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The Narrow View | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2016 Behind the camera lens, you’ve got a choice. Your view can be narrow, focused...

Life is lived in the details, so your camera must always be ready to be your eyes. But it helps to be ready at the right time. Here’s...

If you believe, as I do, that life is lived in the details, your camera must always be ready to take in what you can’t. Melk Abbey...

When You Can’t Change The View Water Over The Dam by Jann Alexander ©2016 Change Your Perspective Another Perspective: Water Over The Dam...

Mind in a State of Wine | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2016 It’s been that kind of week. You know the kind. You’ve worked out hard...

You voted with your eyeballs for your favorite Pairings this year ( Thank You! ), and your eyes revealed that my posts about the creative...

Now’s the time to gather the shiny ornaments . . . iDecorations iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2014 To gather the sugar and butter...

In 2008, as today, the building cranes loomed everywhere in Austin, giving us an unusual skyline and giving me my Vanishing Austin series.

Austin Business Journal made it “official” four years ago, in its year-end issue: Austin’s Been Vanishing Over the Last 30 Years. As...

The daily transition by Jann Alexander ©2015 “Bursts of gold on lavender melting into saffron. It’s the time of day when the sky looks...

A Trio of Pumps, Shamrock, Texas by Jann Alexander ©2015 It’s no secret that bad things come in threes. If you step off the sidewalk...

“The days of exploration of Shackleton and Scott are long gone. Everything has been climbed, crossed, done. Now what we’re exploring are...

Scenic, South Dakota, 1980 by Jann Alexander © 2015 The boundaries were clear, to those who read the sign in Scenic, South Dakota in...

When the Apple iPhone 6s dropped on September 25 , and my friendly UPS driver brought it to my front door, I couldn’t wait to compare...

Where you focus, in photography as in life , can make your vision clear to others. As the unfurling sago palm leaves, above, show,...

Grid on a Door iPhoneography by Jann Alexander ©2015 Ah grids, how I love thee . . . Let me count the ways: You line up so nicely You...

Inspiration shows up anywhere and everywhere. But motivation isn’t as reliable.

What Jack Couldn’t See: Inner Space Cavern iPhoneography © 2015 by Jann Alexander A typical flashlight’s beam traveled sporadically and...

Competing for Attention by Jann Alexander © 2015 When your photo subjects clamor for attention, you’ll have to make a choice: only one...

Walking through the Maine woods on a rainy day . . . Along the Curtis Farm Trail, Rainy Day iPhoneography Panorama by Jann Alexander...