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Surf, Sand, Sun, Sensuality (Photos)

Photographer Mark Leighton celebrates the magic of sunlight reflecting off of the ocean and and the male body. This is the best kind of nature photography.

Christopher Harrity Jul 25, 2017

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Christopher Harrity is the Manager of Online Production for Here Media, parent company to The Advocate and Out. He enjoys assembling online features on artists and photographers, and you can often find him poring over the mouldering archives of the magazines.

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Surf, Sand, Sun, Sensuality (Photos)

Photographer Mark Leighton celebrates the magic of sunlight reflecting off of the ocean and and the male body. This is the best kind of nature photography.

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