Macau - Vegas of the East
I recently traveled to Macau on assignment and enjoyed a night out to explore the vintage district around the famous Lisboa casino in the old part of Macau. Please find a few photos taken during that night!
Tim Franco is an commercial and editorial photographer based in Asia
Chanel | Korea, Japan & China Photographer
Chanel has been working with me for the last 2 years in the Asia region for their digital content. Most of the shoot are with local and international celebrities who are wearing or using Chanel products. I had the chance to work in 3 different countries , Japan, South Korea and China to cover those assignments. Its always a pleasure to work with such a great name in the industry, a luxury and fashion brands that still bring sparkles in people’s yes. Here are some of those photos:
Pharrell Williams performing in Tokyo
Nana Komatsu
Lee Dong-wook
shin min ah
Kristen Stewart
Soo Joo Park
Chanel Flagship Store in Seoul South Korea
Jumeirah Hotel Photographer | Asia
Tim Franco showcases is Hotel Photography work in Asia at the Jumeirah hotel Guanghzou
in late 2019 - I was assigned to produce the marketing photographs for the newly opened Jumeirah Hotel in Guangzhou China. Here some of the photos from this project:
Tim Franco is an Asia based commercial photographer available for assignment in China, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore.
Pullman China | Asia Hotel Photographer
Last winter, I was assigned by Accor to shoot one their newest hotel in Inner Mongolia. The Pullman was located in the city of Baotou, at the gates of the Gobi Desert. The photos will be used by the Accor group for marketing and commercial purposes. Here are some of those images:
Tim Franco is a commercial photographer based between Seoul and Shanghai. For more information please get in touch at timfranco@gmail.com
Seo Ji-hyun for Time Magazine
Tim Magazine assigned me to portray Seo Ji-hyun in South Korea. Miss Seo is a prosecutor who was the first woman to speak out about the #MeToo movement in South Korea. Her courage inspired thousands of women in the country. It was a last minute assignment and we had very little to work with but I am pretty happy with the final photo!
Tim Franco is available for editorial portrait assignments in Asia.
China - North Korea border | Rivers of defection
As both Koreas are trying to work towards a peace solution, the defections from the DPRK are happening daily. In my first chapter ( http://www.timfranco.com/unperson ), I have interviewed & portrayed those defectors. This time, I traveled along the border of the secretive state and China. The two countries are separated by two rivers and one mountain. Most of the defectors are crossing the rivers into China before finding their difficult way into South Korea. Crossing those rivers is the first step into a new world. Those photos are documenting those places and showing how close and easy it is to make this first step.
North Korea from the city of Dandong
Chinese fishfarm overlooking North Korea
North Korea
China
just a few meters between China and North Korea
An old bridge destroyed to cut the traffic between the two countries.
All those photos are copyrighted Tim Franco 2018 and available for editorial use upon request.
Get in touch timfranco@gmail.com
Rio Tinto | Lifestyle Advertising - China
Lifestyle advertising photoshoot for Rio Tinto in China.
Late last year, I was assigned by Propaganda Studio to shoot the lifestyle advertising campaign for Rio Tinto in China. The goal of the campaign was to showcase the final usage of the Mining Giant materials in cities in Asia. The shoot was a mix of lifestyle, architecture and urban landscape photos taken over Shanghai & Beijing. Here are some of those photos:
Metamorpolis exhibition in Nantes
The Metamorpolis series is currently exhibited in Nantes at le Passage Saintes Croix until the 21st of november. It is the biggest and I have to say, nicest exhibition produce so far on this project and I was thrilled to be part of the opening event. Here is a few photos of the space .
Please don't hesitate to contact me directly if you have any question about the exhibition or the project or if you are interested to get the book please go to http://www.metamorpolis.com to purchase a copy !
Metamorpolis Exhibition in Paris
During the summer of 2017, a collection of photos from my Metamorpolis project are exhibited at the "Maison de la Chine" in downtown Paris. The venue has a Chinese Tea House which includes exhibitions year around. Here are few phone photos of the exhibition.
The exhibition will be displayed until the end of august. For inquiries please contact me directly : tim@propagandastudio.asia
Portraits for Chanel | Shanghai
As part of the launch of their new watch, Chanel hold a special event in Shanghai China. I was assigned to set up a booth to photograph celebrities and guests. The images had to look like an advertising and were processed on site through a mirror app. Here are some of my favorite portrait for the shoot as well as a small display of the final images delivered.
