Marshall To was born in Red Deer, Alberta. He grew up as a second-generation Chinese immigrant in rural Canada. His family was Taoist and ran a Chinese restaurant.
His debut monograph Blank Notes was published by Charcoal Press in 2025. It has 144 pages. It explores Taoist spirituality through the Hungry Ghost Festival. The black and white photographs were taken across the Alberta prairies where he grew up, mostly at night and on film. For years he photographed animals such as wolves, owls, snakes and foxes, which in Taoist belief can carry restless spirits.
He did not know the photobook world before Chico Review. He says Jesse Lenz, Igor Posner, Jon Levitt and Brad Zellar championed him and pushed him to create without fear. He has worked as a freelance photographer for Vancouver Magazine.
