Biography
Raquel Trejo is an Australian/Mexican lens-based artist, filmmaker and underwater photographer based in Adelaide. Her practice explores the ocean, environmental imagination, motherhood and community authorship. With a background in environmental science, she works across analogue photography, documentary and participatory image-making. Her work has been exhibited internationally at MApH, BBA Berlin, OFF Arles and Women’s Photo Festival Athens, and recognised by the LOOK! Prize, Australian Photography Awards and Analog Sparks.
Awards
2026 Selected Presenter, MontPhoto Fest, Lloret de Mar, Catalonia, Spain
2026 Selected Participant, Encontros da Imagem Portfolio Reviews, Braga, Portugal
2026 Selected Artist, ProfiFoto x OFF Arles, France
2026 Shortlisted, Australian Photography Awards, Photo Collective, Australia
2026 Honourable Mention, Experimental Category, Fotoslovo Awards
2026 Selected for Publication, Coral Kids, Photo Essay Category, FotoDoc Photo Contest, Brazil
2026 Recipient, SAFC AIDC Conference Subsidy, South Australian Film Corporation, Australia
2025 Official Selection (Professional), International Photography Awards
2025 Finalist, LOOK! Prize, Museum of Australian Photography, Australia
2025 Nominee, One Shot Award, BBA Prizes, Berlin, Germany
2025 Honourable Mention, PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, State of the World
2025 Honourable Mention, Foto Nostrum Pollux Awards, Barcelona, Spain
2025 Highly Commended, Portrait Category, Australian Photographic Prize, Australia
2025 Highly Commended, Art & Conceptual, Capture Awards, Australia
2025 Bronze Winner, Technique Category, Analog Sparks Awards
2025 Second Prize, Grounded Festival of Yorke Peninsula, Australia
2025 Honourable Mention, The Flow Photography Competition, USA
2023 Runner-Up, AdMental Campaign, South Australia
2003 Lund University International Scholarship, Lund University, Sweden
