PHOTOGRAPHIE
Originally from the small village of Beurey-sur-Saulx in Lorraine, Pierre-Lou Chapot has been able to feed his passion for photography and ornithological observation in the heart of the region's natural areas.
Attracted by the wide open spaces, he made his first solo trip to the north of Finnish Lapland in 2017.
In 2018, Pierre-Lou publishes his first images made during a 5-month journey through the majestic Argentinean landscapes. He thus created AVES Photographie, Aperçus Volatils et Etendues Sauvages. "Aves" means "birds" in Castilian and thus symbolizes the birth of this project, in the heart of South America.
On his return from South America, he built and carried out a photographic project combining the observation of wildlife in its natural environment and the follow-up of scientific missions carried out by ecology researchers.
In 2019, he embarks on a 7-month journey across Europe in pursuit of migratory birds, documenting scientific monitoring and ringing activities, and photographing the birds along the migration route to the farthest reaches of the Varanger Peninsula.
In 2023, he will return to a Finnish stop of his journey, in the Evo area, to take part in the POOL project, a research and awareness-raising art project on the importance of temporary wetlands.
Originally from the small village of Beurey-sur-Saulx in Lorraine, Pierre-Lou Chapot has been able to feed his passion for photography and ornithological observation in the heart of the region's natural areas.
Attracted by the wide open spaces, he made his first solo trip to the north of Finnish Lapland in 2017.
In 2018, Pierre-Lou publishes his first images made during a 5-month journey through the majestic Argentinean landscapes. He thus created AVES Photographie, Aperçus Volatils et Etendues Sauvages. "Aves" means "birds" in Castilian and thus symbolizes the birth of this project, in the heart of South America.
On his return from South America, he built and carried out a photographic project combining the observation of wildlife in its natural environment and the follow-up of scientific missions carried out by ecology researchers.
In 2019, he embarks on a 7-month journey across Europe in pursuit of migratory birds, documenting scientific monitoring and ringing activities, and photographing the birds along the migration route to the farthest reaches of the Varanger Peninsula.
In 2023, he will return to a Finnish stop of his journey, in the Evo area, to take part in the POOL project, a research and awareness-raising art project on the importance of temporary wetlands.
PROJETS ART & SCIENCE
POOL – Les mares vernales de la forêt boréale
2022-2025 | Finlande
Originally from the small village of Beurey-sur-Saulx in Lorraine, Pierre-Lou Chapot has been able to feed his passion for photography and ornithological observation in the heart of the region's natural areas.
Attracted by the wide open spaces, he made his first solo trip to the north of Finnish Lapland in 2017.
In 2018, Pierre-Lou publishes his first images made during a 5-month journey through the majestic Argentinean landscapes. He thus created AVES Photographie, Aperçus Volatils et Etendues Sauvages. "Aves" means "birds" in Castilian and thus symbolizes the birth of this project, in the heart of South America.
On his return from South America, he built and carried out a photographic project combining the observation of wildlife in its natural environment and the follow-up of scientific missions carried out by ecology researchers.
In 2019, he embarks on a 7-month journey across Europe in pursuit of migratory birds, documenting scientific monitoring and ringing activities, and photographing the birds along the migration route to the farthest reaches of the Varanger Peninsula.
In 2023, he will return to a Finnish stop of his journey, in the Evo area, to take part in the POOL project, a research and awareness-raising art project on the importance of temporary wetlands.
Originally from the small village of Beurey-sur-Saulx in Lorraine, Pierre-Lou Chapot has been able to feed his passion for photography and ornithological observation in the heart of the region's natural areas.
Attracted by the wide open spaces, he made his first solo trip to the north of Finnish Lapland in 2017.
In 2018, Pierre-Lou publishes his first images made during a 5-month journey through the majestic Argentinean landscapes. He thus created AVES Photographie, Aperçus Volatils et Etendues Sauvages. "Aves" means "birds" in Castilian and thus symbolizes the birth of this project, in the heart of South America.
On his return from South America, he built and carried out a photographic project combining the observation of wildlife in its natural environment and the follow-up of scientific missions carried out by ecology researchers.
In 2019, he embarks on a 7-month journey across Europe in pursuit of migratory birds, documenting scientific monitoring and ringing activities, and photographing the birds along the migration route to the farthest reaches of the Varanger Peninsula.
In 2023, he will return to a Finnish stop of his journey, in the Evo area, to take part in the POOL project, a research and awareness-raising art project on the importance of temporary wetlands.
