Based in Copenhagen, Lars Ranek (born in 1963) has been a professional advertising and commercial photographer since 1989. He established his own company Lars Ranek A/S in 1992 and is now an independent photographer specialising in food and interior photography.

Among his clients he counts several publishing companies and magazines such as Magazine Gastro, Euroman, Mad og Bolig, Pleasure magazine, Marie Claire (France), Australian Vogue, House and Gardens, Wallpaper, Quadrille publising, Eilersen funiture, Falsled kro, Skøna Hem (Sweden) and Skodsborg spa.