Kevin Kirkwood shared a few minutes in Lacoste, France with Gérard-Philippe Mabillard, a talented Swiss portrait photographer. Gérard is also a passionate contributor to the Moipourtoit Foundation, an organization dedicated to uplifting the community of Pereira, Colombia.

One of his latest projects is a book titled The Stars Share, which features over 150 black-and-white portraits of both famous and lesser-known individuals. Among the notable figures are Penélope Cruz, Quentin Tarantino, Sir Christopher Hampton, and Javier Bardem. All proceeds from his portraits go directly to the Moi Pour Toit Foundation.

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Images courtesy of

Gérard-Philippe Mabillard

Richard Dumas

Yann Steininger