We Love Colors....... We Love Miami...... We love Life!

Life without color is well just not the same, we need the vibrant colors to pop or stand out..... Here on Miami Beach there is always so much color...



Working with We Love Colors it is always a fun filled day. Never boring and never the same............







Steady70 photography & We Love Colors: Photoshoot South Beach; Pamela Wasabi Stylist; www.Wasabifashionkult.com; www.welovecolors.com;

Driving down a mountain and into the belly of the madness created by Young the Giant opening for INCUBUS!

Ahhh just how life works, well at least that is how life works for me.. From the preachers in the mountains to madness in Miami............











After all these years I still would not change a thing!





Steady 70 2011 Steve Levine photographer, Incubus, Bayfront Park, miami, Klipsch Amphitheatre ,UniMedia,livenation.com, Brandon Boyd; singer; Mike Einziger; guitar; Ben Kenney; bass; Chris Kilmore; turntables; keyboards; Jose Pasillas

Bloomsburg, PA~ Floods Sept 2011

The peninsula was immersed in water the town was isolated like an island in the Caribbean. This story started on journey out west, the rains came down, the rivers and streams rose along the banks of the town of Nescopeck Pennsylvania ( Named of the Shawnee- Delaware Indian village that was located here back in 1755) The nuclear reactor raged on and bellowed clouds of smoke into the air.



I found myself on the Nescopeck bridge where rushing waters keep the pillars of this bridge moving under my feet cars and trucks crawled to a halt people slowly approached the bridge debris flowed under it, the current was whipping trees, gas drums and propane tanks as far as my eyes could see. I met Joseph and his son on the bridge a humble man who just lost his house his business everything; except his family and his pickup truck.




This was the start of a long 36 hours here in Pennsylvania. Stranded on this peninsula, the airport was under 6 feet of water, the water sewage plant had shut down hours before my arrival, and sewage flowed out with no mercy the gates were open and all major interstates like route 81, route 80, route 11, route 93, route 467, man I could not count all side roads or all roads leading to east to NYC and west to California, North and south highways and bi ways were shut down due to flood waters. Water flowed cascading down mountains like Dunn Falls in Jamaica. Here I was right in the middle of it. National guardsmen were out and about, search and rescue crew were on the waters on the land clearing houses clearing streets, Sirens blared, and people were walking aimlessly down main street with nothing, houses floated away trailers were swept away the towns people were in shock the new crews reporting this were reporting that the water rose to 30.5 and quickly peaked to 41 feet….. Swells flash floods and some chaos ensued.





With Search and rescue of from around PA helping out like the team from Greensboro PA there was almost no loss of life!

Either a good time or a good story! Why Not Both!

Either a good time or a good story! Why Not Both! When you are stress free happy and in the grove things appear to be slowed and each moment is special and rewarding in itself. The Vibe either in black and white or in color is all the same. Watching, absorbing, holding court at multiple tables with multiple friends. .




Life is sweet and the stories filling.


With outtakes and laughs, events and games. I will post more moments............

Pura Vida!




“Confidence, like art, never comes from having all the answers; it comes from being
open to all the questions.”

Bees~ birds~ Spring........ "Start Where You Are"

"Start Where You Are" says Buddhist Monk Pema Chodron!



This morning in the rain I was shooting an Amish bee farmer. Josh is well spoken very direct and very firm when I hear him say no pictures please..... After 20 minutes of us talking about life, about bees, about everything except politics lol. It was a go, I could shoot him working with the bees, working on the process of setting up the hives and introducing the queen bee to the worker bees.



One comment I recall him saying is the timing is right, we are starting at the beginning we are building new hives, that means new queens, a new start for the hives, for the worker bees.....and then he turned to me and said it is universal you are at your new beginning you need to find your queen!


The funny thing we were starting at the beginning! With a 8 new hives, 8 new queens, at the start of spring.....


The 3 first's this morning With a 8 new hives, 8 new queens, at the start of spring.....




... What a BREATH of fresh air...............

Over the past few years life as I knew it has changed!

