After acquiring a BA in Media Studies from the University La Sapienza in Rome, Italy, she moved to London to study photography at the London College of Communications. Since graduating in 2006, she has been working on personal long-term projects, and working as a photo editor and communications officer for London-based photographic agencies and NGOs. She is currently in the process of applying for funding to go back to Peru to continue her photographic project in the outskirts of Lima.