Martin d’Orgeval was born in 1973 in Paris, where he still lives and works. His photography has been exhibited at institutions including the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris; La Monnaie, Paris; Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples; Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; LACMA, Los Angeles; and at Galerie Hussenot, Paris; Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York; Adamson Gallery, Washington; and Pace Gallery, Beijing. He participated in the two last large exhibitions curated by Jan Hoet, “Middle Gate Geel’ 13” (2013) and “De Zee (The Sea)” (2014). D’Orgeval’s books with Steidl include Touched by Fire (2009) and The Soul (2010).