She has a PhD in Techniques and Processes in Imaging (Madrid´s Complutense University) and a Master of Contemporary Photography (EFTI). She has received three training scholarships at the International University Menéndez Pelayo where she studied visual poetry, creative processes of a reporter and the nature of photography. She has studied the relationship between photography and blindness and worked for over 15 years as a writer and photographer for Brazilian magazines. In the 90's she worked for a renowned modeling agency in Tokyo. She has received awards and participates in solo and group exhibitions in different countries. Sairaf frequently presents at conferences in prestigious schools of art and photography. Her work is part of the collection of MACRS - Contemporary Art Museum of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.