At Home in the Water

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Photo by Jason Nuttle

by Sandra Benavides Weichel, Published by Gulfstream Media Group, Featured in Jupiter Magazine, February 2016

Floating in the open sea, surrounded by the unpredictable ocean, Chris Leidy is at home. The serenity of the rippling water calms him. As a mere blip on the sea’s expansive radar, it’s there where he connects with nature, God and himself. It’s there where he has made a name for himself as an illustrious underwater photographer.

“When I swim in the ocean, I’m 99.9 percent alone, and I feel comforted by God that whatever happens, it happens for a reason,” Leidy says. “I’m not bound by fear or hesitation.”

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