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Pi in the Sky Writing by Jann Alexander © 2014 Look up.  You might be surprised at what you see, and what you can shoot. When I stepped...

Meet the Beetles by Jann Alexander © 2013 You get a different perspective on things when you look  inside . Viewed by a human, a Texas...

Pistachio Dream by Jann Alexander ©2013 If you dream in green and ice cream, you may want to dive inside a pistachio-colored booth at...

Why is creativity so lonely, even when we’re part of a team? Creativity is pre-destined to be lonely. We are all alone with our ideas,...

Outer Space Flower by Jann Alexander © 2014 From a Texas Hill Country wildflower’s vantage point, March means spring is in the...

Cause: Gridlocked Gridlocked by Jann Alexander © 2014 Water Colors by Jann Alexander © 2014 Effect: Water Colors SHARE THIS ON...

You’re Gonna Love Austin  by Jann Alexander © 2014 Welcome to Austin, all ye visitors to SXSW. You’re gonna love Austin. We all do....

From the No-HDR Zone: Sunset at the Pier by Jann Alexander © 2013 When was the last time you looked at an HDR photograph and thought,...

Abandoned by Jann Alexander © 2014 Why am I so drawn to photograph abandoned places and things? My image library is overflowing with...

What could be better than a Margarita Threesome?  © Jann Alexander 2012 Today is National Margarita Day,  and if good things always come...

Frost Sunset by Jann Alexander © 2014 Ever notice how the Frost Bank Tower follows you all around downtown Austin and appears magically...

Finding balance in the creative practice, circa 1926 Among the most thought-provoking pieces I discovered for the new feature I’m...

Publishing is the easy part. Managing it all is quite another. My career in publishing was unintentional, and its potential for success ...

Setting a Trap by Jann Alexander © 2012 “I look at light: how it plays, bounces, delineates, colors, dances and defines by its abundance...

Those Halcyon Days by Jann Alexander © 2014 Some of Austin’s towers are getting pretty overtowering, but locally-owned Halcyon is...

Wise Words From a Photo God About Another God. Photofocus (old site) Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in...

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...

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...

Texas Proud Since 1964 by Jann Alexander © 2013 Broken Spoken Here. The Broken Spoke offers dining, dancing and development. Owner...

Three Boys and a Polaroid  first appeared as the post, When a Polaroid Was Instant Gratification , at Pairings :: Art + What Goes With It...