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RAFAELA ALVES

I'm a photographer & designer based in Portugal.

Rafaela alves photographer and designer

Based in Portugal and working globally, I specialize in brand identity, editorial design, and creative product photography.

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My work connects digital design with analog techniques, integrating mixed media illustration, cyanotype, and traditional bookbinding. I focus on building clear, authentic visual systems with a strong tactile foundation.

EXHIBITIONS

  • galeria da estação photography exhibition

    "Rafaela Alves proposes a reading of the body as a dynamic space of communication, resistance, and reinvention.Through this disruptive gesture, we are invited to reconsider how we perceive the body—not merely as matter, but as an active subject in the construction of meaning. Torsion challenges us to embrace instability, to explore the unknown, and to find balance in adversity, revealing the strength that lies in adaptation and resilience."

  • imagenation milan 2021 new eyes Rafaela alves

    The “New Eyes” event by Imagenation in Milan in 2021 was a photographic exhibition showcasing the work of new voices in contemporary photography. Its goal was to highlight emerging talent and present works by artists exploring themes of identity in a globally connected world.

  • artistic photography

    "This series of images seeks to explore the body and the mind through a personal analysis of identity and emotions. It was guided by self-reflection, questioning, and awareness as part of the desire to think oneself through."

EXHIBITIONS

TORSION: METAPHOR AND MOVEMENT, 2025 ​

"Rafaela Alves proposes a reading of the body as a dynamic space of communication, resistance, and reinvention.Through this disruptive gesture, we are invited to reconsider how we perceive the body—not merely as matter, but as an active subject in the construction of meaning. Torsion challenges us to embrace instability, to explore the unknown, and to find balance in adversity, revealing the strength that lies in adaptation and resilience."

photography exhibition
photography exhibition in braga

The “New Eyes” event by ImageNation in Milan in 2021 was a photographic exhibition showcasing the work of new voices in contemporary photography. Its goal was to highlight emerging talent and present works by artists exploring themes of identity in a globally connected world.

Imagenation Milan — NEW EYES, 2021​

artistic photography exhibition milan
photography exhibition in milan

"This series of images seeks to explore the body and the mind through a personal analysis of identity and emotions. It was guided by self-reflection, questioning, and awareness as part of the desire to think oneself through."

THE DISTANCE AND THE IMAGES, 2018

photography exhibition portugal
photography exhibition

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