Leigh MacArthur Photography

I grew up in a small town in Canada, with parents who believed travel was less of a luxury and more of a way of life. Somewhere along the way, I picked up the habit myself — along with a lifelong weakness for good coffee, fresh bread, and places I’ve never been.

During that semester in the south of France, I said something that would quietly change the direction of my life: “How did I do that, and how can I do it again?”

That curiosity took me from a town so small it no longer exists to one of the biggest cities in the world: Seoul, South Korea. Along the way, photography became the way I made sense of the places, people, and stories I encountered.

I call Nova Scotia home, but my work and life have taken me far beyond it. For more than 30 years, I’ve photographed around the world, blending the natural beauty of a place with the people and stories that make it worth remembering.

My work has appeared on Korean television networks including SBS, EBS, and Arirang TV, as well as internationally on CNN. My photographs have been published in National Geographic Partners, Lonely Planet, The Wall Street Journal, and Korean publications including JoongAng Ilbo and Cine21. My work has also been exhibited in Japan and Korea, including exhibitions in Fukuoka, Busan, and Seoul, and I was commissioned by a joint venture between Visa and Flixel to photograph during the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Based in Nova Scotia. Available wherever the story takes me.