J.B. Russell

Portraits

Omar Sharif at the hotel where he lives in Paris. Fifty years after the making of David Lean's epic film Lawrence of Arabia in which the 80 year old actor starred, the 1962 film has been painstakingly restored and will be released on Blu-Ray DVD in November 2012.Paris, France.
   
His Holiness the Dalai Lama departing from the Vajradhara Ling Buddhist Temple in Normandie by helicopter during his visit to France. The Dalai Lama blessed a project to build a Temple for Peace at the center and gave a speech to hundreds of guests.Aubry-le-Panthou, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
   
Jacques Chirac, Président de la République, at the Elysée Palace.Paris, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
     
  
Christine Lagarde, French minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry, at the Academie Diplomatique International before speaking at the Forum for New Diplomacy.Paris, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
   
Henri Loyrette, president and general director of the Louvre Museum, in his office in the museum's Mollien Pavillion.Paris, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
   
Claude Bébéar, CEO of the AXA Group, at the AXA headquarters.Paris, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
     
  
Yeslam Bin Laden, perfumer and half brother of Osama Bin Laden, at the Plaza Athénée hotel.Paris, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
   
François B. Traoré, president of the Union Nationale des Producteurs de Coton du Burkina (UNPC-B), in a patch of cotton at the Union's headquarters.Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.Photo © J.B. Russell
   
Giuseppe Viriglio, Director of the EU and Industrial Programmes, which includes the Galileo European Satellite Navigation System, at the Paris headquarters of the European Space Agency.Paris, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
     
  
Jon Lee Anderson, author and journalist.Salobreña, Spain.Photo © J.B. Russell
   
Dominique Thormann, Senior Vice President, Nissan.Paris, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
   
Michel Platini, football legend and co-president of the French Organizing Committee of the 1998 FIFA World Cup hosted by France.Paris, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
     
  
François Bayrou, leader of the UDF political party and French presidential candidate at his campaign headquarters.Paris, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
   
François Pinault, founding director of the Artémis Group and one of France's largest private collectors of contemporary art.Paris, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
   
Alberto Diaz Gutiérrez, the photographer known as Korda who took the iconic image of the legendary Argentine-Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, at his home.Havana, Cuba.Photo © J.B. Russell
     
  
Astrid Betancourt, sister of the French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt who has been held captive by the FARC marxist guerrillas in the Colombian jungle since February 23, 2002, in her Paris apartment next to photos of her parents and her sister. She is holding a 12 page letter hand written by Ingrid that was recently recovered along with video tapes by Colombian authorities. It was the first proof that Ingrid Betancourt was still alive that the family has received since May 2003.Paris, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
  
Moshe Levinger, founder and spiritual leader of the current Jewish community in the West Bank town of Hebron.Hebron, Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories. Photo © J.B. Russell
   
Hassan Hawrani lost his hand collecting cluster sub-munitions from banana and orange groves in order to harvest the fruit following the 2006 Hezbollah - Israel conflict. His family, who live in the groves, is poor and rely on the harvest for survival.Smaieh, Lebanon.Photo © J.B. Russell
     
  
Head chef Alain Soliveres and owner Jean-Claude Vrinat in the kitchen of the Taillevent restaurant, three stars in the prestigious Michelin guide.Paris, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
  
Jean Peyrelevade, former CEO of the bank Crédit Lyonnais, in the offices of his new company Toulouse & Associés.Paris, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
  
Tahar Ben Jalloun, author, in his office.Paris, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
     
  
Jean-Pierre Groult, fourth generation master Calvados distiller in the apple orchards of the family business Roger Groult Calvados.Clos de la Hurvanière, Saint-Cyr du Ronceray, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
   
Alain Thienot, founder and president of the Thienot house of champagne, among vats of fermenting champagne near Reims in the Champagne-Ardenne region.Taissy, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
   
Lorenzo Mattotti, Italian illustrator and artist in his studio.Paris, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
     
  
French Rapper Youssoupha in the neighborhood where he lives outside of Paris.Créteil, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
   
Apollonia Poilâne, head of the legendary Paris bakery Poilâne, in the first Poilâne bakery founded by her grandfather Pierre Poilâne at 8 rue du Cherche-Midi in the Saint Germaine des Prés district. Apollonia took over the family business from her father Lionel in 2002.Paris, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
   
Nathalie Guérin, owner of Café Le FestiVal, is faced with closure as business declines and café culture in France dwindles.Saulieu, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
     
  
Tarak ben Ammar, Tunisian born businessman, film producer, distributor and director at his home in Paris. He is founder and president of the Quinta Communications Group. Paris, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
  
Michele Escoffier, Cargo Sales Supervisor for Cathay Pacific Airways, at the airline's Paris offices.Tremblay en France, Roissy Charles de Gaulle, France.Photo © J.B. Russell
   
David Lemkin, founder and MC of Stand Up World, at the 140 Theatre before an English language comedy show.Brussels, Belgium.Photo © J.B. Russell
     
  
Olivier Philipponnat, co-author of the book "The Life of Irene Nemirovsky," in the gardens of Paris' Rodin Museum, where the subject of his book often went with her children. Paris, France.Photo © J.B. Russell