SOF. SOFIA. SOFIE.

A woman in a hooded jacket is smiling and looking at her phone in a dark setting illuminated by a single bright light behind her head.

I’ve never been very good at summing myself up in one tidy little bio.

The truth is, so much of who I am comes from the people who raised me, the camera that gave me a place to belong and the life I’ve built around it.

So, scroll on for as much as I’m willing to put on the internet.

xo. Sof.

A smiling man sitting behind a drum set in a soundproofed music studio, with red and gray acoustic panels on the wall.

I COME FROM BOTH

DAD // Tech. Systems. Realist.

From my dad, I get the systems brain. The realist. The part of me that wants to understand how everything works and what to do when it doesn’t.

That is the part of me that can walk into a dark room, a chaotic wedding morning, a packed festival or a kitchen moving at full speed and stay calm. I read the light, solve the problem and keep going.

The technical work becomes invisible, so the people never have to think about it.

A woman with gray hair, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and a green shawl, is holding a bouquet of flowers and smelling one flower during sunset with dark clouds overhead.

MOM // Spirit. Heart. Foodie.

My mom, Odette, gave me the heart of it. Spirit, food, ritual, instinct, and the belief that caring for people is its own kind of art.

Through her, I carry Mexican lineage, recipes, marigolds, and a reverence for the things we cannot always explain. I lost her in 2024, but she is still everywhere in my work.

Especially in the night. Especially when an owl appears. Especially when the camera becomes a way of holding what would otherwise pass.

FINAL QUOTE ABOUT FAMILY.

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A woman in a long dress stands outdoors at night, looking up at the full moon with a mountainous landscape in the background.

A woman appears to be floating or moving amidst streaks and orbs of light in a dark setting with abstract, luminous patterns, creating a surreal and ethereal atmosphere in black and white.

TITLE ABOUT FILM LAB 13

I’ve never been very good at summing myself up in one tidy little bio.

The truth is, so much of who I am comes from the people who raised me, the camera that gave me a place to belong and the life I’ve built around it.

So, scroll on for the longer version // or at least as much as I’m willing to put on the internet.

PROOF I HAVE A LIFE OUTSIDE OF WORK

A bride and groom posing together at their wedding, with the bride wearing a lace wedding dress and veil, and the groom in a black tuxedo holding a large bouquet of flowers, in a dimly lit venue.

PROOF I HAVE A LIFE OUTSIDE OF WORK

A person wearing a red dress stands barefoot on dark, uneven dirt ground at night.

PROOF I HAVE A LIFE OUTSIDE OF WORK

A woman in a black dress standing under a shower of white confetti or snowflakes at night, illuminated from behind.

PROOF I HAVE A LIFE OUTSIDE OF WORK

A woman with long blonde hair sitting at an elegantly set dining table with black and gold accents, dimly lit by candlelight, with a contemplative expression, wearing a black dress with lace details and high heels.