TAMPA, Fla. - For multidisciplinary artist Chris Leventis , photography has already had a grasp on his heart. "The idea of a single frame telling a story is just magic," Leventis said.

The backstory:

After a 15-year career as a commercial fashion photographer, Leventis took a five-year break.

"That was a really prescribed way of shooting. Very clean, focused and sharp, I had to follow the rules," Leventis said.

He wanted to do something completely different, so he pursued his master's degree in fine arts. An assignment forced him to reconnect to nature. He ended up in a swamp, where he could break many of those previous photography rules.

"I felt like I was home," Leventis said.

Dig deeper:

"One of my mentors asked me what would one of your images sound like in the swamp? What w

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