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 BEEN ACTIVE IN HIS ARCHITECTURE STUDIO RCDP ARKITEKTAR SINCE 2016.
Selected clients: Almap BBDO, Africa, DM9 DDB, Neogama BBH, TBWA Berlin, DPZ Rio, Brandenburg, Íslenska, Jonsson & LeMacks, PiparTBWA, ELLE Brazil, Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Monocle, Casa Vogue, Nytt Lif, Volkswagen, Whiskas, Pedigree, Playstation, Whirlpool, C&A.