J.B. Russell is a Paris-based documentary photographer, filmmaker and educator. He has more than 25 years of experience working extensively throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America focusing on current events, the human consequences of conflict, human rights, environmental and development issues. His work appears regularly in major print and on-line publications worldwide, including: Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, French GEO, Paris Match, Le Monde, Stern, Der Spiegel, Corriere della Sera magazine, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, El Mondo magazine and many more. He collaborates frequently with international humanitarian organizations such as Doctors Without Borders, Save The Children, Mines Advisory Group, The Global Fund and others to produce images, video and written material on critical humanitarian issues for their communication needs. In addition to his documentary work, he works for numerous French and international commercial clients shooting video and branding photography for the digital marketing needs of companies and small businesses alike. His work has received numerous accolades, including the Public Prize at the Bayeux War Correspondents Competition, 1st place in the News Picture Story category of the POYi competition, his images have been selected on multiple occasions for the annual American Photography anthology, he received the Saint Brieuc Photoreporter Grant and his work has been exhibited and frequently featured at Visa Pour L'Image in Perpignan, France, among many other festivals and venues. J.B. Russell is represented by the Panos Pictures Agency in London. For work examples please refer to the following links: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

J.B. Russell

J.B. Russell is a Paris-based documentary photographer, filmmaker and educator. He has more than 25 years of experience working extensively throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America focusing on current events, the human consequences of conflict, human rights, environmental and development issues. His work appears regularly in major print and on-line publications worldwide, including: Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, French GEO, Paris Match, Le Monde, Stern, Der Spiegel, Corriere della Sera magazine, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, El Mondo magazine and many more. He collaborates frequently with international humanitarian organizations such as Doctors Without Borders, Save The Children, Mines Advisory Group, The Global Fund and others to produce images, video and written material on critical humanitarian issues for their communication needs. In addition to his documentary work, he works for numerous French and international commercial clients shooting video and branding photography for the digital marketing needs of companies and small businesses alike. His work has received numerous accolades, including the Public Prize at the Bayeux War Correspondents Competition, 1st place in the News Picture Story category of the POYi competition, his images have been selected on multiple occasions for the annual American Photography anthology, he received the Saint Brieuc Photoreporter Grant and his work has been exhibited and frequently featured at Visa Pour L'Image in Perpignan, France, among many other festivals and venues. J.B. Russell is represented by the Panos Pictures Agency in London. For work examples please refer to the following links: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_

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J.B. Russell is a Paris-based documentary photographer, filmmaker and educator. He has more than 25 years of experience working extensively throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America focusing on current events, the human consequences of conflict, human rights, environmental and development issues. His work appears regularly in major print and on-line publications worldwide, including: Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, French GEO, Paris Match, Le Monde, Stern, Der Spiegel, Corriere della Sera magazine, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, El Mondo magazine and many more.

He collaborates frequently with international humanitarian organizations such as Doctors Without Borders, Save The Children, Mines Advisory Group, The Global Fund and others to produce images, video and written material on critical humanitarian issues for their communication needs.

In addition to his documentary work, he works for numerous French and international commercial clients shooting video and branding photography for the digital marketing needs of companies and small businesses alike.

His work has received numerous accolades, including the Public Prize at the Bayeux War Correspondents Competition, 1st place in the News Picture Story category of the POYi competition, his images have been selected on multiple occasions for the annual American Photography anthology, he received the Saint Brieuc Photoreporter Grant and his work has been exhibited and frequently featured at Visa Pour L’Image in Perpignan, France, among many other festivals and venues.

J.B. Russell is represented by the Panos Pictures Agency in London.

For work examples please refer to the following links:
Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

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Skills

Adobe lightroom
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Magazine
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Photo
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Portrait
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Corporate Video
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Experience Level

Adobe lightroom
Expert
Magazine
Expert
Photo
Expert
Portrait
Expert
Corporate Video
Expert
IOS
Expert
Stock Image
Intermediate
Short Film
Intermediate
Promo Video
Intermediate
Adobe Photoshop
Intermediate
Adobe Premiere Pro
Intermediate
Microsoft Office
Intermediate
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Language

English
Fluent
French
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Beginner

Education

Bachelor of Science at Denison University
September 1, 1979 - June 1, 1983
Bachelor of Science degree in Geology and Geography, minor in Economics
Post-graduate studies at University of Colorado - Boulder
September 1, 1983 - June 1, 1984
Sciences and French
Summer field geology program at California State College, Bakersfield, CA.
June 30, 1983 - August 15, 1983
Field geology course
TV Video documentory workshop at NPPA/Platypus Workshop. Norman, Oklahoma.
February 1, 2000 - February 15, 2000

Qualifications

DGAC certified drone pilot
September 6, 2021 - September 17, 2021
Saint Brieuc Photoreporter Grant
October 1, 2013 - October 15, 2013
PX3 Prize honourable mention
November 1, 2013 - November 30, 2013
The Best of American Photography annual
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2011
Selected 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011,
Pictures of the Year (POYi)
March 1, 2002 - March 17, 2002
1st place in the News Picture Story category. End of the civil war in Angola
Bayeux War Correspondent's Competition
October 1, 2001 - October 17, 2001
Public Prize - Depleted Uranium in Iraq
American Photo Competition
December 1, 1997 - December 31, 1997
Photojournalism prize - Albanian civilian insurrection.

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization, Education
    uniE621 MCI Santé Animale
    Photography project for the IDRC supported MCI animal vaccination research laboratory in Morocco. #photo
    uniE621 Climate Change in West Africa
    The effects of climate change and development solutions in the Sahel and the coastal regions of West Africa. #photo
    uniE621 MCI Santé Animale
    Photography project for the IDRC supported MCI animal vaccination research laboratory in Morocco. #photo
    uniE608 Living In Danger
    Advocacy video on the consequences of cluster munitions in Iraq for the Cluster Munition Coalition. Up to 8,000 people have been killed or injured in Iraq by cluster munitions. One quarter of these casualties were children. Thousands of civilians worldwide continue to be affected. The 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions bans the use, production and stockpiling of the weapon globally. All countries should join the ban on cluster munitions for the protection of civilians worldwide. #video #filmdirector

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