The road leads to Destinations Travel Magazine and a story about Costa Rica

After many days of endless work & many days of being on the road it has taken me back to NYC and a rehashing of great times...

Working with Darlene the editor of Destinations Travel Magazine out of VA. This is one of the featured stories in this months magazine. It is on Costa Rica....




Destination Travel Magazine for June/ July is featuring images on a 10 page spread Costa Rica..






See the images & story at DestinationsTravelMagazine.com















More to come on Saint Barths later today!

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Sunday Fun day Miami May 2010

Sunday fun days... This past Sunday I did a lot of walking, driving, resting, On the beach~On the water~on Lincoln Road and then driving through the design district! Out takes of scenes here in Miami...

Skylines and cities towns and Views from around the globe!

My assistants and I have been pulling all sorts of images for the blog for twitter for facebook… We pulled some random and not so random images of skylines, cities and towns showing you scenes from around the globe…





To capture some of these images I had to hiked mountains, walked under waterfalls, hang from a bungee cords, scaled and climbed old rickety ladders, I had to hang out of moving cars, hang off a building, tied and able to hang out of a helicopter, climbed an 80 foot boom while sailing on the open seas, or swung from a top of a zip line spanning a crevasse the size of Rhode Island…





I have been under or eye level to so many rainbows, I have got caught in a thunderstorms I have see lightning hit water and trees, I have nearly been blown off a 50 story tower. . I have tried and used whatever leverage I could muster to find.



Naples, San Fran, LA, Acapulco, Santa Fe, Saint Barths, Antigua, Ohio, Canada, Livingston, Jamaica, Iowa, Amsterdam, London, NYC, and even the OC…



The goal was to capture mages for my clients……… Whatever it takes to get the shot I have never complained and never will complain it is a coolest rush ever.………





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Harmony in Costa Rica~

Costa Rica is on my mind: Costa Rica in my veins: Costa Rica is my escape: ~ One country that deserves more The beauty of the Costa Rican people is un matched, the rolling hills that cascade ending where the oceans begin is limitless. There is just so much hidden there is some much exposed but taking it all in is something else. Anticipating my return comforts me while I sleep, when I awake I smile and think I hear the howling monkeys or all the little birds.
Ahhhhhhh blue skies, the sound on the waves crashing on the shore line, the rise of the sun the heat of the day. It is a new day: it is a new way…

Greens-Blues, birds and humans living as one.


Costa Rica I return. Nature-Nurture~ Living Pura Vida!








Harmony in Costa Rica

A sample of the good life.. Great food great views why would you leave..

A sample of the good life.. Great food great views why would you leave..Saint Barths~ Returning to the art of island hoping....

The Journey Begins at Sunrise & ends at Sunset!

This is just part of reality~ more to come later:




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The significance of the Dragonfly is as simple as the sunrise!

The significance of the Dragonfly is as simple as the sunrise. Today I awoke to my dog curled up next to me and on the other side a blue dragonfly was on the pillow at the other end of the bed. It was or is very strange… I thought I was dreaming, I got and the dragonfly flew and up around the apt I spent the next 10 minutes half asleep trying to catch it and put it out side … After 4 minutes I scooped him up with a magazine and a Chinese soup container to get him safely outside by the pool. A half hour later I am walking to the beach at sunrise I as thinking I do not have any pictures of dragonfly’s hmmmm……



I returned home and googled what Dragonfly’s symbolize and I went though thousands of images trying to find one image of a Dragonfly.


The Meaning of a Dragonfly: What Does a Dragonfly Symbolize?

The meaning of a dragonfly changes with each culture. The main symbolisms of the dragonfly are renewal, positive force and the power of life in general. Dragonflies can also be a symbol of the sense of self that comes with maturity. Also, as a creature of the wind, the dragonfly frequently represents change. And as a dragonfly lives a short life, it knows it must live its life to the fullest with the short time it has – which is a lesson for all of us.
There are many different representations of the dragonfly; it all comes down to which culture you happen to be in. For instance, if you are in Japan, the dragonfly symbolizes a new light and joy. Some animal symbolism has the dragonfly representing good luck, prosperity, swiftness, purity, harmony and strength. Some Native Americans believe dragonflies are the souls of the dead. There are also many cultures that believe that the meaning of a dragonfly is happiness, courage and subconscious thoughts. It is also believed that if you see two dragonflies paired together that they represent love and maturity.


The dragonfly has been a symbol of happiness, new beginnings and
change for many centuries and even though the representation of the dragonfly seems to change throughout the cultures, there are still a few things that are similar; the dragonfly means hope, change and love. Since cultures vary, others may see the dragonfly as a symbol of financial wealth like savings. With the constant changing of the world, it is no wonder that more and more people are adopting the dragonfly as their totem and admiring this beautiful insect.







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I found bees, seals, squirrels, bulls, bears, dogs, sheep rams, tigers, eagles, butterflies, elk, deer, cats, moose, fish, grasshoppers, horses, bison, turtles and almost every other type of animals and insects everything except an image of a dragonfly… How can that be?