Raphael
Kominis

Raphael Kominis is a video journalist, cinematographer, editor and producer with over a decade of experience at international media organisations. From 2011 he was the lead stringer for the AP Athens Bureau, where his roles spanned the full operational spectrum — from field video journalist and cinematographer to output producer, reviewing and clearing material to AP broadcast standards. In a senior capacity he coordinated multiple camera crews during breaking-news operations and deputised for the bureau's senior producer. His assignments included several Greek elections, civil unrest and multi-year frontline coverage of the refugee crisis on Lesbos, Chios and Kos — including extended deployments inside the Moria refugee camp, where his native fluency in French allowed him to report directly on displaced West African populations.

Since 2016 Raphael has worked as cinematographer and editor for Deutsche Welle — across Euromaxx, DW Travel and DW Food — producing cultural features and travel journalism alongside Theodora Mavropoulos. He edits regularly for the Franco-German cultural network Arte, and works as camera operator for France 24 and AFP on internationally distributed features covering German politics and society. He is a certified drone pilot (A1/A3).

His editorial collaboration with journalist and producer Theodora Mavropoulos at AP Horizons, Deutsche Welle and Die Zeit Online forms the creative foundation of Apiko Media.

From 2022 to 2024 Raphael held a visiting lectureship at Media University Berlin, training postgraduate journalism and design students in practical video production. He earned a PhD in Computer Science at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, where his doctoral research examined the relationship between aesthetics and perceived usability in digital interface design.