R oger J. Wyan runs his own successful business specializing in portraits, editorial and corporate photography, and weddings with a photojournalism slant. He studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and received his B.F.A. degree from the State University of New York at New Paltz. Wyan has worked at the San Francisco Chronicle, Associated Press, Merced Sun-Star and the Modesto Bee. In addition to running his own photography business he teaches photography part-time at Merced College. His work is the recipient of numerous awards from professional photographic organizations including California Press Photographers Assoc., Bay Area Press Photographers Asoc., National Newspaper Assoc., and Associated Press News Executive Council to name just a few.
H e is available for freelance assignments.
The exhibit of 30 portraits profiling residents of the San Joaquin Valley opened at the Golden State Museum in Sacramento in September 1999. The exhibit was featured in a segment produced PBS television station KVIE Channel 6 in Sacramento. The segment also aired on KQED 9 in San Francisco. The show received very favorable reviews by Diana Greigo Irwin of the Sacramento Bee and Peter King of McClatchy News Service. This site is 1988-2000 of Roger J. Wyan Photography.