Ricardo Okaranza is a photographer based in San Sebastián, Spain and Berlin. Before dedicating himself fully to photography, Okaranza had a distinguished 25-year career as an art conservator and restorer, specializing in Renaissance polychrome sculpture. He possesses an MA in Art and Humanities from the University of Barcelona, completed diplomas in Conservation Studies in Florence and Rome, and studied Film Analysis and History at the Deutsche Film und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB).

His work has been exhibited at the Witte de With, Rotterdam, among other contemporary art institutions, Rotterdam, and urban events like Toronto’s Nuit Blanche.