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Adventure Awaits Capture
End Is Nigh iPhone 5s Pano by Jann Alexander © 2014 “There is no certainty; there is only adventure.” —Roberto Assagioli Adventure...

Jann Alexander
Sep 5, 20141 min read


What Does Your Favorite Color Say About You?
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...

Jann Alexander
Aug 24, 20142 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 23, 20141 min read


Lined Up and Ready to Jump In
Teton Twilight at Colter Bay by Jann Alexander ©2014 The kayaks sat on the bank peacefully , overturned, their startling color vivid in...

Jann Alexander
Aug 22, 20141 min read


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

Jann Alexander
Aug 21, 20141 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 15, 20142 min read


Where You Can Become Immersed in Texture
Mexico Textures by Jann Alexander ©2014 There’s no shortage of texture in Mexico’s Yucatàn. From crumbling walls to stone monasteries...

Jann Alexander
Aug 8, 20141 min read


Color Gone Wild in Maine
Summer’s gone wild in coastal Maine. It’s a short season for anything that blooms there, so the wildflowers make the most of it. ♣ See...

Jann Alexander
Aug 7, 20141 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
Aug 1, 20142 min read


Just One Word on Wordless Wednesday
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...

Jann Alexander
Jul 30, 20141 min read


Shimmering in the Late Sun
Shimmering River Birches by Jann Alexander ©2014 The late afternoon sun was heading towards sundown, and a cool coastal breeze added to...

Jann Alexander
Jul 29, 20141 min read


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

Jann Alexander
Jul 18, 20141 min read


Stumbling Into Past and Present
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...

Jann Alexander
Jul 14, 20141 min read


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

Jann Alexander
Jul 12, 20141 min read


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

Jann Alexander
Jun 30, 20143 min read


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

Jann Alexander
Jun 29, 20141 min read


A Meaningful Contrast on the Wharf
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...

Jann Alexander
Jun 28, 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 27, 20141 min read


Finding My First Sweet True Love
Beautiful That Afternoon Later, I painted what I missed while reading. ©2014 Jann Alexander I was lucky to never lose my first true...

Jann Alexander
Jun 22, 20143 min read


What’s Your Creative Personality?
Do you recognize your creative personality from among these eight types? Road Trippin’ by Jann Alexander © 2014 The Traveling Creative :...

Jann Alexander
Jun 21, 20142 min read
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