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Jann Alexander
Apr 6, 20161 min read
A Lesson In Perspective
When You Can’t Change The View Water Over The Dam by Jann Alexander ©2016 Change Your Perspective Another Perspective: Water Over The Dam...
Jann Alexander
Feb 26, 20162 min read
In A Wine State Of Mind
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...
Jann Alexander
Dec 30, 20152 min read
2015 Measured By What You Liked Best
You voted with your eyeballs for your favorite Pairings this year ( Thank You! ), and your eyes revealed that my posts about the creative...
Jann Alexander
Dec 20, 20151 min read
Tis The Season For The Gathering To Begin!
Now’s the time to gather the shiny ornaments . . . iDecorations iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2014 To gather the sugar and butter...
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
Nov 29, 20151 min read
Making The Transition
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...
Jann Alexander
Nov 20, 20151 min read
Do Bad Things Always Come In Threes?
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...
Jann Alexander
Nov 6, 20152 min read
That’s What I Like About Texas
Just when you get used to land, lots of land, and starry skies above, Texas shows you something else. All Rolled Up in Goodnight, Texas ...
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
Oct 3, 20151 min read
Boundaries That Are Designed To Overcome
Scenic, South Dakota, 1980 by Jann Alexander © 2015 The boundaries were clear, to those who read the sign in Scenic, South Dakota in...
Jann Alexander
Sep 30, 20152 min read
Four Things I Learned About Change From The iPhone 6s
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...
Jann Alexander
Sep 25, 20153 min read
Where You Focus Is Where You’ll Go
Where you focus, in photography as in life , can make your vision clear to others. As the unfurling sago palm leaves, above, show,...
Jann Alexander
Sep 18, 20151 min read
Ah Grids, How I Love Thee
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...
Jann Alexander
Sep 11, 20151 min read
Where Inspiration Lies, Motivation Lurks
Inspiration shows up anywhere and everywhere. But motivation isn’t as reliable.
Jann Alexander
Aug 15, 20153 min read
When Mission Creep Led to Discovery
What Jack Couldn’t See: Inner Space Cavern iPhoneography © 2015 by Jann Alexander A typical flashlight’s beam traveled sporadically and...
Jann Alexander
Jul 25, 20152 min read
How to Handle the Competition
Competing for Attention by Jann Alexander © 2015 When your photo subjects clamor for attention, you’ll have to make a choice: only one...
Jann Alexander
Jul 13, 20151 min read
Rewards on A Rainy Day in the Maine Woods
Walking through the Maine woods on a rainy day . . . Along the Curtis Farm Trail, Rainy Day iPhoneography Panorama by Jann Alexander...
Jann Alexander
Jul 9, 20153 min read
Five Days, Five Lobster Rolls
Yes, it was a challenge —to find and eat five lobster rolls five ways in five days in Maine. Yes, I gained a few pounds in the pursuit....
Jann Alexander
Jul 6, 20151 min read
A Closed Door Is An Invitation
“You never know what doors are going to open up and why they are going to open up. You’ve got to be ready to walk through them.” —Lester...
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