My name is Rafael Sangiovanni. I was born in the Dominican Republic and I started photography at the age of 16 when my parents bought me a Canon F-1 with a 55mm 1.2. They also bought me darkroom equipment, with which I spent many hours developing and printing in black & white.

I search for the beauty in nature and I try to capture it to the best of my abilities. I am a photographer that has learned to shoot pictures as I have taken them. I have never taken a photography class, though I have read a few books. I know the basic rules of photography now, but I love to break them. I love some pictures centered and other ones not, and my philosophy is that if I like what I have captured, that is good enough for me. It is really nice when people who are around you, and sometimes people that you don't know, like your work, but in my opinion what's most important is your personal satisfaction. So shoot whatever impresses you, in whichever angle you like, centered or not. It is your memory of a scene that is going to be captured. Capture it so that it pleases you. Capture it how you saw it and show it to the world.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoy the pictures on my website as much as I enjoyed taking them and sharing them with the world.

Rafael Sangiovanni