Born 1959 in San Sebastiàn, Spain. Lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

In 2007, Okaranza left a 25-year career as a professional conservator, specialized in Polychrome Sculpture, to pursue photography. Selected solo exhibitions include Un Certain Regard, lorch+seidel, Berlin (2010); Flohmarkt, Nacht, Wilde Gallery, Berlin; and Calgary Nocturnes, Lanes, Illington Kerr Gallery, Calgary (both 2009). Selected group exhibitions include Tape Modern #7, Tape Modern, Berlin (2009); Nuit blanche, Toronto; and Inventory #1, Wilde Gallery, Berlin (both 2008).