Victor Rafael was born in Lisbon, Portugal and has lived in the US since 1974. He earned a Fine Arts degree at UMass/Dartmouth and is a Textiles Designer. He has also worked as a Graphic Artist and a Visual Arts instructor.

His interests range from Painting to Photography, concentrating in organic and architectural forms, people and nature.

His works have been featured in Architectural Digest, Victoria Magazine  and Photographer’s Forum's Best of Photography Annual (1990, 1991, 1992 and 1994). He also has works in private collections in the US and abroad.