Martin Girardi (he/him) is a visual artist and photographer living in the City of Chicago and originally from Bend, Oregon. He graduated from the college at the University of Chicago in June 2021, having specialized in evolutionary biology and studio art, and has been working as part of STAGE's Curiosity: The Making of a Scientist production team since August of the same year. He is interested in documentary as a medium for science communication, and a vehicle through which the intersection of art and empiricism can be pragmatically explored. www.martingirardi.com.