Places.
Power.
Perspective.
I’m Daren Frankish, a British photographer and journalist based in Edinburgh. My work explores politics, history and the built environment — and the stories they leave behind.
The architecture
of power.
My work explores how global ideologies take shape in concrete, steel and stone.
I am interested in the meeting point between politics, history and the places we build. Architecture offers a way to look at those relationships: what a society chooses to celebrate, the authority it projects and the traces it leaves for the future.
Through photography and journalism, I document these places and the stories connected to them. My work extends into photographic books and art prints, bringing those perspectives from the camera to the page and the wall.
On location.
Explore the full personal gallery — 32 photographs
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Work beyond
the frame.
Selected exhibition and photography competition entries from my archive.
The Story of the Creative
International exhibition · SeeMe Exhibition Space,
Long Island City, New York.
25 July – 10 September 2013.
Creatives Rising
SeeMe Exhibition Space, Long Island City, New York.
5 October 2013.
One Life
SeeMe Exhibition Space, Long Island City, New York.
30 May 2014.
5th Annual Exposure Award & Vox Populi Award
International photography competition.
Louvre Museum, Paris · 13 June 2015.
6th Annual Exposure Award & Vox Populi Award
International photography competition.
June – August 2016.
More ways to see the story.
Explore my wider media platform, journalism and creative work.
Visit European Media ↗ iStock by Getty ImagesBrowse my stock photography portfolio.
View my portfolio ↗ Art prints & booksDiscover photography to collect, display and keep.
Explore the shop ↗ Music / PARADOXExplore another side of my creative work.
Listen to the collection ↗Have a story in mind?
For photography, image-use enquiries or a creative conversation, get in touch.
