Pablo Pro (Madrid, 1968), director of photography, photographer and camera operator. He graduates from U.C.L.A., Los Angeles with a degree in Cinematography in 1993. For the following 8 years he works in film and lives between Los Angeles and New York. He specializes both in nature as well as social oriented documentaries working on various projects for National Geographic, BBC, Canal Plus France and Discovery Channel. Upon his return to Spain he works as a camera operator for the following productions: “El lapiz del Carpintero” by Antón Reixa, “Canícula” by Alvaro Capello, “Lazos de Sangre” by Pedro Costa and “Al otro lado de la noche” by Patxi Barco. As DOP for advertising, he later works for Coca-Cola, Acuafina, Nike and Telefonica, among others. He is the recipient of Best Photography Awards for “La China” by Diego Postigo, 2007, “En el hoyo” by David Martin, 2008 and “El Palacio de la luna” by Ione Hernandez, 2009.
His international work continues in film and documentaries with numerous producers such as Tessa Livingstone (Executive Producer, BBC for “Child of our Time”), Christy Hanna (“Earth Story”) and Claude Gaignara (“On the Road). Between 2003 and 2007 he teaches Photography courses at the Film School in San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba. After his enrichining experience as a teacher, he decides to return to his roots as photographer with the aim of sharing his experiences and concerns.
“I have the ambitious dream to create portraits of my experiences thru light and the photographic frame. I seek subtleness, the ephemeral, everything that is revealed before the eyes that come across it.”
Act.>. 01-2013
