Francisco is a Mexican-born Architect and Photographer who grasped photography after years of appreciating the passion his father had from crafting images.  Using a basic Kodak Retinette-A, his father showed him the art of observing elements that surround him.  Although his father was not interested to become a professional artist (he was an Accountant by trade), he emphasized how photography enriches life.

During his years in Junior High School, Francisco studied photography discipline as a requirement of the Artistic Aesthetics Program.  Francisco studied Architecture at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.  After finishing his studies, he worked in different areas within the architecture industry while obtaining a Certificate in “Intelligent Buildings” from LaSalle University.

In 2004, Francisco and his family moved to Shanghai, P.R.China where he discovered the continued changes in the urban landscape of the City.  Using his knowledge in architecture and photography, he opened his studio and worked with Interior Designers by photographing designed spaces and providing Fine Art photographs as a part of the interior decoration of their projects, whether it was inside office space or residence.  In 2011 and 2013, he experimented as a Director of Photography with the art of moving pictures and later as a Movie Director.  In 2013, he moved to Singapore where he became an active Lecturer of Leica Akademie Singapore and LaSalle School of Arts.

During those 16 years in Asia, he traveled to different places not only to photograph, but to learn about the local street culture and architecture.  Always curious and semi-adventurous, he enjoyed discovering hidden spaces in different urban cities within Asia Pacific. These adventures were reflected in his photography, different perspectives separating him from traditional way of observing elements around him.  Kawai Shiu, a former Curator and Editor-in-Chief from Aflote,Inc. quoted in one of Francisco’s books “Some photographers compose. Some photographers tell stories. Some photographers hunt. Francisco is good at all that, plus he is kind to experiment. Some call his experiment abstract photography, but it is not what Francisco has in mind for us. His experiment is as poetic as a 19th-century watercolor, while you can almost find a touch of formalism in his portraits and still lives. The quintessence of Francisco is his way of interpreting the world around him. Sometimes it is a witty wink. Sometimes it is a reinterpretation of a building you walk past everyday”.

Francisco is currently a private Photography Instructor and a member of the Leica Akademie North America.  He has 14 years’ experience sharing and couching his passion for making images with all levels of photographers and backgrounds.

His works have been the motive of publishing in magazines and newspapers in China and Singapore. 

Exhibitions and Achievements:

Photography:

2022 Ann Arbor Street Art Fair “The Original”

2019 Solo Exhibition at Leica Galerie, Singapore

2017    Collective exhibition at ION ART Gallery, Singapore

2016    Solo Exhibition at Leica Galerie Singapore, Singapore

2013    Solo Exhibition at C14 Gallery, P.R. China, Shanghai

2012    Collective exhibition at Fudan University Modern Arts Exhibition, P.R. China, Shanghai

2011    Collective exhibition for Crown, P.R. China, Shanghai

Filmography:

2013    1st runner-up Shanghai short film festival Meiwenti, P.R. China, Shanghai

2011    1st runner-up Shanghai short film festival Meiwenti, P.R. China, Shanghai

Books:

2016    “En El Café” 1st edition limited to 400 copies (Sold Out)

2013    “WILL” (Walk into Life and Learn) Found rising for Will Foundation (Sold Out)

Francisco has also been a speaker for different events related to photography and career orientation. Also has participated as judge for photography competitions at college level. 

He also does for private amateur photographers, curational services.