Meet the photographer


Hello and Welcome, I'm Randall Romano

Man in black Canada t-shirt stands in green field at sunset with forest silhouette in background.

Randall Romano (1957) is a Canadian based documentary photographer and educator concentrating on both short- and long-term projects. He currently lives on a country property near Lakefield, Ontario with his lifelong partner Catherine. Photography although always a passion took a backseat to raising four children until 2000, when he started a part-time commercial business. In 2015 he changed course into making more personal photography projects that were orientated towards documentary street work. He also began lecturing and teaching photography to a variety of camera clubs and in continuing education classes and workshops.


Randall is a passionate Canadian embracing the beauty and diversity of the Canadian experience and currently is working on a variety of photography projects showing a cross section of Canadian places. He currently writes a publication about photography in Substack with new articles appearing every two weeks.


Candid, and documentary  photography

Brief Bio and CV

Stylish man in pink blazer and blue scarf smoking a cigarette outside a rustic wooden building.

Installations and Exhibitions

  • Hogtown Passages Exhibition, Peterborough Theatre Guild, September 2026.
  • Kawartha Photo Guild Group Exhibition, Peterborough Public Library Gallery, April 2025.
  • Fragments, Solo Exhibition, ECCO Art Gallery, Lakefield, Ontario, Spark Photo Festival, 2024.
  • The Before Time, Solo Exhibition, Peterborough Public Library Gallery, SPARK Photo Festival, 2022.
  • Karst, Solo Exhibition, Peterborough Public Library Gallery, SPARK Photo Festival, 2021
  • Group Exhibition, Kawartha Photo Guild, Peterborough YMCA, November 2019
  • Revealing Strolls, Solo Exhibition, Market Hall Gallery, SPARK Photo Festival Peterborough, April 2018.
  • Group Exhibition, Kawartha Photo Guild, Peterborough Public Library Gallery, SPARK Photo Festival, 2018
  • Group Exhibition, Canada 150 Project, Peterborough Public Library, 2018
  • Group Exhibition, Kawartha Photo Guild, Singing Horse Gallery, Peterborough, 2015
  • Kawartha Seasons, Solo Exhibition, Kawartha Land Trust, SPARK Photography Festival Peterborough, 2013











Publications and Articles

•Article: Self-Direction, Persistence, and Practice, Canadian Camera    Magazine, Fall 2025

•Article: A Love of Street Photography, Klick Magazine, Issue 4,  2025

•Article: Central Ontario Small Familiar Places, Edge of Humanity Magazine, May 2023

•Article: Transitory Inhabitants (Toronto’s Financial District), Progressive E Street Magazine, May 2023

•Article: Ice and Water (Ghiaccio and Acqua) Progressive Festival Magazine, May 2023

•Article: Constructive Criticism and Being Humble, Street Photography Magazine, November 2022

•Article: Embracing Failure and Being Humble, On Landscape Magazine, Issue 242, UK, November 2021

•Article, Obsession with Ice, ON Landscape Magazine, 2021

•Article: Revealing Strolls, Eyeshot Street Photography Magazine, 2019

•Article: Revealing Strolls Portfolio, Photo Ed Magazine, Digital Edition, Fall 2019














Teaching and Educator Experience

Brief CV
A pyramid diagram illustrating a 6-week photography course with levels from Technical Foundations to Sharing by Randall Romano.

Lecturing and Teaching Experience


Documentary Street Photography Presentation, Barrie, Oakville, Sunshine Coast and Toronto Camera Clubs, 2026


Creating Meaningful Photographs Six-Night Course: Trent University Continuing Education. 2024 and 2025


Basic Photography Workshop: Trent University Continuing Education, ECCO Art Gallery Workshop, 2024 and 2025


Documentary Street Photography Presentation, Newmarket Photo Arts Club, Lions Gate Camera Club, Trillium Photo Club (Burlington) Beach Camera Club, Central Okanagan Photo Society, 2025


Documentary Street Photography Presentation, Brockville Camera Club, Glen Huron Camera Club (Kitchener) and Georgian Camera Club, 2024


Creating Meaningful Photographs Presentation and Effectual Photography 2015 to 2024.



Awards and Grants


•PX3 Bronze Award Special/Street Photography 2023

•All About Photography Shadows Competition, Merit Award Winner, 2023

•Best Photograph in Show, SPARK Photo Festival, Juried Competition, 2022

•Lens Culture Magazine, Revealing Strolls Photographs, 2022

•Exposure One Awards, Nominee, Financial Shuffle, 2022

•Ontario Arts Grant for Revealing Strolls Exhibition, 2018

•Toronto International Salon of Photography, Honourable Mention, 2018, 2019

•Robert McLaughlin Gallery, Oshawa, Ontario, Juried Competition, Selected Exhibitor, 2016, 2017, 2019





 

Photography Courses Feedback


“Excellent! Exceptional knowledge base; encouraged questions throughout and provided thoughtful and relevant answers; a broad-based introduction to photography. I am very interested in taking the 6-session course.”


“Great course was very interactive and the professor was amazing. I genuinely enjoyed the course, and I wish I would be able to take his 6 weeks course to keep learning.”


“We really enjoyed this course and learned a lot about making photos and the technology involved. Randall was easy to listen to and was very knowledgeable. His use of PowerPoint photos was excellent. We would gladly take another course with Randall.”



 

Brands I’ve worked with

 

Linwood Custom Homes/Discovery Dream Homes/

Trent University/Imperial Oil/Out of Bound Creative Design/CIty of Peterborough/ amongst others

 

A beautifully lit craftsman-style home exterior glowing warmly at dusk with a stone patio.
Modern timber frame house with large windows illuminated at dusk under dramatic cloudy sky.
A rustic kitchen features a wooden island with granite countertops, white cabinets, and exposed beam ceiling.
Aerial view of a vibrant crowd of colorful kayaks and paddlers packed together on the water.
Group of six people in blue polo shirts posing with rifles in an office setting, smiling for a team photo.
Two young women smiling and holding green awards trophies at a formal recognition ceremony.
Modern two-story cabin on rocky hillside glows warmly at dusk, featuring large windows, wood beams, and elevated deck among trees.
Two businessmen in suits descend a modern wooden staircase inside a glass-walled corporate building.

 

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