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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...

When You Can’t Change The View Water Over The Dam by Jann Alexander ©2016 Change Your Perspective Another Perspective: Water Over The Dam...

You voted with your eyeballs for your favorite Pairings this year ( Thank You! ), and your eyes revealed that my posts about the creative...

Now’s the time to gather the shiny ornaments . . . iDecorations iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2014 To gather the sugar and butter...

Where you focus, in photography as in life , can make your vision clear to others. As the unfurling sago palm leaves, above, show,...

Inspiration shows up anywhere and everywhere. But motivation isn’t as reliable.

Mondrian in Mexico by Jann Alexander ©2015 Show me a little symmetry , a vivid color or two, some kind of pattern, bright light and hard...

All Lit Up: The ever-vivid Frost Tower is a Texas banking icon and a nighttime beacon, standing tall over Austin's Warehouse District.

Warning: The Magic Formula you’re about to use will instantly improve your WordPress Reader experience! But first, a word on why. Then, a...

iCactus, Background Blur   |   iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2015 iCactus, Foreground Blur  |   iPhoneography by Jann Alexander ©...

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...

—— I really need a reward. I’ve been immersed in Quickbooks all day (when I wasn’t minding my Twitter feed ) and yesterday (when I...

The Reward Inside by Jann Alexander ©2015 As if being there isn’t  reward  enough, capturing a private moment for a more introspective...

Seaglass | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2015 “If I’d observed all the rules, I’d never have got anywhere.” — Marilyn Monroe...

. . . with your words. Pull out your favorite pen, and write a note. Let this picture show you the way on Wordless Wednesday: Surprise...

Green in Maine by Jann Alexander © 2014 Happy Flowers by Jann Alexander ©2014 Done In Maine by Jann Alexander ©2013 “A life is lived,...

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...

The Rain on the Plains by Jann Alexander ©2015 On an especially rainy, chill day  (where the view from my window echoes the one...

16 Dreaded Adverbs , According to the Hemingway Editor Adverbs are terribly out of favor , and I frankly cannot understand why. I...

Blinded by the Light    iPhoneography with iPhone 4s by Jann Alexander ©2015 Don’t you just hate Venetian blinds? When they’re open,...