Info
I’m an Italian photographer based between Santa Monica and Milan, working across editorial and documentary storytelling.
I’m drawn to the awkward, unexpected and tragicomic side of everyday life. I think of photography as a form of visual writing and of myself, sometimes, as a “photography comedian.”
My work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal and other international publications, and has been recognized by AI-AP American Photography and FRESH EYES. My first book, Até Já, Everyday a Little Adventure, was published by XYZ Books in 2024.
I’m available for editorial and commercial assignments in the US and Europe.
BOOKS:
ATÉ JÁ, Everyday a Little Adventure / Francesca Forquet
2024, XYZ Books, 48 pages, Limited Edition 75 copies
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
St. John Calls in Fashion Whisperer
Thursday Styles Cover
2026, The New York Times
Snacks Galore
2026, National Geographic, Photo of the Day
VCs Laughed at Plumbers Buying Software. Now This Blue-Collar Startup Is Closing In on $100 Million
2026, Inc.
After a ‘Terrifying’ Rolex Purchase, He Quit Google and Built a 9-Figure Watch Business
2026, Inc.
Happy 100th Birthday, Marilyn Monroe!
Sunday Styles Cover
2026, The New York Times
Visuals and Text by Francesca Forquet
Dr. Bronner’s Is Still Standing on a Soapbox—and Sales Are Booming
2026, The Wall Street Journal
Inside the Kitchen That Feeds Hollywood on Oscars Night.
2026, The New York Times
Baloon Dreams
2026, Interni Magazine
See a Museum Through His Eyes? He’d Rather You Not.
2026, The New York Times
The best Photos From the NYT Styles Desk in 2025
2025, The New York Times
In Los Angeles, Angels Save the Migrants
2025, il Venerdì di Repubblica
Fuori Luogo
2025, Interni Magazine
Scenes From Jeff Bezos’ Wedding in Venice
2025, The New York Times
Visuals and Text by Francesca Forquet
IVF is life-changing for infertile families. But the Christian right says it’s not in ‘God’s plan’
2025, The Guardian
Where Rhinestones Meet the Rodeo
Thursday Styles Cover
2025, The New York Times
Visuals and Text by Francesca Forquet
Behind Scenes. Grant Singer
2025, The Pop Manifesto
Saturation. Jonny Negron
2025, The Pop Manifesto
Pure Energy. Brian Roettinger
2025, The Pop Manifesto
Harry Styles Bookazine
2025, Hearst Bookazines and Books
The Best Photos From the NYT Style Desk in 2024
2024, The New York Times
Matthew Perry Home in Los Angeles Sells a Year After His Death
2024, The New York Times
Chez Salehe Bembury, roi des sneakers
2024, Revue XXI
Have You Ever Seen a Corgi Race?
2024, The New York Times
Visuals and Text by Francesca Forquet
The modern-day gold diggers of California: ‘It doesn’t take much to catch the fever’
2023, The Guardian
This Designer Knows What Sneakers You’ll Be Wearing Next Year
2023, The Wall Street Journal
A Los Angeles le Girls sono in sciopero: e vincono
2023, il Venerdì di Repubblica
Beaming Solar Energy From Space Gets a Step Closer
2023, The Wall Street Journal
This Reporter Wants to Know How You Got to Know Each Other
2023, The New York Times
Before Jeeps Became SUVs, They Looked Like This
2023, The Wall Street Journal
Third Wheel. Picket Line and Chill
2023, The New York Times
Harry Styles Ate Here. His Fans Will Now Eat Here Forever
2023, The New York Times
SELECTED PRESS:
Behind the Photo: Francesca Forquet Photographer
2026, The New York Times / @mynytimes
Francesca Forquet sur la piste des corgis sprinteur
2025, Fisheye Magazine
Chez Salehe Bembury, roi des sneakers
2024, Revue XXI
ait Dialogue #15: Francesca Forquet
2024, Ait Istanbul
“Santa Monica” by Photographer Francesca Forquet
2023, Booooooom
I LOVE L.A.: FRANCESCA FORQUET: SANTA MONICA
2023, Lenscratch
AWARDS:
American Photography 42
2026 CHOSEN WINNER, "Scenes From Jeff Bezos’ Wedding in Venice"
2026 CHOSEN WINNER, “Happy Brithday, Marylin!”
American Photography 41
2025 CHOSEN WINNER, "Have You Ever Seen a Corgi race?"
American Photography 40
2024 CHOSEN WINNER, "Ciao Silvio! The most Italian of Italians"
FRESH EYES (GUP Magazine)
2022 TALENT, "Santa Monica"
American Photography 37
2021 CHOSEN WINNER, "Pōtorēto"
2021 CHOSEN WINNER, “Viva México”
IPA Lucie International Photography Awards
2021, HONORABLE MENTION
Advertising-Brands campaign, "Pōtorēto"
American Photography 36
2020 CHOSEN WINNER, "Santa Monica"
IPA Lucie International Photography Awards
2020, JURY TOP 5 SELECTION
“Santa Monica”
IPA Lucie International Photography Awards
2020, HONORABLE MENTION
Advertising-Self-Promotion, “Santa Monica”
2020, HONORABLE MENTION
Special-Travel / Wanderlust, “Viva México”
2020, HONORABLE MENTION
Editorial / Press-Contemporary issues
“Santa Monica – COVID-19 Edition”
2020, HONORABLE MENTION
Advertising-Self-Promotion,
“Santa Monica – COVID-19 Edition”
EXHIBITIONS:
Photoville 2026
2026, Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York
EVOLVING: Benefit Silent Auction & Photography Group Show
2025, The Underground Museum, CA
100 Under 1000
2025, 1204 E.7TH Street Austin, TX
GENESIS: A Photography Silent Auction for Charity / DALA Photo Festival
2024, 714 S Hill St,Los Angeles, CA
Spaghetti Western, February 29th - April 28th 2024
2024, 50048 Twentynine Palms Hwy, Morongo Valley
HAUTE Photographie Rotterdam 2023
2023, Keilestraat 9, 3029 BP Rotterdam, Netherlands
Women Street Photographers Annual Exhibition
2022, El Barrio’s Artspace PS109, New York City
the Print Swap
Curated by Feature Shot
2020, BBA Gallery, Berlin
De-Fence Art, Art in time of Isolation
2020, 18th Streets Art Center, Santa Monica Art Studios
Portrait courtesy of Martina Albertazzi