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Romano Photography

Romano Photography :

Romano Photography is the website of U. Roberto Romano, documentary filmmaker and human rights photographer.
www.romanophotography.com/
http://romanophotography.com/

Who will be Next?

In the Ivory Coast, the cocoa sector has long been known to be one of the most corrupt and abusive in the global commodities market. Controlled by the government, a small coterie close to the presidency and a handful of multinational corporations, the industry has long been dogged by charges of slavery, the worst forms [...]

The Dark Side of Chocolate (Trailer)

A trailer for the new film on child labor in the chocolate industry by Miki Mistrati and U. Roberto Romano

The Dark Side of Chocolate

While we enjoy the sweet taste of chocolate, the reality is strikingly different for African children.
In 2001, consumers around the world were outraged to discover that child labor and slavery, trafficking, and other abuses existed on cocoa farms in the Ivory Coast, a country that produces nearly half the world’s cocoa. An avalanche of negative [...]

Rugmark

THE FACES OF FREEDOM photo exhibition is a collection of images captured by award-winning photo documentarian, filmmaker and human rights educator U. Roberto Romano during his travels to India, Nepal and Pakistan. As you view the collections you will have the opportunity to experience the ancient craft of carpet weaving, come face to face with [...]