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Mar 31, 20151 min read
Perfect for Fleeting Moments
Ephemeral iFish | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2015 “What you see with your eyes is transient and ephemeral, what you see through...
Jann Alexander
Mar 20, 20151 min read
A Fresh Sign of Spring
Fresh Dagger iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2015 Fresh? These photo challenges are becoming easier than taking candy from a baby,...
Jann Alexander
Mar 18, 20152 min read
Back By Popular Demand
Now Appearing at Lady Bird Lake: Stevie Ray and The Cranes | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2015 Born again! Backed by a new band,...
Jann Alexander
Mar 14, 20152 min read
Good For What Ails Ya—With a Little Kick
Rusty Hadacol by Jann Alexander ©2014 “Hadacol is a Dietary Supplement . . . formulated as an Aid to Nature in rebuilding the Pep,...
Jann Alexander
Mar 3, 20152 min read
I Need a Reward
—— I really need a reward. I’ve been immersed in Quickbooks all day (when I wasn’t minding my Twitter feed ) and yesterday (when I...
Jann Alexander
Feb 27, 20151 min read
Being There Isn’t the Only Reward
The Reward Inside by Jann Alexander ©2015 As if being there isn’t reward enough, capturing a private moment for a more introspective...
Jann Alexander
Feb 26, 20151 min read
Composition by the Rules
Seaglass | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2015 “If I’d observed all the rules, I’d never have got anywhere.” — Marilyn Monroe...
Jann Alexander
Feb 18, 20151 min read
One Word Only
Chevy Symmetry by Jann Alexander ©2015 One Word for Wordless Wednesday: Symmetry How can you resist an old Chevy truck, one that’s...
Jann Alexander
Feb 15, 20151 min read
Unnatural? The Human Eye Craves It
You won’t often find perfect symmetry in nature, in human faces or in the cosmos. But wherever you find the architectural touch of man,...
Jann Alexander
Feb 12, 20151 min read
Living Life in the Details
Green in Maine by Jann Alexander © 2014 Happy Flowers by Jann Alexander ©2014 Done In Maine by Jann Alexander ©2013 “A life is lived,...
Jann Alexander
Feb 11, 20153 min read
Try This One Weird Trick to Improve Your Friends’ Photography
One Weird Trick t o get one decent shot ©2015 Have you ever handed your iPhone to your friend to photograph you when you’re outdoors...
Jann Alexander
Feb 5, 20151 min read
When There’s Only One Way Out
Only One Way Out: Down by Jann Alexander © 2105 Sometimes, life throws a lot of choices your way. But in the end, there’s only one way...
Jann Alexander
Jan 30, 20152 min read
Into the Depths and Beyond
IkKil’s Sacred Blue Ceynote by Jann Alexander ©2014 Deep underground in the luxuriant tropical rainforest that is Mexico’s Ik Kil...
Jann Alexander
Jan 26, 20152 min read
The Unlikely Duo for Self-Expression
Silent Waterfall | iPhoneography © 2105 by Jann Alexander Nature and technology make two unlikely bedfellows, yet when it comes to...
Jann Alexander
Jan 22, 20151 min read
Growth Behind the Scenes
Cascade by Jann Alexander ©2015 “Nature never hurries. Atom by atom, little by little she achieves her work.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson One...
Jann Alexander
Jan 16, 20151 min read
A Serene Scene at the Shoreline
Moonrise Over Port A by Jann Alexander ©2014 Serenity takes many forms. But for me, there is no scene more serene than the quiet one...
Jann Alexander
Jan 14, 20151 min read
Does Texas Have More Wildflowers Than Fences?
Don’t Fence Me In by Jann Alexander ©2014 Existential Question: Does Texas have more wildflowers than fences? Answer: Maybe....
Jann Alexander
Jan 11, 20151 min read
Cheap Tricks with Pattern and Light
Blinded by the Light iPhoneography with iPhone 4s by Jann Alexander ©2015 Don’t you just hate Venetian blinds? When they’re open,...
Jann Alexander
Jan 9, 20151 min read
Ice Panic in Austin
Ice Storm by Jann Alexander ©2015 The town’s in a panic since an ice storm is on the way. (Mob the grocery stores! Load up on milk and...
Jann Alexander
Dec 31, 20142 min read
A Year to Measure by the Numbers
Beachgoers by Jann Alexander ©2014 When I look back upon a year , I look at it in terms of numbers. Numbers of photographs, that is. And...
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