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...
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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
Dec 20, 20141 min read
Are You Tired of Red and Green Yet?
Sick of seasonal colors?  Here’s some yellow. For eyes that can’t bear to look upon any more red and green, or blue and silver, until...
Jann Alexander
Dec 1, 20141 min read
Why Your Next Stop Is The Last Stop
Last Stop in Casas Grandes: Mission Mexico Photo Painting by Jann Alexander ©2014 From my new collection, Mission Mexico Photo...
Jann Alexander
Oct 14, 20141 min read
A Dreamy Dawn on The Sea of Cortez
Dreamy Dawn by Jann Alexander ©2013 Dawn broke over the Sea of Cortez with a glimmer of sunlight, then cast its shimmer over the waters...
Jann Alexander
Aug 23, 20141 min read
The State of The Arch: Printed or Painted
Arches in Valladolid by Jann Alexander © 2014 Who can resist an arch? These arches come from Mexico and New Mexico, and are...
Jann Alexander
Aug 15, 20142 min read
A Fortress in Yellow along the Convent Route
Yellow Fortress , New and Modern by Jann Alexander ©2014 The newest fortress in Acanceh , in Mexico’s Yucatán, is a yellow church that...
Jann Alexander
Aug 8, 20141 min read
Where You Can Become Immersed in Texture
Mexico Textures by Jann Alexander ©2014 There’s no shortage of texture  in Mexico’s Yucatà n. From crumbling walls to stone monasteries...
Jann Alexander
Aug 1, 20142 min read
When Time Stopped in Izamal
Izamal ZigZag by Jann Alexander © 2014 You zig here, zag there on your way up to the massive convento that sits atop a former Mayan...
Jann Alexander
Jun 27, 20141 min read
A Contrast Between Life and Death
Snowed Under in Seco by Jann Alexander ©2013 Photography excels at capturing contrasts—between dark and light, shadow and bright, death...
Jann Alexander
Jun 18, 20141 min read
Lost and Found Along the Highway
Alone Along the Highway by Jann Alexander ©2014 Lost: Johnny A. Lucero. Found: A roadside grave along the highway, New Mexico. Not...
Jann Alexander
May 22, 20141 min read
Why I Can’t Resist a Window
Blue Window by Jann Alexander © 2014 I can’t resist a window . When I travel, I collect images of windows, and their siblings, doors,...
Jann Alexander
Apr 14, 20141 min read
A Monument to the Ghosts of Terlingua
Terlingua Ghosts by Jann Alexander © 2012 The small town of Terlingua, Texas, near the Mexico border, is a former cinnabar-mining...
Jann Alexander
Apr 8, 20141 min read
On the Edge of Two Worlds
Mayan Messenger by Jann Alexander © 2012 You can climb to the top of a distant civilization in Tecoh, a tiny Yucatán town whose...
Jann Alexander
Mar 28, 20141 min read
Life on the Street in Color
Street life in Mexico doesn’t get much more colorful than this. On a sizzling summer day in Valladolid, in Yucatan, it’s all quiet—but...
Jann Alexander
Mar 23, 20141 min read
Watering the Desert: Reflections as Distortions
Desert Reflections Jann Alexander ©2010 Reflections of the vast brown Chihuahuan desert that surrounds a vivid green church in the tiny...
Jann Alexander
Mar 6, 20142 min read
The Challenge Comes With A Risk: Print, Or Paint?
The photograph (left) that inspired the painting (right) . See both here. As a photographer who paints, and a painter who photographs,...
Jann Alexander
Feb 2, 20141 min read
Snowed Under in Seco
Snowed Under in Seco by Jann Alexander © 2014 Beneath a blanket of snow in Arroyo Seco , there must be a story to go with a small and...
Jann Alexander
Jan 30, 20141 min read
Finding Wisdom Along the Mayan Path
Along the Mayan Path by Jann Alexander ©2014 “I came into this world with nothing, my experiences are only mine, and I will leave this...
Jann Alexander
Jan 25, 20141 min read
Windows and Doors Have Stories to Tell . . .
How can you pass by an intriguing window or door by without making note, or making a picture? There’s a story to be told behind them . ....
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