Raffaele Celentano was born in Sorrento in 1962. It was in this same city that he took his first photographs, which paved the way for a career as a professional photographer.

Initially, Celentano worked as a teacher. Raffaele Celentano’s work can be found in numerous books, advertisements and magazines such as Merian, ADAC Magazin, Spiegel Special or Italian Vogue.

Raffaele Celentano also worked in the field of product design and designed the Campari Light pendant lamp for Ingo Maurer.