Nice

Jean-Robert Franco by Clémentine Larroumet

It was love at first site for the photographs of Nice that Jean-Robert Franco sent to us one day out of the blue, like a message in a bottle, an old series of pictures that dated back to 1970.

For Jean-Robert, the capital of the Riviera is firstly a cobalt blue sky, followed by the Promenade des Anglais, which he sees as a place of passage and strolling. It’s his “own little theater”. He enjoys turning his curious eye on the people of Nice and capturing what makes each individual unique.

INSTAGRAM @jeanrobertfranco YEAR OF BIRTH 1945 PLACE OF BIRTH Nice, France EDUCATION ESC &  MBA at University of California PROFESSION Visual Artist FAVORITE MEDIUM Photography PASSION Philosophy ROLE MODEL Picasso FAVORITE ARTIST Picasso FUN FACT Narcissist

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