FOKU

FOKU is a Basque audiovisual production company and photojournalism agency based in the Basque Country, Spain. It was founded in 2001 as the successor to the photographic agency Argazki Press (ARP), which operated between 1995 and 2001. After sixteen years under the Argazki Press name, the agency rebranded as FOKU and expanded its scope beyond still photography into audiovisual production, including documentaries, drone filming, 360-degree panoramas, and virtual tours. The company's permanent team consists of around 20 people working across all territories of the Basque Country. FOKU describes itself as a producer of audiovisual content in various formats and for diverse goals and clients. Its services include television programme production, documentary filmmaking, corporate videos for television, social media and advertising, and live event production. The company emphasises storytelling, using image and sound to explore and bring to light stories from its environment. It builds teams of top professionals for each project, forming alliances and adapting to the most suitable technology for each case. In addition to its production work, FOKU maintains a strong photojournalism practice. Its photographers include Gorka Rubio, Jon Urbe, Jagoba Manterola, Marisol Ramirez, Monika del Valle, Andoni Canellada, Juan Carlos Ruiz, Luis Jauregialtzo, and Aritz Loiola, among others. In 2020, the publishing house Baigorri Argitaletxea released the photobook 'Izurria hemen', which combined images by FOKU staff with a diary by writer Harkaitz Cano, documenting the experience of the Covid-19 pandemic. Fifteen photographers contributed to the book. FOKU operates as a private company and is not listed on any stock exchange. Its official website is foku.eus, and it maintains a YouTube channel under the name FOKU (Argazki Press). The agency is known for its adaptability to new technologies and its commitment to quality in image and sound, particularly in live broadcasts and event coverage.

FOKU's origins trace back to Argazki Press (ARP), a photographic agency that operated from 1995 to 2001. After sixteen years of activity under the Argazki Press name, the agency decided to rebrand and from then on signed its content as Foku. This was not a mere name change: it marked the beginning of a broader offering of audiovisual content, including documentary production, drone filming, 360-degree panoramas, and virtual tours. FOKU was formally established in 2001 as an audiovisual production company and photojournalism agency. The agency has since grown to a permanent team of around 20 people working across all territories of the Basque Country. It has built a reputation for storytelling, using image and sound to explore and bring to light stories from its environment. FOKU emphasises building the best possible team for each project, forming alliances and adapting to the most suitable technology. In 2020, the publishing house Baigorri Argitaletxea released the photobook 'Izurria hemen', which combined images by FOKU staff with a diary by writer Harkaitz Cano, documenting the experience of the Covid-19 pandemic. Fifteen photographers contributed to the book: Jon Urbe, Jaizki Fontaneda, Gillaume Fauveau, Juan Carlos Ruiz, Bob Edme, Idoia Zabaleta, Raul Bogajo, Gorka Rubio, Aritz Loiola, Andoni Canellada, Iñigo Uriz, Andoni Lubaki, Luis Jauregialtzo, Jagoba Manterola, Endika Portillo, and Juanan Ruiz. FOKU continues to operate as a private company, producing television programmes, documentaries, corporate videos, and live event productions, while maintaining its photojournalism practice. Its photographers include Gorka Rubio, Jon Urbe, Jagoba Manterola, Marisol Ramirez, Monika del Valle, Andoni Canellada, Juan Carlos Ruiz, Luis Jauregialtzo, and Aritz Loiola, among others.

• 2020

  Publication of the photobook 'Izurria hemen' by Baigorri Argitaletxea, featuring FOKU photographers and Harkaitz Cano's diary.

• 2001

  Argazki Press rebrands as FOKU, expanding into audiovisual production.

• 1995

  Argazki Press (ARP) photographic agency begins operations.

Audiovisual production company and photojournalism agency focused on storytelling, quality, and technological adaptation, serving clients across the Basque Country.

• Television programmes

• Documentaries

• Corporate videos

• Live event production

• Photojournalism

• Drone filming

• 360-degree panoramas

• Virtual tours

1. 1FOKU official websitefoku.eus
2. 2FOKUri buruzfoku.eus
3. 3FOKU on Wikidatawikidata.org
4. 4FOKU (argazki-agentzia) on Wikipediaeu.wikipedia.org