About Dragonfly Real Estate Photography

Hi there. My name is Derek Goodwin, and I am the founder and lead photographer at Dragonfly Real Estate Photography.

I’ve been into photography since I was a little kid. I was shy when I was younger, and the camera gave me a way to meet people. I have been taking pictures ever since, and it has transformed my shyness!

I have been thinking of moving to Asheville, NC for a few years, and in 2024 my partner Lisa and I left Western MA moved to a sweet and cozy home in Weaverville, NC. From Western MA to Western North Carolina!

One lovely night not too long before we moved, we drew cards from her oracle deck. She pulled the Blue Heron card, and I drew the Dragonfly. That’s where I got the name Dragonfly Real Estate Photography. Since I love flying my drone and taking aerial property videos, it fits!

Besides taking photos, I teach yoga (currently at Weaverville Yoga), play guitar and ukulele, do carpentry, and cook amazing vegan food. Lisa and I love to hike, bike, kayak and swim around the Blue Ridge Mountains.

We also got a cute Helene rescue dog we named Bodhi.


CREDENTIALS

Derek ‘Pashupa’ Goodwin has a BFA in Fine Art Photography from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He has been photographing people, events, and animals since the turn of the millenium. He worked as the Web Editor for Jivamukti Yoga (an international yoga brand based in NYC) from 2012-2018. He is known around the globe for his portfolio of farm animals living on farm animal sanctuaries, and for his yoga photography portfolio. His work has been featured in books, magazines, on billboards, and all over the internet.