About
Mikel Konate (Madrid, 1982) is an award-winning independent visual journalist and filmmaker with over 20 years of experience, currently based in Madrid and working worldwide. His work focuses on armed conflicts, migration, and the climate crisis, particularly extreme wildfires.
Konate has been involved in the media industry for 20 years and began working as a video-journalist in 2005 for local Spanish outlets covering political issues, social movements, and breaking news. In 2014 Konate began working internationally for news agencies, media, NGO’s and audiovisual production companies.
He has been awarded the Rory Peck Trust Award for News in 2018 for his coverage in the Central Mediterranean and was nominated again in 2019 in the for his coverage in Northern Syria.
Konate has worked worldwide with Reuters, The Associated Press, CNN, BBC, Euronews, ABC, The Independent, UNHCR or MSF (selected). He collaborate regularly in documentaries for the BBC and ABC.