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Willie Nelson Live, 2004 by Jann Alexander ©2014 It was May 2004 and there were so many signs in Austin, Texas, I almost ran out of...

Smile for the Camera by Jann Alexander © 2014 It is human nature to smile for the camera. Or to stick out a tongue. Little Roper by...

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But what if you could illustrate just one word with just one photo? Here are a selection...

See the USA by Jann Alexander © 2013 Don’t tell the folks at Rustoleum , but we photographers really like rust and are frequently...

Strike! by Jann Alexander ©2014 “Be careful what you wish for.” — Unknown Click any image to play a slideshow and beware the majesty. If...

Having trouble getting into the studio to create? Here are a few tried-and-true tricks I’ve developed. Trot these out when you need that...

Sometimes it seems as though the natural world is engaged in a conversation that doesn’t include us. Putting two photographs side by...

Shooting The Perfect Mexican Martini by Jann Alexander ©2014 How to Shake the Perfect Mexican Martini: 1 part 100% agave blanco tequila...

Finding Zen by Jann Alexander ©2014 The benefits of being mindful are many and well-noted. But perhaps not so acknowledged is the way...

Silhouetted by Jann Alexander ©2014 He (she?) is there most nights, performing a circular dance on the frosted glass of the front door,...

Achieve a few goals with creative thinking, and you can improve your quality of life immeasurably. Here are three proven methods.

“Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it.” —Ernest Holmes Mirrored, No. 1 by Jann Alexander ©2014...

Sunset Party on Mt. Bonnell  , iPhoneography  by Jann Alexander © 2014 Key West has got nuthin’ on Austin. There’s a sunset party every...

Fine Art of Listening, Diffused  by Jann Alexander © 2014 “Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes...

Remnants  at Zach Scott  |  iPhoneography by Jann Alexander ©2014 Leftovers, after all of the pretty people have gone .  ♣ Wordless...

Not Contained for Long by Jann Alexander ©2014 How do you shoot tequila?  Chances are, whatever your preferences, it won’t stay ...

I stumbled upon Jacob Bailey, aged 59 years and five months when he died in 1879, buried at land’s end in a tiny coastal Maine...

Show me something rusty, and I’m there. (With camera.) Pearls Before Lobster by Jann Alexander © 2014 Let me hasten to add: Rust is...

Deco Dazzle by Jann Alexander ©2012 It’s impossible for me to resist the marquee of an old movie palace. They’re relics of an era when...

Contrast on the Wharf by Jann Alexander © 2014 On a Harpswell wharf on the Casco Bay in Maine, the  contrast  between old traps and new...