Leah den Bok is a Collingwood and Toronto-based photographer with a drawing, painting, and art history background. After earning her BA in Photography, she travelled globally, developing a bold and innovative style. As an image-maker and storyteller, her work focuses on shape, colour, unusual angles, and genuine emotions, resulting in visually striking compositions.
Clients
Apple
The Globe and Mail
The Extreme Collection
On The Bay Magazine
Pride Collingwood
Merrithew
Haven Toronto
Aerohart
Elaine Dickenson
Anu Raina
Studio Fontana
SPY Distillery
Tip Tap
La Piazzetta
Tazz Hair Co.
Canros
Drink Benny
Avian Creative
One Roof
Usalon
Taz Hair Company
Studio Fontana
Publications
Schön Magazine, CBS, BBC, The Globe and Mail, MTV, Vogue Italia, CBC, Corriere Della Sera, Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, Family Channel, CTV, Chatelaine, TVO, Global News, Breakfast Television, Ca'n Ross, Victoria News, Rogers Television, Blog TO, Flannel Magazine, Mob Journal, On The Bay, and PAP Magazine.
Awards
2018 BMFA’s (Blue Mountain Foundation of the Arts) Murray Clerkson Award
2018 IDRF (International Development and Relief Foundation) Youth Leadership Award
2020 Ascend Pan-Asian Leaders Canada, Rising Star of the Year
2020 International Photography Awards, Honourable Mention
2022 Josko Rosenwirth Scholarship, Sheridan College Bachelor of Photography program
2022 Finalist in Nonfiction & Social Change at the International Book Awards for Nowhere to Call Home—Photographs and Stories of People Experiencing Homelessness, Volume Four
2022 Kirkus Star for Nowhere to Call Home—Photographs and Stories of People Experiencing Homelessness, Volume Four
2024 Certificate of Recognition, CFUW (Canadian Federation of University Women) Orillia
2024 Premier’s Awards Nominee
Exhibitions
2024: The University of Texas at Dallas
2024: Mountainside Gallery, Collingwood
2023: Laurier Art Gallery, Toronto
2023: SMU Jordan Gallery, Dallas
2023: SMU University, Dallas
2023: Mütter Museum, Philadelphia
2022-2024: Contact Photography Festival, Toronto
2020: Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener
2020: Mural by Zabou, London
2019: Columbus Centre, Toronto
2019: Gallery at L.E. Shore, Thornbury
2018-2024: Art Walk New York
2018-2022: Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto
2018: Durham Art Gallery, Durham
2018: Harbourfront Center, Toronto
2018: Powerhouse Gallery, Brisbane
2017: Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton
2016-2024: Hamilton ART Crawl
2016-2021: Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts, Collingwood (multiple years)
2016: Old Town Hall Gallery, Newmarket
2016: Bridge Gallery, Collingwood
