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Beachgoers by Jann Alexander ©2014 When I look back upon a year , I look at it in terms of numbers. Numbers of photographs, that is. And...

Mean Cat Meets Condo by Jann Alexander © 2010 As Austin, Texas marks its 175th birthday, and as we head into another boom year for...

The Shining by Jann Alexander ©2014 A shave and a haircut in New Orleans  isn’t two bits any longer, and neither is a shoe shine. But...

When in Nawlins iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2014 There’s a famous place in New Orleans to go for café au lait and delicious...

Playing Favorites by Jann Alexander © 2014 One of the biggest thrills for a photographer of cityscapes like mine (in Austin, Texas) is...

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...

Better in black and white? All Generations Are Afflicted  iPhoneography by Jann Alexander ©2014 Documentary photography has...

Stalking the Wind Surfer in Port A by Jann Alexander ©2014 Capturing the ups and downs of a lone wind surfer in the distance is a job...

Descent in Big Bend by Jann Alexander ©2014 The mountain was a worthy opponent , though we hadn’t seen it that way when we began the...

Secrets by Jann Alexander ©2014 “A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.” –Diane Arbus  Though...

October has been a month of signs at Pairings , exploring the themes of art + meanings within our everyday surroundings. The inspiration...

Miles of Motel Doors, 1980 by Jann Alexander © 2014 In 1980, as we made our way across the west in a Honda hatchback, photographing the...

Cast Shadows as Cover Art by Jann Alexander ©2014 Cast shadows beguile me, and none are as ubiquitous around the planet as those made...

Baxter Park Painting by Jann Alexander ©2014  “It’s good to have certain restrictions sometimes, but it’s definitely more fun to play...

Refracted City by Jann Alexander ©2014 Sit at a comfortable distance from your iDevice or monitor, and cover one eye while gazing...

Where Dreams Become Memories by Jann Alexander ©2014 The mocha of my dreams had begun life less than an hour earlier. It was a typical...

Heartbroken Music by Jann Alexander ©2013 We’ve lost many of  our cherished Austin, Texas landmarks, but they remain forever...

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...

Neon Crossroads, 1980 by Jann Alexander © 2014 In 1980 at a mostly unmemorable crossroads, nighttime was coming on, and I was looking...

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...