Raquel Martinez received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography from The Illinois Institute of Art- Chicago in 2014. She has exhibited at Gallery 914 in Chicago, Illinois, at The Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, and Gallery 180 in Chicago, Illinois. Martinez's current photographic series shows the ways the male figures in her life have greatly influenced the person she is today. Her work focuses on the roles that people play in their everyday lives. Her images are staged scenes that mimic real life situations.