Photographers

Adrienne Raquel (born 1990) is an American photographer, imagemaker, and art director working between New York, Los Angeles, and Houston. Known for bold color, cinematic composition, and an emphasis on femininity and sensuality, her work is rooted in nostalgia, strength, and fantasy while remaining distinctly contemporary. Her vibrant visual language often places women of color at the center, celebrating beauty, agency, and cultural influence.

Raquel’s photography has been featured in major exhibitions including Aperture’s landmark show “The New Black Vanguard,” Mickalene Thomas’ “Better Nights” at The Bass Museum in Miami, and CHROMOTHERAPIA at Villa Medici in Rome. In 2021, she debuted her first solo exhibition, “ONYX,” at Fotografiska New York. Shot throughout 2020, the project documents the athleticism, artistry, and sisterhood of exotic dancers at a legendary Houston nightclub, reframing the performers with dignity, authority, and aesthetic depth.

Her commercial and editorial clients include Apple, YSL Beauté, Dior, Savage x Fenty, Nike, Beats by Dre, Pat McGrath Labs, Estée Lauder, Playboy, Rolling Stone, GQ, Vanity Fair, Interview Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE, TIME Magazine, and many others. Raquel is represented globally by SN37, and her images have become highly recognizable for their rich palettes, lush lighting, and unapologetically glamorous approach to portraiture.

Through her work, Raquel continues to expand visual narratives around identity, beauty, performance, and cultural expression, positioning herself as one of the most compelling image-makers shaping contemporary fashion and portrait photography.