Olegas Truchanas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Olegas Truchanas

Australian photographer

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1923

Place of Birth: Lithuania

Date of Death: 06-Jan-1972

Profession: photographer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Olegas Truchanas (1923 - 6 January 1972) was a Lithuanian-Australian conservationist and nature photographer. He was a key figure in the attempt to stop the damming of the ecologically sensitive Lake Pedder in South West Tasmania by the Hydro Electricity Commission.
His photographs, along with those of his protégé, Peter Dombrovskis, helped raise public awareness of the importance of the south-west Tasmania.