Michael Love was born in Chilliwack, British Columbia. He attended both the University of the Fraser Valley and the Emily Carr Institute to complete his BFA. Love finished his MFA in photography at Concordia University in 2009, where he was the 2007 recipient of the Roloff Beny travel fellowship. Love also received the Canada Council for the Arts research and creation grant in 2010. His work has been published in Next Level, Prefix Photo and Blackflash magazine. Love has exhibited his work both nationally and internationally. He is the newest member of the Everything Co. artist collective and also helped start and curate Gallery 295.