Tim Franco is a commercial and editorial photographer based in greater asia. He works on commercial assignment in China, South Korea, Hong Kong and Japan. Please get in touch at tim@propagandastudio.asia
Chongqing Feature in the Good Life Magazine
Earlier this year I traveled back to Chongqing to work on a story for The Good Life Magazine. It was a nice experience to look around the city and see how much has changed since I have last visited it. Here are a few of the images from that body of work as well as the tearsheets.
Tim Franco is available for editorial and commercial photography assignment in Asia. He is based between Seoul and Shanghai and often travels to the following destinations : Hong Kong, beijing, Tokyo, Bangkok & Singapore. Please contact him directly at timfranco@gmail.com
Fashion Designer Portraits
This month issue of the Silk Road magazines feature a story about up & coming fashion designer in China that I have shot . As I often work with this magazine, each portrait was done on my old time favorite Hasselblad Medium format Film camera. Here is a couple of the portrait as well as the tearsheets.
Tim Franco is available for editorial and commercial assignments including portraits, stories and architecture in China, Korea and Hong Kong please contact him at timfranco@gmail.com
Behind the Scene | Shanghai Fashion Shoot
Last week, I was producing a photoshoot for my agency Propaganda Studio in Shanghai with one of our photographer (Victor Marvillet ) . The client asked us to document the process and I snap a few photos & videos during the photo shoot. It ended up looking nice and completely different than the actual result of the commercial shoot. Here are some of the images.
Tim Franco is Seoul & Shanghai based photographer available for commercial assignment all over the Asia region - you can also see more of his commercial work on his agency website at Propaganda Studio. Contact him directly for photography assignment at tim@propagandastudio.asia
Outdoor Exhibition in Paris | China Photographer
My work from Metamorpolis was selected by the jury of the Circulation(s) festival this year. It was a great honour , not only to be part of a great group of artist exhibiting at the incredible 104 SPACE in Paris but also to have a special exhibition of 28 photographs at an amazing outdoor location in downtown Paris - Gare de l'Est. The photos will be exhibited until the end of February.
All the photos from this series are available for prints and magazines through Institute. Please contact me directly for other details at timfranco@gmail.com .
Fashion Editorial for Grazia | Shanghai
Last month, I was assigned by Grazia to cover a Max Mara event in Shanghai. The fashion show happened in the old exhibition center that was completely transformed for the occasion ! Here a few of the photos as well as the press clippings
Tim Franco is an award winning photographer based in Asia and available for editorial assignment in Seoul, Shanghai , Beijing & Hong Kong.
Tunnel Digging | Corporate Asia
Herrenknecht is the largest TDM ( Tunnel Digging Machine ) company in the world. The huge machines they produce are digging tunnels all over the world for metro system, under river / sea pathways as well as water treatment. Propaganda Studio has been working with Herrenknecht in China, South Korea & Singapore where I travel to document their process to create their latest marketing materials
click here to see more from that series
Tim Franco is available for commercial photography assignment all over asia ( South Korea | China | Singapore & Japan
Life Magazine Feature | China Photographer
Life Magazine in China did a great feature on Metamorpolis in their september issue . Check it out, available in China mostly everywhere .
Tim Franco is a Asia based photographer, currently based in Seoul, South Korea, but traveling weekly over the east asia region on assignment.
Future Sound of China | Editorial Photography
Last month I have traveled around China to portray the Future Sound of China, a story about upcoming and underground musician around the middle kingdom. All the portraits were shot on my old and favorite hasselblad on film. Here are some of the portraits and the tear sheets of the article
Tim Franco is a photographer based in Asia out of Seoul and travels monthly to China and East asia for editorial and commercial photography assignment
UBER Commercial Photography Campaign
Last year, we were contacted through Propaganda Studio to produce images for the new China photography campaign for UBER. Here some of the images I shot
Tim Franco is a Seoul ( South Korea ) and Shanghai ( China ) based photographer who is available for commercial assignment through his agency Propaganda Studio based in Hong Kong
Shanghai Skaters Story for HUCK Magazine
Here is a feature I work on with some of the Local and International skaters cruising and enjoying Shanghai Urban Areas. Was an interesting gig to photograph especially with my old rolleiflex
I am a photographer based in Shanghai & Seoul working on editorial and commercial assignments