Horaci Garcia| Videojournalist | Based in Barcelona, Spain | +34 673317745

Spain’s steely roller derby skaters championing inclusivity in sport

by horacigm· December 30, 2022· in · 0 comments
BARCELONA, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Boasting names like “Femina Morte” and “Mad, Mad Chica,” the skaters of Barcelona’s Steel Groin (Ingles de Acero) roller derby team are as tough as their names sound. The fast-paced, full-contact sport played on quad skates and divided into two 30-minutes halves of “jams”, each lasting up to two minutes, is growing in popularity around the world and drawing players with its LGBT+ friendly and inclusive ethos.
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Catalans compete to build the biggest human towers in Spain

by horacigm· December 30, 2022· in · 0 comments
TARRAGONA, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Spain’s biggest human towers competition took place on Sunday, with some 11,000 spectators packing the bullring in the northeastern city of Tarragona to watch the daring Catalan tradition. Human towers, or ‘castells’, were added to UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010 as an “integral part of (Catalan) cultural identity”. The tradition dates back to the 18th century, when people first started building human towers in the Catalan town of Valls. (…) Complete story for Reuters https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/catalans-compete-build-biggest-human-towers-spain-2022-10-02/
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Changing perceptions, Ukraine’s ‘unicorn’ LGBTQ soldiers head for war

by horacigm· July 14, 2022· in · 0 comments
A second edit from a story I produced for Reuters in Kyiv, June 2022. Changing perceptions, Ukraine’s ‘unicorn’ LGBTQ soldiers head for war By Horaci Garcia KYIV (Reuters) – As volunteer fighters Oleksandr Zhuhan and Antonina Romanova pack for a return to active duty, they contemplate the unicorn insignia that gives their uniform a rare distinction – a symbol of their status as an LGBTQ couple who are Ukrainian soldiers. Members of Ukraine’s LGBTQ community who sign up for the war have taken to sewing the image of the mythical beast into their standard-issue epaulettes just below the national flag. The practice harks back to the 2014 conflict when Russia invaded then annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine, “when lots of people said there are no gay people in the army,” actor, director and drama teacher Zhuhan told Reuters as he and Romanova dressed in their apartment for their second three-month combat rotation. “So they (the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community) chose the unicorn because it is like a fantastic ‘non-existent’ creature.” Zhuhan and Romanova, who identifies as a non-binary person with she/her pronouns and moved to the capital from Crimea after being displaced in 2014, met through their […]
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Two minutes best shots about Climate Change in Ebro Delta

by horacigm· July 14, 2022· in · 0 comments
A second edit with selected images for a story about Climate Change in Ebro Delta with Nacho Doce for Reuters. October 2022.
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On guard: the Senegal jail teaching teenagers to use swords

by horacigm· December 30, 2018· in · 0 comments
A story for Reuters, with Anna Pujol-Mazzini words. Complete story here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-senegal-prison-fencing-idUSKBN1W51CF  
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Youssou N’Dour records song for Peace in Central African Republic

by horacigm· March 16, 2015· in · 0 comments
Youssou N’Dour records song for peace in Central Africa. Senegalese music icon Youssou N’Dour recorded a song dedicated to peace in the Central African Republic with one of its rising stars. CAR has been torn apart by inter-religious violence. Footage and soundbites from N’dour at the studio were filmed and delivered to Agence France Press in January 2014.
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Riot Over Wade’s Bid to Stay in Power

by horacigm· March 16, 2015· in · 0 comments
Police and rioters clashed in the streets of Dakar after the Constitutional Court ruled that then-President Abdoulaye Wade, 85, could seek a third term in office. Rushes from 23 June 2012 sold to Agence France Press.
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Guinea Bissau election’s day

by horacigm· March 16, 2015· in · 0 comments
Rushes of Guineans at voting polls to elect their president in 2014. Covering to Agence France Presse.
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Gao radio helping in Mali reconciliation effort

by horacigm· March 10, 2015· in · 0 comments
After enduring months of intimidation from rebel fighters, radio presenters are back on air in Gao, spreading a message of reconciliation following the ousting of Islamist militants. A short reportage for Agence France-Presse just a few days after Gao was freed from Islamist insurgents.
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Controversial africa’s tallest statue is set in Dakar

by horacigm· February 22, 2015· in · 0 comments
You may have seen the Statue of Liberty in New York, you can now visit the “Monument à la Renaissance Africaine” in Dakar. Finished in April 2010 as dreamt by Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade, it is the world’s biggest bronze statue. But most people in Dakar were not happy about it as it cost a fortune. In this reportage, I’ve been working as a cameraman with the France2 crew.
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Beating surgery in West Africa

by horacigm· February 22, 2015· in · 0 comments
In Senegal, Malian children undergo open-heart surgery. The operations were made possible through a humanitarian programme put in place to train local doctors whilst treating patients from West Africa instead of sending the to Europe. A short reportage for Agence France Presse.
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Circus gives children a way out of poverty

by horacigm· February 22, 2015· in · 0 comments
Created in 2006, SenCirk, one of the rarest circus companies in Africa has changed the lives of dozens of youngsters. Modou, originally from Gambia, was living on the streets before the circus sunk its teeth into him. Today he is a troupe leader and helps to train the next generation of circus acts. A 2’30-minute reportage for Agence France-Presse. Shot, edited and scripted by me.  
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Guinea: First rape indictment over stadium massacre

by horacigm· February 22, 2015· in · 0 comments
Guinean paramilitary police officer has been slapped with the first rape charges in the 2009 Conakry Stadium massacre during which at least 157 protesters were killed. The suspect was detained and charged on April 2013 and appeared before the judges in the West African country’s capital. Short reportage shot, edited and scripted by me for Agence France-Presse.
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Dakar: Riot Over Wade’s Bid to Stay in Power

by horacigm· February 22, 2015· in · 0 comments
Senegal’s presidential election, which saw the incumbent concede defeat peacefully, has been hailed as a “great victory for democracy” in Africa. At least nine people died in riots across a country which had up to then been known as one of the most stable in the region. President Wade was seeking a third term in office despite serving a constitutional limit of two terms. Covering for Agence France-Presse.
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Conflict in North Mali

by horacigm· February 21, 2015· in · 0 comments
Covering the North Mali conflict with Agence France-Presse. Desployed to Gao sending rushes, soundbites and complete packages from the largest city in North Mali in February 2013. One minute rushes from Gao.
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