Growing up in Beurey-sur-Saulx, a small village in Lorraine, France, Pierre-Lou Chapot has been able to cultivate his passion for photography and ornithological observation in the heart of the region's natural areas.

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Drown to wide open spaces, he took his first solo trip to the north of Finnish Lapland in 2017.

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In 2018, Pierre-Lou published his first pictures taken during a 5-month trip through the majestic Argentinean landscapes. He thus created AVES Photographie, Aperçus Volatils et Etendues Sauvages. "Aves" means "birds" in Castilian, symbolising the birth of this project, in the heart of South America.

 

When he got back from Argentina, he developped a photography project that combines the observation of wildlife in its natural environment and the following of scientific missions carried out by ecology researchers.
In 2019, he embarks on a 7-month journey across Europe to follow migratory birds, documenting scientific monitoring and ringing activities, and photographing the birds along the migration route to the farthest reaches of the Varanger Peninsula.

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In 2023, he will return to the Evo area, in Finland, to take part in the POOL project, a research and awareness-raising art project on the importance of temporary wetlands.