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Jann Alexander
May 282 min read
Where Old Typewriters Go to Die
Crowded out by more robust tools, typewriters have vanished from our desks. But not our back yards.
Jann Alexander
Dec 26, 20231 min read
How To Celebrate The Holidays Like A Texan
Looking for some unique new traditions? Here are seven ways to celebrate Christmas Texas-Style, like they do in Austin, Texas.
Jann Alexander
Feb 24, 20203 min read
Location, Location, Location
There’s a saying in real estate, that it’s all about location. Location. Location. Location. It’s just as true in writing historical novels.
Jann Alexander
Aug 13, 20161 min read
Is This Any Way To Have Fun?
Take the annual Weird Austin Homes Tour and see for yourself. Weird Homes Welcome | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander ©2016 Welcome. Let’s...
Jann Alexander
Dec 3, 20152 min read
Commentary on Cranes and Their Creations
In 2008, as today, the building cranes loomed everywhere in Austin, giving us an unusual skyline and giving me my Vanishing Austin series.
Jann Alexander
Nov 30, 20152 min read
In 2011, It Became Official: Austin’s Vanishing
Austin Business Journal made it “official” four years ago, in its year-end issue: Austin’s Been Vanishing Over the Last 30 Years. As...
Jann Alexander
Oct 5, 20151 min read
Boundaries Yet To Cross
“The days of exploration of Shackleton and Scott are long gone. Everything has been climbed, crossed, done. Now what we’re exploring are...
Jann Alexander
Jun 19, 20152 min read
RGB? CMYK? Funny You Should Ask
What RGB Means To Me Here’s what RGB means to me today: My cranky Epson R1800 printer demanded more difficult-to-find $20 ink cartridges...
Jann Alexander
Jun 7, 20151 min read
Overpowered and Overtowered?
All Lit Up: The ever-vivid Frost Tower is a Texas banking icon and a nighttime beacon, standing tall over Austin's Warehouse District.
Jann Alexander
Apr 30, 20151 min read
Whitley’s Went. Then Came A Tower.
Whitley’s Went. And then came the tower. ©2011 by Jann Alexander ‘In the heart of downtown Austin , at the intersection of 3rd & Brazos,...
Jann Alexander
Apr 28, 20152 min read
Turning Silver at the Saxon
Vanishing Austin? On Guard at the Pub by Jann Alexander ©2012 “One night, on the stage at the same time, there was Bonnie Raitt, Eric...
Jann Alexander
Mar 20, 20151 min read
A Fresh Sign of Spring
Fresh Dagger iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2015 Fresh? These photo challenges are becoming easier than taking candy from a baby,...
Jann Alexander
Mar 18, 20152 min read
Back By Popular Demand
Now Appearing at Lady Bird Lake: Stevie Ray and The Cranes | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2015 Born again! Backed by a new band,...
Jann Alexander
Dec 27, 20142 min read
Yes, Austin, Funk and Swank Can Coexist
Mean Cat Meets Condo by Jann Alexander © 2010 As Austin, Texas marks its 175th birthday, and as we head into another boom year for...
Jann Alexander
Dec 13, 20142 min read
The Hippest Holiday Art Fair in Town
The local newspaper, the Austin American-Statesman, calls the Blue Genie Art Bazaar “simply the hippest holiday art fair in town.” So...
Jann Alexander
Dec 3, 20142 min read
Shopping Local With The Locals
Shop for my art prints at the Blue Genie Art Bazaar in Austin, Texas “Simply the hippest holiday art fair in town” —the Austin...
Jann Alexander
Dec 1, 20141 min read
Why Your Next Stop Is The Last Stop
Last Stop in Casas Grandes: Mission Mexico Photo Painting by Jann Alexander ©2014 From my new collection, Mission Mexico Photo...
Jann Alexander
Nov 29, 20141 min read
When All of the Stars Align
Playing Favorites by Jann Alexander © 2014 One of the biggest thrills for a photographer of cityscapes like mine (in Austin, Texas) is...
Jann Alexander
Nov 25, 20141 min read
A Horse Named U
Dive into The Shoe by Jann Alexander © 2013 Not so much a word as a symbol, and yet, a symbol of what? Of the letter U? Of the shoe on a...
Jann Alexander
Nov 23, 20141 min read
Shakespeare Slept Here (in Austin)
Shakespeare Speaks in Austin by Jann Alexander © 2014 Recent research indicates that Shakespeare spent his formative years in Austin,...
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