THE LEVITY OF LEAH

A woman, grinning, in the sunlight. A 6’8 single fin and a perfect turquoise wave, moving at speed. These are some of the sweeter shapes that joy can take. The unique salty calligraphy of this particular flight pattern is in constant motion, inscribed across the ocean’s surface, silhouetted against the dawn sky. Sometimes, the movement of the human body becomes poetry. How it must feel to dance like this, to traverse the contours of all that liquid light.

This is Leah Dawson.

Waterwoman. Maverick. Trailblazer and progressive. Co-founder of the Changing Tides Foundation, which connects communities and transforms women’s lives through surfing and environmental protection, from the Dominican Republic to El Salvador. She is a free surfer and cinematographer, music maker and facilitator. A joyful frother with a particular gift for storytelling