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Jann Alexander
May 22, 20151 min read
Strong at the Broken Places
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.
Jann Alexander
May 19, 20152 min read
Twelve Ways to Get Enveloped in Big Bend
This is what it is to be enveloped by Big Bend National Park in springtime: Big Bend Sky by Jann Alexander ©2015 Start with the sky at...
Jann Alexander
May 8, 20151 min read
Life and Death in The Bend
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...
Jann Alexander
Apr 27, 20151 min read
Shameless Photos of Dog in Motion (Mine)
Bird Stalking by Jann Alexander ©2014 Last-Ditch Attempt by Jann Alexander ©2014 Is there ever any better dog than your own? Is there...
Jann Alexander
Apr 18, 20151 min read
Photos at Dawn? Sure, Give Me a Balcony and My Coffee
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...
Jann Alexander
Apr 7, 20151 min read
Marking the Memory
Supermoon by Jann Alexander ©2014 Not every photograph can be a masterpiece. Sometimes marking the memory is enough. When the supermoon...
Jann Alexander
Mar 7, 20151 min read
Orange on Corduroy Like Flies on Rice
Glowing Orange Corduroy by Jann Alexander ©2015 Here’s a Few Ski Tips. Why should the visible surface of skis have all the fun? With...
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 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 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 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
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...
Jann Alexander
Dec 28, 20141 min read
Feeling the Chill?
Ready to Lounge by Jann Alexander © 2013 Ready to chill after all of the holiday madness? Settle back without a care in the world, and...
Jann Alexander
Dec 12, 20141 min read
A Town That Knows How to Get Lit
Looking to light up the town? Look no further than New Orleans, one town that really knows how to light it up. In fact, plenty of folks...
Jann Alexander
Dec 10, 20141 min read
A Shoe Shine in New Orleans, Two Bits?
The Shining by Jann Alexander ©2014 A shave and a haircut in New Orleans isn’t two bits any longer, and neither is a shoe shine. But...
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