I’M BECCA
I started Becca Raffo Photography in 2021 with the mission to build a community of shared emotions, experiences, and understanding through images.
My artistic journey is deeply intertwined with my mental health journey. When I first picked up my mom’s old Nikon D40x my freshman year of high school, I was struggling with undiagnosed and untreated PTSD, ADHD, and anxiety. I was spending a lot of time seeking comfort outside in nature.
I began using my mom’s camera to document the leaves, flowers, and bugs that I found interesting, but my relationship with photography quickly became much more than that. Photography became my language to share the stories of people and places. And, it has helped me to better understand myself.
My philosophy is to embrace the subjectiveness of photography. The story of any photograph is naturally influenced by the experiences and memories of the photographer, the environment, the subject, and everyone who sees it. And, those interpretations are how we connect to each other. They can be simple or complex. It doesn’t matter. Even though we have different experiences, we are connected to a greater community of personal and emotional discovery through art.
My work has evolved a lot and will continue to evolve. I don’t stick to one genre for very long, so I’ve never been able to define my photography style into a neat, discernable category. But my goal is not to be the best at a certain type of photography. My goal is to create work that people can relate to because of how it makes them feel, to open up conversations, and to know that, despite our individual experiences, we are all deeply connected to each other and our environments through the shared emotions that make us human.