Gabriel Dia was born in Rufisque, Senegal. To escape reprisals for his homosexuality, he arrived in France in 2008, where he has lived and worked ever since. Trained as an engineer, Gabriel developed an artistic language through writing, his first passion which led to his first novel, "La Naissance d'une Vierge" published by Éditions de Montigny in 2013. 

His visual inspirations include the works of photographers such as Dominique Issermann and Peter Lindbergh, to name a few. But it was the discovery of Sara Moon's work that led him to dedicate himself to the art of photography. In his own words, through this art, he can "express many more things at the same time". In 2018, after training at the EFET, his first Parisian exhibition entitled "Nature" takes place, a universal work, described as inspired by his life, which echoes the eternal questions that everyone asks: Where do we come from? Who are we? Where are we going?