Gilles Raynaldy (b. 1968) studied at the University of Paris 8 and the École nationale supérieure d’arts de Paris-Cergy. He lives and works in Paris and Rome.

Since the late 1990s, he has focused on the representation of living and working spaces, closely observing the gestures and actions of those who bring them to life. Developing a photographic practice that often takes the form of documentary narratives, his work explores the fundamental question of what constitutes a "place," through long-term projects rooted in specific social contexts and territories — urban, peripheral, or defined by singular human experiences.

His approach is grounded in traditional techniques, particularly medium and large-format photography. He continues to work with film, printing his own work or collaborating with master printers, while drawing on high-end digital capture and post-production tools to meet the precision required by his professional commissions. He works regularly for architects, corporate clients, and the press, applying the same rigorous standards to his commissioned work as to his artistic practice.

His work has been supported by numerous grants and public or private commissions (CNAP, Le BAL / Ministry of Education, Le Point du Jour Art Center, Documenta Archiv Kassel, International College of Photography of Greater Paris, among others). His photographs are held in major public collections, including the National Fund for Contemporary Art (CNAP), the Musée de Grenoble, the FRAC Normandie, and the Seine-Saint-Denis departmental collection of contemporary art.