Born and raised in Brazil, Kathia Rabelo is a passionate and insightful photographer who is driven by the desire to discover the hidden beauty and energy in everyone she meets. She began taking pictures at the age of 12—a time when her understanding of the world was changing everyday and with every new experience. Her early photos reveal the origin of her lifelong quest and rare ability to capture the beauty that everyone has within.
For many years, Kathia has nurtured her relationship with her camera, enabling her to uncover the inner light of each person she photographs. This innate ability makes each composition both an intimate and mesmerizing experience. She photographs people with great skill and warmth, as if she’s known them all their life.
Excerpt from Bahia Hoje review of Rabelo’s 2005 solo exhibit in Brazil:
(translated from its original Portuguese)
“…she reveals the soul of each one portrayed.”
“Through simple gestures and feelings, she catches a sensibility that human beings seem not to know about themselves.”
“From her a new world can appear, wittily, where everything can be summarized by one word: LOVE.”
Her photographs are world-renowned and published internationally online, in books, cards, magazines, and in music media. Kathia’s photographs are a celebration of love, memories and the magic of each moment.
