Leyland is a reporter based from Toronto, Canada; writes and photographs long-form features that focus on the intersection of economics and environment. His work has primarily been in the Middle East, North Africa and Canada. He is a recipient of the Pulitzer Centre Grant for Crisis Reporting, a fellowship recipient from the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources. His writing is represented by the CookeMcDermid Agency.

His writings got published in The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, Vanity Fair, Al Jazeera America, BBC, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, AJ+, Sharp Magazine, The Washington Post, Quartz, Take Part