raul gallego abellan's Page

Current position and base (organization, company, etc.)

The Associated Press Television News

Biography

Sep 2005 up to now:
-Currently working as a traveling Video journalist (producing, shooting , editing) for The Associated Press Television News based in Bangkok covering major stories manly in Asia but as well Middle East, Africa and Europe.

2003 to Sep 2005:
-Video journalist (reporting, producing, shooting , editing) for TV3 Catalonia in Jerusalem bureau covering Israel-Palestinian conflict and Iraq War.


2000 to 2003:
-Video journalist (reporting, producing, shooting , editing) for TV3 Catalonia based in Barcelona covering national and international news for daily news program and long format programs.

1998 to 2000:
-Cameraman, producer, reporter freelancer for TVE, Canal + Spain, Antena 3, TV3 for long format documentary programs and for daily news.

MAJOR STORIES COVERED:
2009
-Afghanistan War.
-Gaza IDF operation.
2008
-Thailand violence-political crisis
-Georgia War
-China Earthquake
-Xingjian Province situation pre Olympics
-Pakistan elections
-Kenya post electoral violence
2007
-Bangladesh flooding
-Afghanistan war
-Pakistan violence
-Bangladesh coup
-South Thailand Violence
-APEC Australia
-Sri Lanka Violence
2006
-Israel-Lebanon War
-Gaza IDF Operation
-Afghanistan War
-Fiji Coup
-Philippines Coup Attempt
-Timor Unrest
-Sri Lanka Violence
-Myanmar Poverty
-Palestinian Elections and Unrest in Gaza
-Kenya-Somalia drought
2005
-South Thailand Violence.
-Arafat Funeral.
-Israel-Palestinian Conflict.
-Gaza Disengagement.
-Lebanon elections.
2003-2004
-Israel-Palestinian conflict
-Iraq War


1998-2003

-IDF invasion on West Bank, Jenin Operation 2002
-Israel Palestinian conflict West Bank Intifada. 2001
-Macedonia War. 2001
-The spill of the prestige. 2002
-European Union Summit protest Barcelona 2002

DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMS:
-Wardak Soldiers-Foot Patrol II. ‘’ What happens to a soldier when war becomes a frustrating fight against an invisible enemy?’’
http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/_international/wardak_so...


-Footpatrol. ‘’What is in the mind of a US soldier fighting in Afghanistan?’’ 35 minutes
documentary. 2007. The Associated Press Television News.
http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/_international/foot_patr...

-Justicia Express (Express trails) 2004. 1 hour. Canal Plus.
-Young's in Catalonia. 45 minutes. TV3. 2002
-Macedonia, Waiting the War. 55 minutes. 2001.
-Youngsters and believers. 30 minutes. TVE 2000
-Give me a hand, youngsters in trouble. 30 minutes. TVE 2000.
-Trying to find a job after 40. 30 minutes. TVE 1999
-Living as a farmer being from the city. 30 minutes. TVE 1999
-I was a talented child. 30 minutes. TVE 1999
-The eye of the camera. 55 minutes. Via Digital 2001.
-The other half. 55 minutes. Via Digital 2001.
SHOW REEL ONLINE:
ITN using my footage of US Marines fighting in Helmand province, Afghanistan. July 2009
http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/us-marines-fight-fierce-battle-with-t...

More of my footage of US Marines fighting in Helmand province.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trdhHeYhXho

WARDAK SOLDIERS-FOOT PATROL II DOCUMENTARY ONLINE
http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/_international/wardak_so...

FOOTPATROL: DOCUMENTARY ONLINE.
http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/_international/foot_patr...

THAILAND VIOLENCE 7 OCTOBER 2008
http://www.vimeo.com/3592401

COMPILATION OF IMAGES FROM ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT AND IRAQ WAR.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfp-5OnJOm8
(video and photo edited together):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF-PGyVlic8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpNuyWrvsB4

AWARDS:
-Nominated Royal Televisión Society Journalism Awards as cameraman of the year 2008.
-APME award best use of video in 2008 for Footpatrol documentary.
-Nominated Concentra award for Outstanding Video journalism for Footpatrol documentary.
-Honorable mention in the Accolade Documentary Competition for Footpatrol documentary.
-Fotopress Spain 2005 for photography documentary about ‘’The intifdada of the Wall’’.

Specialities & interests

TV, photography, documentary.

Current geographic base:

Southeast Asia

Category(ies) that best describe(s) me:

other

I have a:

website

Web URL

http://www.raulgaab.com

Web URL

http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/_international/wardak_so...

Contact details (email, phone, IM, etc.)

rgallego@ap.org
raulgaab@hotmail.com