Her work explores the lived experience of several young women facing social disadvantage in Australia. Raphaela also works as a community artist and youth mentor with non-profit community arts and cultural development organisation Beyond Empathy. She has exhibited extensively including: Photoquai (France), Noorderlicht Photofestival (Netherlands) and Photo Ireland (Ireland). In 2014 she was selected to attend World Press Photo’s prestigious Joop Swart Masterclass held in Amsterdam.