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Jann Alexander
Apr 30, 20151 min read
Whitley’s Went. Then Came A Tower.
Whitley’s Went. And then came the tower. ©2011 by Jann Alexander ‘In the heart of downtown Austin , at the intersection of 3rd & Brazos,...
Jann Alexander
Oct 3, 20142 min read
All the Signs Pointed Me in One Direction
Willie Nelson Live, 2004 by Jann Alexander ©2014 It was May 2004 and there were so many signs in Austin, Texas, I almost ran out of...
Jann Alexander
May 31, 20141 min read
Timing Is Everything
Water Under the Bridge by Jann Alexander © 2014 In photography, as in life, timing is everything. Shooting boaters from an Austin bridge...
Jann Alexander
May 7, 20141 min read
There’s One Color That Makes Austin Outstanding in Spring
Austin in Lights by Jann Alexander © 2014 Blue. Austin, Texas is so damn blue in spring. It’s Austin’s most consistent feature most of...
Jann Alexander
Apr 21, 20141 min read
The Delights and Perils of the Spanish Dagger
When it’s ready to throw up its March bloom, the Spanish Dagger’s magnificent flower always comes out on top. The thick-leaf yucca...
Jann Alexander
Mar 21, 20141 min read
Reflections: Like a Mirror Unto the Soul
Mirrored Lily by Jann Alexander © 2014 Reflections are easily found in nature. Reflections upon oneself, within one’s soul: not so...
Jann Alexander
Mar 9, 20142 min read
It’s All About Your Perspective
Overtowering Sandy’s by Jann Alexander © 2013 In Austin, Texas, we take our local landmarks seriously , and our city ordinances decree...
Jann Alexander
Mar 7, 20142 min read
Welcome to Austin. You’re Gonna Love It!
You’re Gonna Love Austin by Jann Alexander © 2014 Welcome to Austin, all ye visitors to SXSW. You’re gonna love Austin. We all do....
Jann Alexander
Mar 6, 20141 min read
Remember the Alamo?
Remember the Alamo by Jann Alexander © 2014 “Remember the Alamo!” If you’re leading a charge against a conquering army with but a ragtag...
Jann Alexander
Feb 22, 20141 min read
Good Things Always Come in Threes
What could be better than a Margarita Threesome? © Jann Alexander 2012 Today is National Margarita Day, and if good things always come...
Jann Alexander
Feb 9, 20142 min read
Here’s to Halcyon Days Ahead for Legal Vices
Those Halcyon Days by Jann Alexander © 2014 Some of Austin’s towers are getting pretty overtowering, but locally-owned Halcyon is...
Jann Alexander
Jan 29, 20142 min read
Making Texans Proud Since 1964
Texas Proud Since 1964 by Jann Alexander © 2013 Broken Spoken Here. The Broken Spoke offers dining, dancing and development. Owner...
Jann Alexander
Jan 22, 20141 min read
Mirrored By Nature
On the Lake by Jann Alexander © 2013 What man has made of steel and concrete becomes beauty when mirrored by nature; and the mind can...
Jann Alexander
Dec 11, 20131 min read
Juxtapositions Tell the Story of Our Town
What a city of contradictions is Austin. Old butts up against the new, old is lamented when exchanged for new. The town’s a shiny magnet...
Jann Alexander
Dec 5, 20132 min read
All Decked Out For the Holidays
All Tricked Out For The Holidays Vanishing Austin —the ongoing photography series that tries to stay ahead of the wrecking ball—is...
Jann Alexander
Nov 21, 20131 min read
Why Do Photographers Love Grunge?
Grunge on Avenue G by Jann Alexander © 2013 For photographers, the grungier, the rustier, the more lonely a subject is—the better. We...
Jann Alexander
Oct 3, 20133 min read
Reflections on Making a Mark
Lightscapes / On the Lake, Austin by Jann Alexander © 2013 . . . There’s a complex explanation in physics for reflection....
Jann Alexander
Sep 18, 20132 min read
Singing the Moody Blues for Antone’s
Moody Blues by Jann Alexander © 2013 Antone’s, the club whose name is perhaps most synonymous with The Live Music Capital of the World...
Jann Alexander
Sep 17, 20133 min read
How Does Art Connect Us?
ART CONNECTS ME to the whole wide world. It’s in the details of everything I see, be it a painting in a gallery window, a pair of...
Jann Alexander
Aug 16, 20131 min read
A Summer Invitation
Lightscapes / Blue Pool by Jann Alexander © 2013 — There is nothing as inviting as a languid, limpid pool of cool blue water on a hot...
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