Photographic Pause

The story behind some of the most famous portraits taken by photographer Stéphane Lavoué. He tells us frame by frame what was happening behind the camera lens, as well as in front of it, to end up with some incredible images.

From Bill Gates to Zinedine Zidane

The story of a famous portrait of Putin from the perspective of the photographer.

The story of a famous portrait of Putin from the perspective of the photographer

A Photographic Pause: Vladimir Putin

The story of a portrait of Bill Gates from the perspective of the photographer.

The story of a portrait of Bill Gates from the perspective of the photographer

A Photographic Pause: Bill Gates

The portrait photographer Stéphane Lavoué describes 11 photo shoots with personalities from the fields of politics, art and sport. He’s not here to talk about the medium of photography. Instead, he describes every minute – and sometimes every second - of portrait creation.

The portrait photographer Stéphane Lavoué describes 11 photo shoots with personalities from the fields of politics, art and sport.

A Photographic Pause: Florent Manaudou

The portrait photographer Stéphane Lavoué describes 11 photo shoots with personalities from the fields of politics, art and sport

A Photographic Pause: Comédie Française

A Photographic Pause: Zinedine Zidane

The portrait photographer Stéphane Lavoué describes 11 photo shoots with personalities from the fields of politics, art and sport. He’s not here to talk about the medium of photography. Instead, he describes every minute – and sometimes every second – of portrait creation.

A Photographic Pause: Sebastiao Salgado

A Photographic Pause: Nabilla

A Photographic Pause: Pierre Soulages

A Photographic Pause: Hassan Rouhani