Welcome to Pairings

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....

“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...

The muse that floats my boat strikes once each July from a Maine cabin where I spend time with good friends, and its view of the Casco...

Mondrian in Mexico by Jann Alexander ©2015 Show me a little symmetry , a vivid color or two, some kind of pattern, bright light and hard...

What RGB Means To Me Here’s what RGB means to me today: My cranky Epson R1800 printer demanded more difficult-to-find $20 ink cartridges...

All Lit Up: The ever-vivid Frost Tower is a Texas banking icon and a nighttime beacon, standing tall over Austin's Warehouse District.

The Passing Train at Sunset by Jann Alexander ©2015 “It’s the journey, stupid.” —Variation on a 1992 campaign phrase attributed to James...

Broken is from a 1980 road trip I made across the U.S., and gives me a chance to pair my photo with my favorite quote from literature.

Alive in The Bend by Jann Alexander ©2015 Dying in The Bend by Jann Alexander ©2015 Dead in The Bend by Jann Alexander ©2015 What...

Tangled Web by Jann Alexander ©2015 “Oh, what a tangled web we weave / When first we practise to deceive!” — Sir Walter Scott,  Marmion...

Whitley’s Went. And then came the tower. ©2011 by Jann Alexander ‘In the heart of downtown Austin , at the intersection of 3rd & Brazos,...

Koi in Motion  iPhoneography © 2103 by Jann Alexander “Life is in infinite motion; at the same time it is motionless.” ―Debasish Mridha...

Vanishing Austin? On Guard at the Pub by Jann Alexander ©2012 “One night, on the stage at the same time, there was Bonnie Raitt, Eric...

Bird Stalking by Jann Alexander ©2014 Last-Ditch Attempt by Jann Alexander ©2014 Is there ever any better dog than your own? Is there...

Pampas Grass in Motion by Jann Alexander ©2014 It sways, it shimmers, it makes a magnetic shape-shifting tableau against a darkening...

Dreamy Dawn by Jann Alexander ©2014 A Dreamy Dawn on The Sea of Cortez Early morning light has its devotees, though I am not one of...

Lily Pads Afloat by Jann Alexander ©2015 Lily pads mysteriously afloat Their long tendrils an unseen connection to Nutrients and life...

What I like best about photography is that there’s always another photo. Since I can shoot with the camera that's always in my pocket.

Supermoon by Jann Alexander ©2014 Not every photograph can be a masterpiece. Sometimes marking the memory is enough.   When the supermoon...

iDallas: Magic in a Blur   |   iPhonegraphy by Jann Alexander ©2015 Set your speed at 65 mph and take aim with your iPhone. Professional...