Nadja started working with the United Nations in Mexico City, then moved to Oaxaca, Mexico, where she works as a consultant in development projects, advising indigenous communities in the Sierra Juarez and Mixe. Although always deeply interested in photography and film, she initiated her career as a self-taught photographer in 1999. She works freelance, participates in several workshops at the Manuel Álvarez Bravo Photographic Center of Oaxaca and exhibits in different galleries.