Bio

Albert González Farran (Barcelona, 1975) is an independent multimedia journalist with 25 years of experience. He lives in Arbeca (Catalonia), working for Catalan media outlets (now, Diari Ara and Som Garrigues) and communication agencies. He recently worked for EFE Agency, SEGRE newspaper and Nació digital and won several awards, such as Pica d'Estats by Diputació de Lleida (2024) i and Mila of Journalism by Lleida City Council (2025).

Before, he was in Nairobi (Kenya), covering East Africa . For two years (2015-2017) he was working in South Sudan for the Agence France Presse (AFP) , international media ( The Washington Post , El País , Irin News ) and humanitarian organizations. He also previously produced multimedia projects on migrations in Egypt and across the Mediterranean region .
Albert has also been a photographer at UN peacekeeping missions in Liberia (2018), Afghanistan (2015) and Darfur (2004-2009).
Previously, he worked for the media in Spain, Peru and Ireland, as well as carrying out two personal projects in Bosnia and Ethiopia.
He has a degree in Catalan Philology, a Master's degree in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography from the University of the Arts in London (2013) and a postgraduate degree in Communication for Development from Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona (2005).