Dean Raphael Blog
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I believe in the power of finding light in unseen places.
For over a decade I have been passionately pursuing my craft. I have come to believe, through my own experience, we can always find the beauty of life in what others might miss. This is my gift. In finding that light and seeing that beauty, I find happiness and love in places that already exist. It is my honor to share that gift with..
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4M ago
Ella & Connor’s Nostalgic Glasshaus Inside Wedding
Connor & Ella celebrate their wedding in Glasshaus Inside in Melbourne - 28.09.2023
From Ella’s hand-me-down-re-purposed wedding dress (the same her mother wore) to Connor’s impeccable style built from the RM' Williams up… This was the funniest wedding I have captured to date. Special thanks to Ella’s father for providing the comedy ..read more
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6M ago
Ivana & Peter’s Uluwatu Cliffside Wedding in Bali
Ivana & Peter: Uluwatu Cliff Wedding, Bali 08.08.2023
As a wedding photographer, I've had the privilege of witnessing countless love stories, but this one was truly special and insanely beautiful.
The occasion was on one of Bali’s hot and hazy sunny afternoons with the epic cliffs and swell to set the mood. And some Bintang’s of course.
A wedding on the cliffs in front of Uluwatu Surf Villas…
This is the love story of Ivana & Peter ..read more
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1y ago
Ekna & Phil
A very special wedding between humans whom I now call good friends. Ekna & Phil held an intimate 3 day Indian and Christian wedding in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
For the lovers of my work, it is easy to recognise why this is so meaningful to me. It is the blending of cultures in which I spend so much of my time, documenting a wedding and making some truly meaningful art to inspire love and connection for Ekna & Phil their families and beyond.
Ekna breastfeeding baby Rhem while getting ready for her Mehndi
Day 1: The Mehndi Pre-Wedding ..read more
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1y ago
Shaun & Brad’s Garden Wedding at Euroa Butter Factory
Shaun & Brad hosted their intimate wedding on a beautiful sunny summer afternoon in the gardens of Euroa Butter Factory, a rustic old building converted into a wedding venue. This was one of those weddings where I just didn’t want to leave - it was a day of joy, laughter and for me personally, capturing two truly connected humans in love in one of the most beautiful venues in Victoria.
Thank you for having me <3 ..read more
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1y ago
Ambi & Nick, Glasshaus Wedding
Ambi & Nick get married in my all-time favourite venue in Melbourne - Glasshaus. A Florist by day, wedding venue by night.
This was a true celebration and union of family and friends ..read more
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1y ago
Lizzie and Marcelo, a very intimate wedding in the Hunter Valley, NSW
March 30, 2022
Lizzie and I have been friends since 2006. We first worked together in a surf store on the Gold Coast, then during the 2009-2012 era we attended university together studying Film & TV, after that was a 21st birthday and then this, many years later I have been invited to be her wedding photographer. And a great honor that is, to be apart of the ongoing life journey. I’m so grateful.
One thing the has been the same about Lizzie each step of the way is her laughter… She literally laughs at anything, it makes ..read more
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1y ago
An intimate Wedding, deep in the Heart of Bali
Two beautiful friends, open rice fields, intimate jungle, a shamanic priestess, tribal music and a wasp sting for the photographer.
This is the very intimate, very tropical wedding of my dear friends Kseniya & Gleb.
Out in the rice fields near Sidemen in the centre of Bali, we met to celebrate and commemorate the love between the two.
It is my honour to share this beautiful ceremony deep in the heart of Bali.
Oh, and the wasp sting; during the ceremony I was stung by a very large black and yellow wasp. Wow, it added a new mix into my work ..read more
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4y ago
Emma & Scott 09.03.2019 Tropical Jungle Wedding
When friends get married in the tropics <3
Scott, Emma and the tropical Jungle of Bali - March 9, 2019 ..read more
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5y ago
Kym & Jasmina - A Summer Wedding at Feathertop WineryI often get asked if I can tell if the couple is really in love or not. Yes, and they are. Kym & Jasmina
Kym & Jasmina Feathertop Wines Wedding - Australia ..read more