Background
Roark, James Joseph was born on December 4, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Robert and Mary Margaret (Moser) Barnas.
Roark, James Joseph was born on December 4, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Robert and Mary Margaret (Moser) Barnas.
Graduate, Famous Photographers School, Chicago, 1969.
Copy clerk Los Angeles Herald Examiner, 1968-1969, staff photographer, 1969-1979, senior photo editor, since 1979. Member photo-journalism advisory committee Los Angeles Pierce College, since 1979.
Served with United States Air Force, 1964-1968. Member National Press Photographers Association, California Press Photographers Association, Greater Los Angeles Press Photographers Association.
Married Catharina Erika Bernstrom, October 27, 1979.