Rapheal Begay (Diné) is an artist based in Tségháhoodzání (Window Rock, Arizona). His work uses cultural landscape photography and creative collaboration to celebrate and preserve the Diné way of life. Visual sovereignty, Indigenous storytelling traditions, and land-based knowledge inform his research and practice. Recent projects include ALL REZ: Kéyah, Hooghan, K’é, Iiná | Land, Home, Kinship, Life, the first traveling site-specific photography exhibition across the Navajo Nation. He holds a BFA in Photography with a minor in Arts Management and a Certificate in Museum Studies from the University of New Mexico.
CPW – 2025 Saltzman Prize : Shortlist : Rapheal Begay
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Navel (Tsé Náshchii’ - Hunter's Point, AZ) 2017 © Rapheal Begay - Courtesy CPW - 2025 Saltzman Prize
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Rez Dog (Tsé Náshchii’ - Hunter's Point, AZ) 2017 © Rapheal Begay - Courtesy CPW - 2025 Saltzman Prize
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Hung to Dry (Tsé Náshchii’ - Hunter's Point, AZ) 2017 © Rapheal Begay - Courtesy CPW - 2025 Saltzman Prize
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Shí Heart (Blue Canyon, AZ) 2017 © Rapheal Begay - Courtesy CPW - 2025 Saltzman Prize
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Censor My Census (Tségháhoodzání - Window Rock, AZ) 2017 © Rapheal Begay - Courtesy CPW - 2025 Saltzman Prize
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Thirst Quenchin (Ni’iijíní - Navajo, NM) 2017 © Rapheal Begay - Courtesy CPW - 2025 Saltzman Prize
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Internal (Tséhootsooí - Ft. Defiance, AZ) 2017 © Rapheal Begay - Courtesy CPW - 2025 Saltzman Prize
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Guerilla Textile (Tsék iz Tóhí - Cubero, NM) 2017 © Rapheal Begay - Courtesy CPW - 2025 Saltzman Prize
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Emergence (Naakaii Tó - Mexican Water, AZ) 2018 © Rapheal Begay - Courtesy CPW - 2025 Saltzman Prize
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Commemorate & Celebrate (Denihootso - Dennehotso, AZ) 2018 © Rapheal Begay - Courtesy CPW - 2025 Saltzman Prize
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Our Nation (Ch’ínílí - Chinle, AZ) 2019 © Rapheal Begay - Courtesy CPW - 2025 Saltzman Prize
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Bluebird Backyard (Tségháhoodzání - Window Rock, AZ) 2020 © Rapheal Begay - Courtesy CPW - 2025 Saltzman Prize
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Flock O Pond (Tó Dzís’á - Wheatfields, AZ) 2022 © Rapheal Begay - Courtesy CPW - 2025 Saltzman Prize
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Loom (Tó Nehelííh - Tonalea, AZ) 2022 © Rapheal Begay - Courtesy CPW - 2025 Saltzman Prize
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Boot Scootin (Ch’ínílí - Chinle, AZ) 2023 © Rapheal Begay - Courtesy CPW - 2025 Saltzman Prize
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