Nico de Rouge is a VISUAL ARTIST from Paris, France. He is based between asia and europe, and SHOOTS all around the world.

Nicolas de Rougé (b. 1990, Paris) is a French documentary and people photographer. He specializes in reportage, portrait, advertising and event photography. Nico also creates through personal projects and shoots for the press.

He currently resides between Shanghai and Paris where he shoots for international brands, advertising and press agencies, and the Philippines where he explores the ocean and teaches scuba diving. Nico also produces and directs video projects and works as a TV host for Discovery Channel and CCTV.

Having lived in Europe, South America, North America, Africa, and Asia has helped him develop a unique aesthetic sense and perception skills that he uses to tell stories with flair and elegance. His versatility, passion and understanding of clients needs have earned him the trust and respect of the people he works with. Nico strives for flexibility and delivering high quality images that create emotions and surpass expectations. His work is published in several countries.

Nico is comfortable working in French, English, Spanish and Mandarin, and available for booking worldwide!

Exhibitions:

Fragmented Narratives - Shanghai, 2016
大城市,小房屋 - Shanghai, 2018
Glimpses of Metropolis - Shanghai, 2021
Concealed Identities - Shanghai, 2021
Big White Spring - OpenSea, 2022

Publications:

Photographing North Koreans, The Basetrip, 2017
Iceland - 5000s Magazine, 2018
Kyoto - 5000s Magazine, 2018
Mount Huashan - 5000s Magazine, 2018
Can you cry underwater? - Smartshanghai, 2018
Shanghai’s black eye - Bloomberg Businessweek, 2022.
Leave no dog behind - The Economist, 2022
The Three Knife Trilogy - The Economist, 2022

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