Rafael Roy is a documentary photographer, cinematographer and director. He has shot for National Geographic, CBS, KCET, and served as cinematographer on the upcoming feature length documentaries, “Lady Buds” (2020) and "Ferguson Rises" (2021). His own work often focuses on the periphery––documenting cultures outside of the mainstream and exploring the universal desire to connect and belong.

In 2018 he graduated from the UC Berkeley School of Journalism, where he studied documentary film lensed the Student Academy Award Winner, "Dust Rising". He is based in Long Beach, where he co-founded the production company All Solid Things.