After studying philosophy and visual arts at Paul Valéry Univeristy in Montpellier and Vincennes Saint - Denis University in Paris, Hilda Caicedo integrated l’École Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie d’Arles, and graduated in 2015. While continuing her studies, she set up and got involved into various projects fighting for social progress through art activities, for instance with youngsters coming from underprivileged context, in France and in Colombia, her country of origin.