Marc J. Franklin is a New York City-based photographer and photojournalist, specializing in editorial portraiture, narrative visual storytelling, and arts/culture. He previously worked as a photo editor for NBC News + MSNBC Digital and the principal photographer/photo editor for Playbill.
His photos have been featured in Vogue, Vanity Fair, The New York Times, New York Magazine, NBC News, The LA Times, The Paris Review, Vulture, Elle, Out Magazine, The Boston Globe, Mashable, and more. Previous clients include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MasterCard, Disney on Broadway, Agi’s Counter (restaurant), Jack’d, The Museum of Sex, MeetUp, RPM creative agency, AKA creative agency, Ars Nova, Lincoln Center Theater, New York City’s Little Island, and more.
Highlight portrait subjects include Grammy Award winner Bad Bunny, Heated Rivaly’s Connor Storrie, Oprah Winfrey, Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield, Oscar nominee Adam Driver, Emmy Award winner Kerry Washington, Emmy Award winner Tina Fey, and many others.
Say hello! marc@marcjfranklin.com
Photo Features
The Tumult That Transformed Racquet, the Tennis Magazine - The New York Times
Walter Isaacson: Elon Musk Is a Genius When It Comes to Engineering, Not Human Emotion - Vanity Fair
Building Bikini Bottom: The Hidden Tech Behind SpongeBob SquarePants, the Broadway Musical - Mashable
The Art of Moving Forward: 7 Theatremakers Reflect on Broadway’s Return - Playbill
Getting Into Character With Wicked’s Hannah Corneau - Playbill
Photo Editing
Paradise Lost: Inside Peru’s Emergency Zone - NBC News
“We say gay”: Florida’s Largest Pride Parade Draws Hundreds of Thousands - NBC News
A Brooklyn School's Students Fought to Add AP African American Studies to Their Curriculum - NBC News
The “Largest Queer Fashion Show” Returns to Kick off New York Fashion Week - NBC News
Writing
How Cody Renard Richard Became One of Broadway’s Brightest Stars From Backstage - Playbill
How Beetlejuice Star Alex Brightman Finds Humanity Within the Monster - Playbill
A Part of That: Nasia Thomas and Sherie Rene Scott on the 20 Year Legacy of The Last 5 Years - Playbill