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In the 1930s, these women captured Texas on film—the good, the bad, and the truly ugly.

How does art connect us? Because humans are hard-wired to make connections, art connects us to one another, and to the whole wide world.

Just when you get used to land, lots of land, and starry skies above, Texas shows you something else. Take a Panhandle road trip in photos.

Quitter's Day has come and gone, and with it, 80% of our 2025 New Year Resolutions. It's not too late for this smoother means to success.

Here’s why Scrivener can easily become your go-to tool for organizing your research and writing and pictures.

When you’re researching historical fiction, it would be so much easier to rev up the Time Machine. Here's how I did without time travel.

The panorama feature on the iPhone is Apple’s way of saying, “Go out and have fun with your phone" and use your pano wherever.

To handle photos of flowers with care, follow these steps.

How to amp up your photos: Think in threes when you lift your camera to your eye, squint and shoot.

Crowded out by more robust tools, typewriters have vanished from our desks. But not our back yards.

Looking for some unique new traditions? Here are seven ways to celebrate Christmas Texas-Style, like they do in Austin, Texas.

Don’t fight it. Creativity is a choice. Once you make it, the ups, and the downs, are the fun part.

There are miles and miles of Texas, and you can learn a lot about what Texans love about their great state in six days on the road.

Hitting the road is part of my creative process. And I never pass by a historical marker without braking.

To ignore a creative funk is to imperil your creative stamina. Here's out to take a time out to tend to your creative soul.

Satisfaction in Maine by Jann Alexander ©2017 I spent an entire week in one of the most divine places on earth, coastal Maine, but I...

On a walking tour of Dürnstein,  in lower Austria, my iPhone 6s in hand, centuries were evident on every building. Every stone was...

Danube Palette by Jann Alexander ©2016 While I was cycling in Austria on a mostly overcast day, the sun laid down just enough light to...

How many times have you  been set to make a photo, but there’s something in the way? Think of it not as a barrier, but as an opportunity...

Take the annual Weird Austin Homes Tour and see for yourself. Weird Homes Welcome | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander ©2016 Welcome. Let’s...