Curran Hatleberg (born 1982 in Washington, D.C.) is an American photographer known for his improvisational road‑trip practice exploring the emotional and psychological landscape of the United States. A graduate of Yale University’s MFA program in photography, Hatleberg often travels across the country by car, meeting strangers and photographing visceral, atmospheric scenes shaped by chance and intuitive discovery. His work has been exhibited widely, including at the Whitney Biennial (2019), the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the High Museum, MASS MoCA, and the International Center of Photography. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including a 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship, the 2015 Magnum Emergency Fund Grant, the 2014 Aaron Siskind Foundation Fellowship, and the 2010 Richard Benson Prize. Hatleberg’s photographs are held in major institutional collections such as the Whitney Museum of American Art, SFMOMA, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the High Museum. His monographs include Lost Coast (2016) and River’s Dream (2022). He currently lives and works in Baltimore, Maryland.