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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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

Fun at the Cotton Bowl   iPhone 6s panorama by Jann Alexander © 2015 It’s fair to say that the Dallas fairgrounds, home to the  Cotton...

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

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...

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...