Leah Frances is a Canadian photographer born in Alert Bay, Canada, now based in Easton, Pennsylvania. Frances’ work has been featured in numerous print and online platforms including The Guardian, The Washington Post, The New York Times Magazine, Buzzfeed and more and has been exhibited nationally and internationally. In December 2021 she graduated with an MFA in photography from The Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University in Philadelphia.

Her first sold out photo book, “American Squares,” debuted in September 2019 at the New York Art Book Fair at MoMA PS1 and was quickly featured by T, The New York Times Style Magazine, in their “T Suggests: Things our Editors Like” column. Her second book of photography, “Lunch Poems,” was released in October 2022 (now sold out). Esquire named it a “Favorite Photo Book of Fall 2022.” This year Leah self-published two artist books: “Sea Fever,” (2024) and “More American Squares,” (2024).

An exclusive collection of Leah’s "American Squares" prints is now represented by The MF Gallery.

PBS/NPR "Short Takes" documentary: Leah Frances

Video Essay, "Leah Frances - Lunch Poems" by AIR