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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...
Jann Alexander
Dec 27, 20142 min read
Yes, Austin, Funk and Swank Can Coexist
Mean Cat Meets Condo by Jann Alexander © 2010 As Austin, Texas marks its 175th birthday, and as we head into another boom year for...
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...
Jann Alexander
Dec 9, 20141 min read
Behind the Scenes in New Orleans
When in Nawlins iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2014 There’s a famous place in New Orleans to go for café au lait and delicious...
Jann Alexander
Nov 29, 20141 min read
When All of the Stars Align
Playing Favorites by Jann Alexander © 2014 One of the biggest thrills for a photographer of cityscapes like mine (in Austin, Texas) is...
Jann Alexander
Nov 25, 20141 min read
A Horse Named U
Dive into The Shoe by Jann Alexander © 2013 Not so much a word as a symbol, and yet, a symbol of what? Of the letter U? Of the shoe on a...
Jann Alexander
Nov 18, 20142 min read
How to Make the Call: Color, or Black and White?
Better in black and white? All Generations Are Afflicted iPhoneography by Jann Alexander ©2014 Documentary photography has...
Jann Alexander
Nov 3, 20143 min read
Shooting Waves of iPhone Photos
Stalking the Wind Surfer in Port A by Jann Alexander ©2014 Capturing the ups and downs of a lone wind surfer in the distance is a job...
Jann Alexander
Nov 2, 20142 min read
Descent from the Pinnacles
Descent in Big Bend by Jann Alexander ©2014 The mountain was a worthy opponent , though we hadn’t seen it that way when we began the...
Jann Alexander
Oct 31, 20141 min read
Here’s a Secret About Photographs
Secrets by Jann Alexander ©2014 “A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.” –Diane Arbus Though...
Jann Alexander
Oct 30, 20142 min read
So Many Signs, So Little Time
October has been a month of signs at Pairings , exploring the themes of art + meanings within our everyday surroundings. The inspiration...
Jann Alexander
Oct 25, 20141 min read
Miles Upon Miles of Motel Doors
Miles of Motel Doors, 1980 by Jann Alexander © 2014 In 1980, as we made our way across the west in a Honda hatchback, photographing the...
Jann Alexander
Oct 24, 20141 min read
Cast Shadows Never Let Me Down
Cast Shadows as Cover Art by Jann Alexander ©2014 Cast shadows beguile me, and none are as ubiquitous around the planet as those made...
Jann Alexander
Oct 23, 20141 min read
A Collection of Distortions
Baxter Park Painting by Jann Alexander ©2014 “It’s good to have certain restrictions sometimes, but it’s definitely more fun to play...
Jann Alexander
Oct 17, 20141 min read
Take This Simple Refraction Test
Refracted City by Jann Alexander ©2014 Sit at a comfortable distance from your iDevice or monitor, and cover one eye while gazing...
Jann Alexander
Oct 15, 20142 min read
Where Dreams Await
Where Dreams Become Memories by Jann Alexander ©2014 The mocha of my dreams had begun life less than an hour earlier. It was a typical...
Jann Alexander
Oct 10, 20141 min read
Landmarks We Have Loved and Lost
Heartbroken Music by Jann Alexander ©2013 We’ve lost many of our cherished Austin, Texas landmarks, but they remain forever...
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
Sep 29, 20141 min read
When the Nighttime Is the Right Time
Neon Crossroads, 1980 by Jann Alexander © 2014 In 1980 at a mostly unmemorable crossroads, nighttime was coming on, and I was looking...
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