Derek Goodwin’s Photo BLOG
Headshot and Branding Tips and Tutorials, Photography shoots, and drone videography
Ten Inspiring Locations for Yoga Photography in NYC.
A list of great locations for yoga photography in NYC, perfect for Instagram and social media selfies, or for planning a professional photo shoot. Highlights include Central Park, Battery Park, Brooklyn Prospect Park, Street Art and Murals, and more!
Sat Nam! Photos from the Kundalini Yoga Festival
My photographs of the 2018 Sat Nam East Kundalini Yoga Festival. Commentary explores the roots of Kundalini Yoga and Yogi Bhajan, the popular mantras Sat Nam and Wahe Guru, Sikhism, Gurmukh, Snatam Kaur, Sukhdev, Harnam, and more!
10 of my favorite Jivamukti Yoga photographs
My photo montage of Sharon Gannon with Egyptian hieroglyphs, along with 9 favorite photos from 6 years working at Jivamukti Yoga in NYC. Featuring Sharon Gannon, David Life, Rima Rani Rabbath, and more.
108 Sun Salutations at Yoga Fest Jersey City 2018
Photos from the first annual Yoga Fest Jersey City on June 23, 2018. The event featured 108 sun salutations taught by 26 teachers, a vinyasa yoga class with Jai Sugrim, 108 japa mantras, and closed with a 15-minute meditation.
9 Essential Yoga Poses for Surfers
Want to up your surf game? Learn these poses! — Featuring my favorite photos of yogis practicing each pose, why it works, and links to online yoga and surfing resources.
8 yoga animal poses to build strength and compassion
8 yoga animal poses to help open the heart, body and mind. Compassion is a muscle, and alignment with the animal energies of these poses will help strengthen yours!
Photographs of the 2013 Solstice in Times Square
Photographs by Derek Pashupa Goodwin of the 2013 Solstice in Times Square (NYC), which brought over 8,000 yoga practitioners together to practice in one of the most frenetic places in the world.
Transitions: the Woodstock Jivamukti Immersion
My experience at the 2012 Jivamukti Yoga Immersion at Wild Woodstock. It was a waypoint in my move from New Orleans to New York City to begin working for Jivamukti NYC.
A Goodbye to the Swan River Shala
The first Swan River Yoga studio in New Orleans, known as the Shala, opened on Magazine Street in 2008. I photographed the last class there on January 30, 2012. Swan River lives on in a larger location in Mid-City New Orleans.
NOLA Yoga Photographs Published down under
My photographs of yoga teachers in New Orleans are featured in several issues of The Art of Healing magazine in Australia.
NOLA Yoga Photographs featured in Yoga Journal!
My photo of my friend Mary performing Trikonanasa (triangle pose) in Jackson Square, New Orleans is featured in Yoga Journal. It was taken as part of my New Orleans Yoga Photo Project.
The NOLA Yoga Photography Project is a success!
From the NOLA Yoga Photography Project - sharing photos from the shoots I did to raise money for my Jivamukti Yoga teacher training.