Robert LeBlanc is a Los Angeles-based photographer and filmmaker whose work provides unflinching, deeply human portraits of American life. Through sustained, often years-long relationships with his subjects, he earns a rare level of trust that allows him to reveal the unfiltered essence of their worlds. This vivid, unsparing practice merges documentary rigor with a surreal, almost dreamlike atmosphere.

His monograph series began with Unlawful Conduct (2015), a raw examination of life on society's edges, presented in a handcrafted, limited-edition format that sold out before release. Moon Dust (2021) immersed viewers in the high-stakes existence of wildfire fighters in Montana and California, capturing both the brutality of the flames and the quiet camaraderie that sustains the crews. GLORYLAND (2023), the result of seven years spent with West Virginia's last remaining serpent-handling congregation, documents a vanishing expression of faith with profound intimacy and reverence. ELK (2024), an experimental book and film, follows five graffiti writers on a 4,800-mile journey across America's heartland, tracing the ephemeral beauty of their marks and the transient connections forged along the way. Tin Lizards (2025) turns to the romance and melancholy of train travel, weaving documentary, poetic, and surreal imagery.

LeBlanc's GLORYLAND monograph is held in the permanent collection of the Getty Museum's Research Institute Library. In addition, his monographs are available worldwide at leading art bookstores, including MOCA Los Angeles, MoMA PS1, and the Frye Art Museum.

Marked by empathic depth and formal elegance, LeBlanc's oeuvre stands as both an urgent historical record and a meditative reflection on endurance, belief, and the fragile, enduring beauty of the American experiment. His photographs and films illuminate lives lived at the margins, offering a powerful testament to the resilience and complexity of the human spirit amid profound social and environmental change.