- "Paul Smith Franck Bohbot". Paul Smith. 2015.
- Light On New York City. 18 March 2015. ISBN 978-3832734435.
- "A story of survival: New York's last remaining independent bookshops". The_Guardian. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- "The big picture: joy and nostalgia in a French water park". The_Guardian. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- Bohbot, Franck. "Bio". Franck Bohbot. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
Books
Publications by Franck Bohbot
- Light On New York City, teNeues, 2016. ISBN 978-3-8327-3443-5.