I am a French photographer based in Rabat, Morocco. With a multidisciplinary background, I was originally trained in the hard sciences but have pursued a diverse career that led me to live in many countries and work in fields ranging from fundamental research in biology to financial asset management. In 2013, I “left everything behind” for Liberia and photography, a profession I have been practicing full-time since 2016.
My work has been exhibited, among others, at the Guggenheim Bilbao (2015), LagosPhoto (2015 and 2017), AddisFoto (2018), Les Rencontres d’Arles (2015 and 2020), and Circulations (2016).

Since 2018, my photographic practice has focused on heritage-related issues. I identify, photograph, and document colonial-era buildings in Morocco. In 2021, I published Cinémas du Maroc, a book that serves both as an architectural inventory and as a history of the Kingdom’s movie theaters. I am currently working on a second project dedicated to Morocco’s industrial and military heritage, with a publication in preparation.

In 2024, I enrolled at the Paris-La Villette School of Architecture with the aim of pursuing a PhD on the subject of Morocco’s cinematic heritage.

Contact : fcbeaurain[a]gmail.com

@francoisbeaurain