Armando Rafael is a New York & European based photographer specializing in food, travel, intimate interiors & creatives.

His relationships with the farmers and craftsmen of his family’s native Portugal are his inspiration to strive in capturing the intense beauty and physicality of the natural world. Each image is an attempt to connect the viewer with each of our sense experiences in order to bring the subject to full expression.

Through his collaboration with clients such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Hellman’s, SKYY Vodka, Food Network, Jewish Food Society, Martha Stewart Living, and Travel + Leisure, to name a few. Armando consistently brings his technical expertise, practical knowledge, and creative insight to each and every project.

Client List Includes:
Allure Magazine - Korea - America’s Test Kitchen - Apartment Therapy - BCM&T - Bulldog Gin - Boar’s Head
Cosmic Crisp Apples - Culture Magazine - Equinox - Food Network - Food 52 - Frena Restaurant - Freshly
Half Moon Resort - Hart Howerton - Hearst - Hellman’s - Holiday Express - Hotel Dena - IHG Hotel Indigo
Il Buco - INNSide New York NoMad - Jewish Food Society - Kossar’s - LAFCO - Lexus - Lidia Celebrates America
Lidia’s Italy at Home Magazine - Local Roots - Martha Stewart Living Magazine - Nalata Nalata
Naturally, Danny Seo Magazine - Organic Life Magazine - Penguin Random House - Pinhais & Companhia
Polonio - Prevention Magazine - Rachael Ray Every Day Magazine - SKYY Vodka - The New York Times
The Plaza Hotel Pioneer Park - The Wall Street Journal - Travel + Leisure Magazine - Weight Watchers Magazine
Wunderman Thompson

Cookbooks:
The Chopped Cookbook
Naturally, Delicious
Lidia’s A Pot, A Pan, and a Bowl
Lidia’s From Our Family Table to Yours
Gaby’s Latin American Kitchen