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Jann Alexander
Apr 18, 20141 min read
A Pot of Gold On Top of the Badlands
A Pot of Gold in the Badlands by Jann Alexander © 2012 As if the Badlands in South Dakota aren’t breathtaking enough, a rainbow...


Jann Alexander
Apr 7, 20141 min read
Color Riot on Aisle 9
Color Riot by Jann Alexander © 2014 The day may be dreary and distinctly unAustin-like, but my local Sprouts did its best to incite a...


Jann Alexander
Apr 6, 20142 min read
How to Awaken the Creative Spirit
Awakening by Jann Alexander © 2014 “May our heart’s garden of awakening bloom with hundreds of flowers.” —Thich Nhat Hanh Captured on...


Jann Alexander
Apr 2, 20141 min read
How Does Nature Inform Your Art?
Centering by Jann Alexander © 2014 Nature inspires Being centered is the best place to be when you’re making art. Nature enlightens...


Jann Alexander
Mar 30, 20141 min read
Divergent in Photography and Thought
Choices by Jann Alexander © 2014 With apologies to Robert Frost: Two canals diverged in a field, and I – I focused on the most alluring...


Jann Alexander
Mar 21, 20141 min read
Reflections: Like a Mirror Unto the Soul
Mirrored Lily by Jann Alexander © 2014 Reflections are easily found in nature. Reflections upon oneself, within one’s soul: not so...


Jann Alexander
Mar 18, 20141 min read
Meet the Beetles
Meet the Beetles by Jann Alexander © 2013 You get a different perspective on things when you look inside . Viewed by a human, a Texas...


Jann Alexander
Mar 11, 20141 min read
Perspective from a Wildflower’s Vantage Point
Outer Space Flower by Jann Alexander © 2014 From a Texas Hill Country wildflower’s vantage point, March means spring is in the...


Jann Alexander
Mar 3, 20142 min read
Has HDR Gone Too Far?
From the No-HDR Zone: Sunset at the Pier by Jann Alexander © 2013 When was the last time you looked at an HDR photograph and thought,...


Jann Alexander
Oct 22, 20131 min read
A Restorative Walk in the Woods
Restorative, Arkansas Woods by Jann Alexander © 2013 “The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness. “ — JOHN MUIR ,...


Jann Alexander
Oct 3, 20133 min read
Reflections on Making a Mark
Lightscapes / On the Lake, Austin by Jann Alexander © 2013 . . . There’s a complex explanation in physics for reflection....
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