BAGUAGE ET MIGRATION
2018-2020 | Depuis la France jusqu'en Norvège
De janvier à août 2019, Pierre-Lou a suivi la voie migratoire européenne du littoral atlantique jusqu'au Varanger norvégien, en immersion auprès d'ornithologue et de bagueurs. Au fil du voyage, il publie des carnets photographiques de baguage et de migration. Ses images cherchent à rendre visible ce qui se joue dans l'instant de la capture : la rencontre entre un oiseau et un homme, entre un geste technique et une connaissance qui s'accumule depuis des décennies.
Originally from the small village of Beurey-sur-Saulx in Lorraine, Pierre-Lou Chapot has been able to feed his passion for photography and ornithological observation in the heart of the region's natural areas.
Attracted by the wide open spaces, he made his first solo trip to the north of Finnish Lapland in 2017.
In 2018, Pierre-Lou publishes his first images made during a 5-month journey through the majestic Argentinean landscapes. He thus created AVES Photographie, Aperçus Volatils et Etendues Sauvages. "Aves" means "birds" in Castilian and thus symbolizes the birth of this project, in the heart of South America.
On his return from South America, he built and carried out a photographic project combining the observation of wildlife in its natural environment and the follow-up of scientific missions carried out by ecology researchers.
In 2019, he embarks on a 7-month journey across Europe in pursuit of migratory birds, documenting scientific monitoring and ringing activities, and photographing the birds along the migration route to the farthest reaches of the Varanger Peninsula.
In 2023, he will return to a Finnish stop of his journey, in the Evo area, to take part in the POOL project, a research and awareness-raising art project on the importance of temporary wetlands.
SERIES PHOTOGRAPHIQUES
SOLITUDES
TOUNDRA
TEXTURES VEGETALES
MONDE PARALLELE
CARNETS SCIENTIFIQUES
2025 | EXPOSITION
LES MARES VERNALES FINLANDAISES AU FIL DES SAISONS
L’exposition photographique propose une traversée des mares vernales de la forêt d'Evo au fil des saisons. Des diptyques de paysages présentent la métamorphose de ces milieux forestiers entre le printemps et l'été, tandis que des images de faune et de flore illustrent la richesse discrète de leur biodiversité.
Une attention particulière a été portée au choix des matériaux : un papier Fine Art à base de fibres de chanvre et des supports – conçus et réalisés par Pierre-Lou – en bois de pin sylvestre, une essence qui borde les mares vernales finlandaises. La texture légère du papier, la chaleur du bois, les couleurs des images cherchent ensemble à prolonger l'atmosphère singulière et enveloppante de ces milieux forestiers.
Les tirages ont été confiés à Pascal Bourguignon, tireur d'art en Champagne.
2025 | FILM
SOUS NOS PIEDS – L’abondance fragile des mares d’Evo
Une immersion au cœur des mares vernales de la forêt boréale d’Evo.
S’asseoir, prendre le temps. Observer, écouter... Le reflet immobile des bouleaux sur la surface de l’eau, les miroitements du soleil sur les sphaignes verdoyantes ou le chant d’une grive, rythmé par le tambourinage d’un pic épeiche. Le passage discret d’un crapaud ou le fourmillement des larves aquatiques, puis, plus tard dans la saison, de leurs imagos évoluant dans la végétation frémissante...
Dans la forêt finlandaise, les mares temporaires abritent une biodiversité riche, étroitement liée aux variations du niveau d’eau. Elles ponctuent la forêt d’oasis de vie, dans une atmosphère singulière évoluant au fil des saisons.
Ces milieux sont fragiles, souvent méconnus, rarement protégés.
PUBLICATIONS
EXHIBITIONS
Finnish vernal pools through the seasons
2026 - 35th Festival de l’Oiseau et de la Nature, Baie de Somme, France
2025 - Turku Botanical Garden, Finland
2025 - 4th Festival Terre Nature, Contrexéville, France
2025 - PEDS7, Kristianstad, Sweden
2025 - Troisfontaines Abbey, France
Enchanted atmosphere in the forests of Evo
2023 - Hämeenlinna Library, Finland
The Common Eider at Bengtskär Lighthouse
2021 - Bengtskär lighthouse, Finland
Des oiseaux et des hommes : baguage et migration
2020 - 12th Festival de la Camargue et du Delta du Rhône (Cancelled), France
2019 - 23rd Festival international de la photo animalière et de nature, Montier-en-Der, France
AWARDS
2020 - One photograph selected for the Festival Spot Nature exhibition
2020 - Winner Young Reporters for the Environment - Une bague pour l'union des Oiseaux et des Hommes
2019 - Two winning photographs - Festi'versité jury of Salon de l'Ecologie de Montpellier