Albert Gonzalez Farran
Nairobi, Kenya
Albert Gonzalez Farran (Barcelona, 1975) is an independent photojournalist and videographer with 18 years experience. He is currently based in Kenya, Nairobi, covering East Africa. Before, he spent two years (2015-2017) in South Sudan, working for the Agence France Presse (AFP), media outlets (The Washington Post, El País, Irin News) and humanitarian organisations, such ICRC, MSF, UNICEF, Save The Children and FAO, among many others. Previously, he conducted multimedia assignments on migrations in Egypt and the Mediterranean region.
Albert has also been the photographer of the UN peacekeeping missions in Liberia (2018), Afghanistan (2015) and Darfur (2004-2009).
Earlier, he worked for media outlets in Spain, Peru and Ireland and conducted personal photo projects in Bosnia and Ethiopia.
Degree in Catalan Studies, he has a Master of Arts in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography from the University of the Arts of London (2013) and a postgraduate in Communication for Development from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona (2005).
2016 - Visa pour l'Image - Evening Shows, 2014 - Grand Award of APEX 2014, 2012 - Finalist at Luis Ksado Photo Award, 2011 - Best photos of the year 2011
- Breaking news
- Corporate
- Editorial
- Environment
- Events
- Landscape
- Portrait
- Reporting
- Video capture
Life and Loss in South Sudan
Albert Gonzalez Farran
Photo assignment for ICRC. In the public hospital in Maiwut, South Sudan, ICRC doctors and nurses work around the clock to help those in need.
