PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO
Latina-Owned, Creativity Driven | San Francisco Bay Area
I started Shutter Theory with one idea in mind: photography is less about posing, and more about remembering.
My love for image-making began in the fine art world, where I learned that creativity isn’t just a skill — it’s a language. It’s how I’ve always made sense of people, emotion, and the spaces we hold between one another.
Owner: Rachel Aguilar Valenzuela
Portrait and Documentary Photographer
Select worksMy work leans cinematic and documentary, drawn to the in-between moments — the glance before the smile, the silence between laughter, the unguarded truth that lives in every person I photograph.
As a Latina, I carry a deep love for cultural moments—the ones that speak of heritage, connection, and belonging. Honoring those stories through my lens reminds me that photography is also preservation: a way of saying we were here, and we mattered.
Whether it’s a portrait, a family, or a love story, my goal is simple — to capture what’s real, what’s fleeting, and what will one day remind you who you were in this exact moment.
We are expanding to weddings and more family photos in 2026! Be sure to keep an eye out for End of 2025 Specials