Over the past few years life as I knew it has changed. Location and Situations HAVE changed for the better. With that being said.. I have decided not to remove or EDIT any of the post on this BLOG.

For the simple fact that I can not change the past. I can only learn from my mistakes, as most of you know I have made ummmm a few.


To all the new readers hello and for my old readers well you already know too much:)

Everything is as it is written!



So enjoy my past enjoy my present and enjoy my future...

Everyone needs a hand every NOW and then!

Hands that I have helped and Hands that have helped me......






The many times regardless of the location these are two of the most important words: Please and thank you por favor y gracias-Παρακαλώ και ευχαριστώ-e la ringrazia per favore- s'il vous plaît et merci-пожалуйста и спасибо-in so many languages;

My retort is always the same Anytime.... in qualunque momento-en cualquier momento-n'importe quand-.........

Osama Bin Laden is DEAD: The Tribeca film festival has just ended... Whats is left is the SECOND DAY!

Fellow New Yorkers-Fellow friends-Fellow readers....

Just one of the movies I've seen there was called the SECOND DAY!


The Second Day honored at City Hall - it has been a heavily featured news story on every major NY network for over a the past 10 days... Airing on ABC, NBC and on world news..... In print in various newspapers

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/09/26/2010-09-26_witness_to_horror_boy_who_grew_up_with_911_makes_a_film.html



It must been seen! This is how I felt after seeing it.. and what I told Brook and his mother Michelle......



Thank you! Thank you and Thank you! I just wanted to say let you know that I was blown away by the film.. I have and was not expecting it to blown me away! It did and then some! I loved the perspective I loved the stories, the voice overs.... but most of all it was from the children's view point! Brook did an amazing job! We all lost friends, friends of friends and family friends.. But we will never forget...............


WOW...... is all I have to say!










If you get the chance to watch it do so.. if you cant get to the theater then contact me and I can direct you to them directly...

Sunday Funday @ Sofia's wine bar!

Friends - good eats- and I must remember to leave plenty of room for dessert!










www.sofiawinebar.com
www.IzmirDelights.com

Peter pan goes to Visit Lowell Davis in Carthage Missouri

I found myself chasing after myself chasing after the animals chasing after me!

Peter Pan~ Lives………….




There always seems to be an angel, a voice, the site of a hawk or other birds, a sound of barking dogs, the smell of food cooking……In Missouri followed the roads blindly, I followed the sounds, I followed the only path I knew. The open road. Working in Middle America.



I had a destination; I had a detailed list of where I had to go. I just could not find any of those places while I was searching them out. Only until I got lost was I able to find my way…..Such is life………



Right to up the steps of Lowell Davis house the Iconic American Artist who lives Carthage Missouri. His Dogs his Peacocks were the first to greet me and lead or follow me around.

The train arrives in The Show Me State!

Part one the Arrival: The first but surly not the last trip to Missouri!

My return to blogging is long since due! Due to life..... Due to time, Due to.........

Good hearted church going people values seemed straight and pure. Out from the east I arrived, crossing into the bible capital where cursing is a sin, and on every corner you can repent.




The Timing of it!
Racing along the country road to get here to get the train at the exact moment it is hurling at a dismal pace. The union pacific trains have no speed limits no obstacles they just motor down the tracks pulling to many cars to count! Heart burn and timing……….





On this trip I have several assignments spread out to all four corners of the state. I spent a few days deep in the state working in Webb City and Carthage, Joplin turning to Branson * that is another thing! Even during the off season there is no city like it anywhere…. ANYWHERE! Large Texas Large! Vegas NAH not even close….. Who needs a roller coaster on top of a building! In Branson they got KING KONG! And a Giant CHICKEN! St Louis! The Arch the Pride of the Cardinals opening day was I hear just the beginning I do not know or cared enough to ask if that was a good thing or a bad thing! But if you ever find yourself anywhere in the St. Louis just don’t say you are from Kansas City. Kansas City I had BBQ pulled Pork and 1 week later I can still smell and taste the remnants on my fingers and breathe.



More to come! A lot more 3 Months more... Beginning at the end is best and easiest!

All the best and welcome back!