In this study, ZnFe2O4 nanohallow spheres were synthesized by hydrothermal method, then ZnFe2O4@ZnO core-shell was prepared by forming of ZnO nanoshell onto magnetic microspheres via sol-gel route. Finally, TCPP/ZnFe2O4@ZnO composite was synthesized through the immobilization of the meso-tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin on ZnFe2O4@ZnO core-shell. The prepared photocatalysts were characterized by different techniques such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF), vibration sample magnetometery (VSM), Brunauer Emmett Teller (BET) model, UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) and dynamic light scattering (DLS). The photocatalytic activity of prepared photo catalysts was evaluated for degradation of methylene blue, as an organic dye and 4-nitrophenol as an organic pollutant under visible LED light irradiation. The results illustrated that TCPP/ZnFe2O4@ZnO composite show better photodegradating behavior vs. methylene blue and 4-nitrophenol compared to ZnFe2O4@ZnO, pure ZnFe2O4 and pure ZnO. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.