After graduating from NYU in 2009, she travelled to Accra, Ghana as a volunteer in a local school. While in Ghana, Sofia began to focus on photography. She returned to New York to attend a Photojournalism program at the International Center of Photography (2010-2011). Her photos have been published in Musée Magazine, Huffington Post, Jungles in Paris, La Prensa, Variety, Jocks and Nerds, among other publications.