Luis Tato is a photojournalist based in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2023, he joined Agence France-Presse as a staff photographer, and is currently serving as Chief Photographer and Photo Coordinator for East Africa and the Indian Ocean.
Tato gained a degree in audiovisual communication and began his career covering Spain’s Financial Crisis for print media, news agencies and several NGOs. He then became a regular contributor to the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia covering daily news and sports. Later, he combined his work covering mainly East Africa as a stringer for Agence France-Presse and other international publications while developing his own photojournalism projects with a focus on sociology, identity and resilience.
Tato has gained numerous honors including the Rémi Ochlik Award and Picture of the Year International awards among others.
