Biography
Franck Bohbot is a French-American photographer and filmmaker known for his cinematic use of color, light, and composition. His work transforms everyday spaces into scenes of quiet drama, influenced by classical cinema and painting. With a master’s precision and a storyteller’s eye, Bohbot’s images reveal the extraordinary within the ordinary, balancing structure, emotion, and narrative. In an era of artificial imagery, he remains devoted to the real: people, places, and fleeting moments that define the human experience.
Timeline
1980 – 2007 — Born in Longjumeau, Paris suburb, and earns an MBA in Audiovisual Production at ESG Paris.
2008 – 2010 — Begins photography career after event production, inspired by Julius Shulman and the Düsseldorf School.
2010 – 2013 — Creates Swimming Pool, Libraries, and Theaters; early recognition in Vogue and The Huffington Post, wins IPA Award.
2013 – 2015 — Lives in New York; collaborates with NY Times, National Geographic, and the Louvre Museum; exhibits at La Chambre (Strasbourg) and Paul Smith Gallery (Tokyo).
2015 – 2018 — Expands to environmental portraiture with I Am an Actor and We Are NY Indie Booksellers; featured in The Guardian and Der Spiegel; exhibitions in NYC and Mexico.
2016 – 2017 — Publishes Light on New York City, wins Lucie Foundation People’s Choice Award, and explores color influenced by Luigi Ghirri and William Eggleston.
2018 – 2023 — Lives in Los Angeles; creates LA Confidential, Angels, and Back to the Arcades; exhibits in Photoville, Photo London, and Pan Amsterdam; featured in Vogue HK and Vanity Fair.
2021 – 2023 — Invited by Leica and Dubai Culture; featured in LFI Best of the Year, Creative Boom, and El País.
2023 – 2024 — Returns to Paris; collaborates with Iris Van Herpen, Maison Sarah Lavoine, and Maison Castel; exhibits at Paris Design Week and featured in Vogue and Harvard Business Review.
2025 – 2026 — Featured in Beaux Arts, AD Italia, Designboom, and Financial Times; exhibitions at La Hune Saint-Germain, Plateforme 10, Fondation Bodmer, and JetBlue Permanent Collection.
2024 – Present — Lives between Paris, New York and California, revisiting Swimming Pool and House of Books while exploring color, savoir-faire, youth culture, and cinematic realism.