Raymond Sagapolutele is a Kiwi-born Samoan with family ties to Fatuvalu in Safune, Savai’i and Saluafata in Upolu. He's a visual artist and photographer who's worked for numerous editorial publications and a part of a number of art collectives in his community. He's preparing to head to Germany to showcase a project ending a year long exhibition at Weltkulturen Museum, which involved some of his art.