Michel Vanden Eeckhoudt was born in 1947 in Brussels; his father was a biologist and his mother a social worker. Member of the Vu Agency since its founding in 1986. He has published several books, e.g. Les Travaux et les Jours (1996), Chiens (1997),Photo Poche n° 110 (Actes Sud, 2006). In solo, he has notably exhibited internationally, e.g. Galerie Delpire, Paris, Galerie Vu, Paris, Galerie Camera Obscura,Paris, Leica Gallery, Tokyo and Solms, ICP New York.
Jean-Christophe Bailly, born in 1949 in Paris, where he lives. After having worked in publishing, he taught at various schools, notably the Ecole de Photographie of Arles. He began publishing in 1967 and is the author of numerous books, including The Animal Side (Fordham University Press, 2011) and Le
parti pris des animaux (Bourgois, 2013).