Roman Loranc

• Name — Roman Loranc • Birthplace — Poland • Occupation — Photographer • Website — romanloranc.com Roman Loranc is a traditional black-and-white photographer from Poland.

Roman Loranc was born near Bielsko-Biala and lived in Poland during the communist era. When he was 26 years old, he immigrated to Madison, Wisconsin. He now resides in Northern California. He began his journey as an artist in the 1960s when his godparents gave him a 35mm format Druch camera as a first communion gift. The camera broke not long afterwards but did not fail to draw Loranc to photography.

Roman Loranc's landscape photographs focus on environmental changes in California, such as the disappearance of wetlands. In an interview with Black and White magazine, he hopes people will help to protect and preserve the landscape and habitat for endangered wildlife.

A few of Roman Loranc's notable works are Private Road with Clouds, Two Hearted Oak, Absolution and Billowing Clouds over Bay Bridge. Loranc's first solo book, Two Hearted Oak, was released in 2003 and focuses primarily on images of the wetlands in California's Central Valley. His second book, Fractal Dreams, is a collection from his travels through Europe and around California.