WHILE IN ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL, RAFAEL PICKED UP A CAMERA, LEARNED HOW TO DEVELOP FILM AND FOUND A LIFE-LONG PASSION. AS AN ARCHITECT HE WORKED AT PRESTIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE OFFICES IN BRAZIL AND ICELAND UNTIL 2008, WHEN HE DECIDED TO DEDICATE TO PHOTOGRAPHY FULL TIME. AS A PHOTOGRAPHER HE COLLABORATED WITH SOME OF THE FINEST ADVERTISING AGENCIES IN BRAZIL AND EUROPE - A JOURNEY THAT HAS REWARDED HIM WITH TWO LIONS IN CANNES AND A FEATURE IN LÜRZER’S ARCHIVE’S 200 BEST AD PHOTOGRAPHERS WORLDWIDE.
ALONGSIDE HIS PHOTOGRAPHY PRACTICE, RAFAEL HAS HAD HIS OWN ARCHITECTURE STUDIO SINCE 2016 AND IN 2020 CO-FOUNDED JÖRP DESIGN+DEVELOPMENT.
Selected clients: Almap BBDO, Africa, DM9 DDB, Neogama BBH, TBWA Berlin, DPZ Rio, ELLE Brazil, Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Monocle, Casa Vogue, Nytt Lif, Volkswagen, Whiskas, Pedigree, Playstation, Whirlpool, C&A.