Originally from the village of Beurey-sur-Saulx in Lorraine, Pierre-Lou Chapot grew up surrounded by natural spaces where he nurtured his twin passions for photography and ornithology. Drawn to wide open landscapes, he undertook his first solo journey in 2017 to the far north of Finnish Lapland.

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Alongside his studies in life sciences at AgroParisTech, he published his first images in 2018, following a five-month journey across the majestic landscapes of Argentina. During this time, he initiated a project combining wildlife photography with the documentation of ecological fieldwork carried out by researchers.

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In 2019, he followed the paths of migratory birds across Europe for seven months, documenting scientific monitoring and bird ringing activities, and photographing birds all along the migratory route, from the Camargue to the remote Varanger Peninsula.

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In 2023 and 2024, he returned to Finland, in the Evo region, to take part in the POOL project, which brings together scientific research and artistic creation to highlight the ecological importance of temporary wetlands in the boreal forest.