Rafael Pavarotti Shoots to Thrill

Rafael Pavarotti is a trip.

He grew up surrounded by shamans and healers and witches, on the fringes of the Amazonian rainforest where, he says, “The same life that is given to the mushroom is the same life that is given to the towering 100-year-old tree.” His grandmother was his guiding light. “The world is ready for you,” she told him when he left home at 16. “But protect yourself. Only allow people you really trust to see your…