FRANKIE BATISTA IS A CUBAN-AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER WHO LIVES FOR THE EXPERIENCE OF HIS WORK AND THE PEOPLE IT CALLS HIM TO PHOTOGRAPH.
ORIGINALLY A STREET ARTIST AND GRAPHIC DESIGNER, FRANKIE DISCOVERED A PASSION FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILMMAKING UPON COMPLETION OF HIS STUDIES IN ART, WHICH BEGAN HIS CAREER CURRENTLY SPANNING TWO DECADES IN FASHION AND CELEBRITY PORTRAITURE THROUGHOUT THE US AND EUROPE, WHERE HE IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE LEADING CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHERS WORKING WITHIN THE INDUSTRY TODAY.
BATISTA HAS COLLABORATED WITH TOP INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS VOGUE, VANITY FAIR, HARPER’S BAZAAR, GLAMOUR, MARIE CLAIRE, ESQUIRE, AND GQ, AND IS HIGHLY REGARDED AMONGST MANY OF THE WORLD'S PREMIERE LUXURY BRANDS, INCLUDING CARTIER, IL MAKIAGE, MONTBLANC, CALVIN KLEIN, AND MORE.
WITH A QUICK WIT AND VIVID PERSONALITY, FRANKIE BRINGS A UNIQUE AND OPTIMISTIC ENERGY TO HIS IMAGES, WHICH HE ATTRIBUTES TO HIS SUCCESS WITH HIS SUBJECTS AND CLIENTS. BATISTA WRITES "ENERGY IS EVERYTHING IN A SHOOT...THE MORE POSITIVITY YOU INVEST INTO THE SHOOT AND THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU, THE MORE RESULTS YOU HAVE AT THE END OF THE DAY. PLAIN AND SIMPLE!"
FRANKIE CURRENTLY LIVES IN MARINA DEL REY, CA AND WHEN NOT FOUND AT HOME, SPENDS HIS TIME BETWEEN MIAMI, THE CALIFORNIA COAST, AND EUROPE.