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    ​​​​​ Rafael Moy Lee is a São Paulo-raised Chinese-Brazilian photographer based in Brooklyn focusing on live performances and environmental portraiture. His post-documentary approach took form when his science historian background met his street-photography practice. By blending documentary photography tradition with introspective artistic vision, Rafael creates space for the subject to breathe and let life unfold. The results are lyrical images that suggest rather than declare — quiet photos that don't shout, but whisper. 

photo by Jonathan Chin




Honest homents happen in between. In between words, gazes, and embraces. To remember how it all felt. Unstaged.
Because life is beautiful in the moments in between.

Let life unfold.

© Rafael Moy Lee 2026