Raquel Trejo
Adelaide,SA
Summary
I am a filmmaker and photographer exploring identity, memory, and our emotional connection to place. My work is grounded in natural light, intimacy, and slow, observational storytelling.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Documentary Filmmaker and Producer
Rosa Aurelia Productions
03.2024 - Current
- Developed, co-wrote, directed, and shot a feature documentary on Tunisian artist Emel Mathlouthi, overseeing multi-location production, creative continuity, and branded short-form content.
Creative Producer
From5000
11.2023 - Current
- Led editorial strategy and creative development for short-form documentary content, directing field shoots, building a volunteer network of local creatives, and managing social media to boost brand visibility.
Underwater Camera
Matt Bagley
01.2024 - 01.2024
- Underwater Camera and safety diver for marketing project.
Director, Editor
Adelaide Advertising and Design Club
05.2023 - 10.2023
- Wrote, directed, and edited a mental health awareness campaign—runner-up in the 2023 AdMental competition—developing a stigma-reducing concept in collaboration with industry mentors and mental health professionals.
Underwater Camera
Matt Bagley
07.2023 - 07.2023
- Underwater Camera and safety diver for the online cover of Australian Geographic 2023.
Underwater Photographer, Camera Assistant, Dive Master
Breakout Productions
05.2023 - 05.2023
- Contributed to Discovery Channel’s Great White Odyssey as core field team member, capturing stills, assisting cinematography on land and sea, and serving as Dive Master to ensure safety in open-ocean environments.
Trainee Associate Producer
Sealight Pictures
03.2023 - 03.2023
- Selected as Associate Producer mentee on Secrets of the Octopus (Nat Geo/Disney+), supporting story development, field logistics, underwater safety, and BTS photography on a high-end natural history production.
Trainee Shooter/Director
Breakout Productions
01.2023 - 02.2023
- Trainee Shooter/Director on Supershark Highway (Love Nature), contributing to field production, camera operation, and BTS capture while developing hands-on skills in documentary storytelling and marine-based cinematography.
Education
BBA - SCREEN STUDIES
Flinders University
Adelaide, SA12.2022
Certificate - Photography
Centre For Creative Photography
Adelaide, SA12-2022
POST GRAD DIPLOMA - TRANSLATION STUDIES
Flinders University
12.2007
M.SC. - INTERNATIONAL ENVIROMENTAL SCIENCE
Lund University
12.2003
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING - undefined
Autonomous Metropolitan University
12.2000
Skills
- Production management
- Camera operation
- Collaborative teamwork
- Film directing
- Film and video production
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Italian
Limited Working
Timeline
Documentary Filmmaker and Producer
Rosa Aurelia Productions
03.2024 - Current
Underwater Camera
Matt Bagley
01.2024 - 01.2024
Creative Producer
From5000
11.2023 - Current
Underwater Camera
Matt Bagley
07.2023 - 07.2023
Director, Editor
Adelaide Advertising and Design Club
05.2023 - 10.2023
Underwater Photographer, Camera Assistant, Dive Master
Breakout Productions
05.2023 - 05.2023
Trainee Associate Producer
Sealight Pictures
03.2023 - 03.2023
Trainee Shooter/Director
Breakout Productions
01.2023 - 02.2023
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING - undefined
Autonomous Metropolitan University
BBA - SCREEN STUDIES
Flinders University
Certificate - Photography
Centre For Creative Photography
POST GRAD DIPLOMA - TRANSLATION STUDIES
Flinders University
M.SC. - INTERNATIONAL ENVIROMENTAL SCIENCE
Lund University
Group Exhibitions
2025 A Scientific Approach, Loosen Art, Rome, Italy
Nominee One Shot Award, BBA Prizes, Berlin, Germany
Foto Nostrum Pollux Awards Honourable Mention, Barcelona, Spain
Blue, Decode Gallery, Tucson, Arizona.
The Flow, Photography Competition, Honourable Mention, USA.
Australian Photographic Prize, Award Portrait Category, Australia
International Photography Awards, Official Selection Professional
Grounded Yorke Peninsula Festival, Second Prize Award, Australia
Look! Prize, Museum of Australian Photography, Finalist, Australia
Ephemere Photo Festival, Tokyo, Japan