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Pot of Gold iPhone HDR Panorama by Jann Alexander ©2014 Ever found a rainbow’s elusive pot of gold? My Canon DSLR just couldn’t do it....

Shooting The Perfect Mexican Martini by Jann Alexander ©2014 How to Shake the Perfect Mexican Martini: 1 part 100% agave blanco tequila...

The Train That’s Not Running by Jann Alexander © 2013 Ah, orange. Even when it’s fading away on an abandoned boxcar in a South Dakota...

Arches in Valladolid by Jann Alexander © 2014 Who can resist an arch?  These arches come from Mexico and New Mexico, and are...

Teton Twilight at Colter Bay by Jann Alexander ©2014 The kayaks sat on the bank peacefully , overturned, their startling color vivid in...

A Monochrome Moment in Maine by Jann Alexander ©2014 “In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.” — Aaron Rose...

Silhouetted by Jann Alexander ©2014 He (she?) is there most nights, performing a circular dance on the frosted glass of the front door,...

Mexico Textures by Jann Alexander ©2014 There’s no shortage of  texture  in Mexico’s Yucatàn. From crumbling walls to stone monasteries...

Yellow by Jann Alexander ©2014 Yellow. That’s it. Just one word. Though it pains me greatly to say no more, if it’s Wednesday, it must...

Made in the Shade by Jann Alexander © 2014 It’s summer in Texas, so you make for the shade to find your favorite hammock, and let...

Not Contained for Long by Jann Alexander ©2014 How do you shoot tequila?  Chances are, whatever your preferences, it won’t stay ...

How do daily rituals confine us? And define us? Consider the intertwined rituals  of lobstermen in their pursuit of lobsters, and the...

Blessings for Johnny Cash by Jann Alexander © 2013 If it’s Wednesday, it’s wordless . Those are the rules. God Bless Johnny Cash, who...

I stumbled upon Jacob Bailey, aged 59 years and five months when he died in 1879, buried at land’s end in a tiny coastal Maine...

Surprise Inside by Jann Alexander ©2014 Looking closely through the camera lens, I discovered a surprise inside. The shiny red bromeliad...

Show me something rusty, and I’m there. (With camera.) Pearls Before Lobster by Jann Alexander © 2014 Let me hasten to add: Rust is...

Deco Dazzle by Jann Alexander ©2012 It’s impossible for me to resist the marquee of an old movie palace. They’re relics of an era when...

Contrast on the Waterfront by Jann Alexander ©2014 My iPhone 5s makes a pretty spectacular camera . In fact, it’s the best camera on...

Balance on the Water by Jann Alexander ©2014 Morning brings balance. The coastal Maine waters are glass—smooth, flat, and above all,...

Contrast on the Wharf by Jann Alexander © 2014 On a Harpswell wharf on the Casco Bay in Maine, the  contrast  between old traps and new...