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?

Aruba..... 2 years in a row on assignment shooting for 20 days it is never tiring or enough of a good thing.....

Aruba..... 2 years in a row on assignment shooting for 20 days it is never tiring or enough of a good thing.....

When I take my morning walks on the beach there is little to distract me from my thoughts, from my memories. I just started to meditate; I just started to understand the power of meditation. I drift I get lost I get revived.

Images are always popping into my head, more then words it is those images that reinforce that my existence is needed: to tell-to listen-to bring forth as I call them ghosts. Filtering down from thought to chills that cause my every hair to stand at attention- and where my minds eye runs wild. All it takes is coffee and the sand of a vacant beach!

Escape to Mexico... Return to Mexico... I cant get enough of Mexico!

Escape to Mexico... Return to Mexico... I can't get enough of Mexico!



Le Meridien Cancun Resort and Spa it does not get much better then this!

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I see you …. You see me… Eye see the continuous journey

I see you …. You see me… Eye see the continuous journey moving from place to place on assignment and off assignments, some of these faces are of painters, musicians, rodeo stars, native Americans, poets, police officers, chefs, clowns, tour guides, actors, glass blowers, shop keepers, sailors and maybe a politician or two... that I had the pleasure of meeting and working with.. From Amsterdam to Mexico from Texas to Jamaica and everyplace in the middle. Here are some of the faces that I spent hours days and sometimes weeks with to get the shot for my clients.

What shows up in person does not always show up in the image

Whether on some island or distant lands or in the studio it is the person in the images that makes the image! I am only a thief of souls who likes to share.

BlueMoon Stock Special Steve Levine Images . . .

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Some images you will have recognized from my website, some of them you haven't. More images to come later.

The writing on the walls"" Let's live today in case it is all lost... Tomorrow!

I found myself starring at The Wynwood Walls: Miami Graffiti A Collaboration Between Deitch Projects and Goldman Properties The Artists:

Aiko / Jim Drain/ Ara Pererson / Shepard Fairey/ Stelios Faitkas/ Futura/ Barry Mc Gee / Nunca/ OS Gemeos / Nina/ Finok/ Clare Rojas/ Kenny Scharf / Swoon / David Ellis / Ben Wolf.



After being blown away by the details of The Walls I found just a few blocks away another mural with only words, which took time for it to sink in and stand out. Let's live today in case it is all lost... Tomorrow!



Like anywhere else I have ever been I meet people and see odd things that change how I feel. Today in Miami was one of those days. I was scouting locations and at sunrise the streets are empty I am on Brickell, I am in Overtown, up to Hialeah and I cross up to the design district: I am nowhere - I am everywhere!