Commentary on Cranes and Their Creations
Dueling Threats by Jann Alexander © 2013 In 2008, as today, the building cranes loomed everywhere in Austin, giving us an unusual...
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Jann Alexander
Nov 30, 20152 min read
In 2011, It Became Official: Austin’s Vanishing
Austin Business Journal made it “official” four years ago, in its year-end issue: Austin’s Been Vanishing Over the Last 30 Years. As...
Jann Alexander
Jun 19, 20152 min read
RGB? CMYK? Funny You Should Ask
What RGB Means To Me Here’s what RGB means to me today: My cranky Epson R1800 printer demanded more difficult-to-find $20 ink cartridges...
Jann Alexander
Apr 30, 20151 min read
Whitley’s Went. Then Came A Tower.
Whitley’s Went. And then came the tower. ©2011 by Jann Alexander ‘In the heart of downtown Austin , at the intersection of 3rd & Brazos,...
Jann Alexander
Apr 28, 20152 min read
Turning Silver at the Saxon
Vanishing Austin? On Guard at the Pub by Jann Alexander ©2012 “One night, on the stage at the same time, there was Bonnie Raitt, Eric...
Jann Alexander
Mar 18, 20152 min read
Back By Popular Demand
Now Appearing at Lady Bird Lake: Stevie Ray and The Cranes | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2015 Born again! Backed by a new band,...
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
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 23, 20141 min read
Shakespeare Slept Here (in Austin)
Shakespeare Speaks in Austin by Jann Alexander © 2014 Recent research indicates that Shakespeare spent his formative years in Austin,...
Jann Alexander
Nov 11, 20142 min read
Following the Signs
Hither and Yon, Port Aransas, Texas by Jann Alexander ©2014 | Sign by Kandice Turicchi Dorothy: Now which way do we go? Scarecrow:...
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 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 8, 20141 min read
We Are The Champions!
Since 1957: How Continental by Jann Alexander ©2010 Yes, there are beloved Austin, Texas landmarks in the Vanishing Austin photography...
Jann Alexander
Oct 5, 20141 min read
You’ll Always Have Choices
No Parking by Jann Alexander © 2011 Scuttled by Jann Alexander © 2011 There’s Parking Signs, and then there’s No Parking Signs. These...
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 24, 20143 min read
Tapping Into The Power of Power Lines
Towers of Power by Jann Alexander © 2014 The next time you aim your camera at a cityscape and curse the power lines that you can’t...
Jann Alexander
Sep 19, 20142 min read
Thriving in Austin Requires Dogged Endurance
Endurance by Jann Alexander © 2014 Endurance . That’s what it takes to evade the Vanishing Austin label in a city where development...
Jann Alexander
Sep 4, 20141 min read
Count the Condos and the Cranes
Counting Cranes by Kayak by Jann Alexander ©2014 “Mayor Wynn has set a goal of having 25,000 downtown residents — that’s 20,000 more...
Jann Alexander
Aug 6, 20142 min read
Where There’s a Sunset Party Every Night
Sunset Party on Mt. Bonnell , iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2014 Key West has got nuthin’ on Austin. There’s a sunset party every...
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