Pape San is a French born Senegalese Photographer based in Seoul working WORLDWIDE.
Photographer and visual storyteller Pape San is a French-Senegalese artist based in South Korea since 2018. Through his work, he explores the quiet tension between modernity and memory, focusing on the people, places, and fleeting moments that reveal how time leaves its mark on everyday life.
Moving between Paris and Seoul, his photography exists at the intersection of documentary observation and poetic sensibility. Drawn to the unnoticed and the ephemeral, he builds visual narratives shaped by travel, human connection, and cultural exchange. His images often linger on what sits at the edges: aging faces, changing neighborhoods, gestures that would otherwise disappear into the rhythm of daily life.
His long-term projects reflect an ongoing interest in identity, urban transformation, and the emotional landscapes hidden beneath ordinary scenes. Whether wandering the streets of Seoul, Tokyo, Mumbai, or Paris, he approaches photography as a way of listening — allowing chance encounters and lived experiences to guide the frame.
Alongside his artistic practice, Pape shares his vision with a large international audience through content creation, using photography not simply as a tool for documentation, but as a language for transmitting atmosphere, emotion, and stories that resonate beyond a single moment.
Clients: Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier (2026), BDK Parfums (2026), Uniqlo (2025)
Featured in: GQ Magazine (2025), Leica Internationale Fotografie (2025)
Exhibitions:
“Autour du Monde” - Galerie Joseph (Paris 2024)
“EULJIRO” - Galerie Joseph (Paris 2025, +6000 visitors over a weekend)
“EULJIRO” - Leica Store Marseille (2025-2026)