Russell James

Russell James Fine-art photographer with collections in fashion, celebrity and culture. Founder of Nomad Two Worlds Foundation that provides opportunities through the arts.

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St. Martin, 1999. I stepped onto the deck of a retired 12-metre racing yacht and felt the whole history of the America’s...
06/08/2026

St. Martin, 1999.

I stepped onto the deck of a retired 12-metre racing yacht and felt the whole history of the America’s Cup under my feet.

These boats had competed at the highest level in sailing, the most technically demanding race on water. In 1983, Australia ended 132 years of American dominance. What followed was a decade of extraordinary engineering, every country pushing further than the last.

By the time I found that fleet off St. Martin, they were quietly at anchor in the French Caribbean. Vicky Andren and Darren Carter were with me, and we shot aboard what felt like living maritime history.

The ocean keeps score.

World Ocean Day.

Costa Careyes, Mexico. 2008. We found a deserted beach and stayed until the sun went down.Happy Birthday Heidi Klum. Hop...
06/01/2026

Costa Careyes, Mexico. 2008.

We found a deserted beach and stayed until the sun went down.

Happy Birthday Heidi Klum. Hope it’s another great one!!

Great pride at seeing my dear friend, Professor Colleen Hayward OAM, WIN the Wesfarmers Aboriginal Award at the 2026 Wes...
05/29/2026

Great pride at seeing my dear friend, Professor Colleen Hayward OAM, WIN the Wesfarmers Aboriginal Award at the 2026 Western Australian of the Year Awards.

Colleen has always been that friend I bump into where I’m fascinated at her understanding of the most complex issues she has deep knowledge of - and she’s able to explain it to a school drop out like me in a way I can understand - thats big!

A distinguished Noongar leader, educator, and advocate, she was honored for her 35+ years of transformative work across academia, government, and corporate sectors - including being the first Aborginal woman appointed as Director of an ASX listed company.

My selfishly most favourite part, Colleen is also on the board of the footballl team I scream for every game.

Congratulations Colleen!!

The Honorary Palme d'Or doesn't come around often. When it does, it tends to find people who have earned it ten times ov...
05/24/2026

The Honorary Palme d'Or doesn't come around often. When it does, it tends to find people who have earned it ten times over.

Barbra Streisand received hers at Cannes today.

Few people do what she does. Even fewer have done it for the better part of sixty years, at that level, on their own terms.

Congratulations, Barbra.

This photograph is available as a editioned print: https://www.russelljames.com/collections/icons/portraits/barbra-streisand-side-lounge

A different cut from the VS archive - this one's about the music.Everyone remembers the Angels. The performers were a st...
05/21/2026

A different cut from the VS archive - this one's about the music.

Everyone remembers the Angels. The performers were a story of their own, though, and I had a front-row seat to it for the better part of fifteen years.

Bruno Mars before he walked out in 2012. Seal in 2007, in a suit that was its own light source. The Weeknd backstage in 2015. Bieber, still a teenager. The Black Eyed Peas in full uniform. Rihanna in a rare still moment. Lady Gaga in Paris, 2016, doing what only Gaga does.

These were people about to step into one of the most-watched performances of the year, often with three minutes' notice that it was time. The runway was the runway. The music made it the show.

More from the archive: https://www.russelljames.com

Twenty-five years ago, ten miles off Nassau, I shot an underwater project.The character was Innocence: a water creature....
04/30/2026

Twenty-five years ago, ten miles off Nassau, I shot an underwater project.

The character was Innocence: a water creature. Ancient. Uncorrupted. Something that existed before modern man arrived and named everything.

I'd been listening to music with a spiritual edge and wanted to build a visual world around it.

Estella Warren was the only person I considered for the role. A near-Olympic synchronized swimmer who could hold her breath at depth and still be present as a subject. Not many people can do both.

This cave presents a twenty-minute window each day where the water holds perfectly still. Then a vortex. We shot in the silence between.

Returning to this work now, on film, feels like the right time.

Images from the Innocence series are available as signed, limited edition prints: https://www.russelljames.com/collections/nomad/two-worlds

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