Jeff Kauffman

Jeff Kauffman is a photographer in Austin, Texas USA. His work has appeared worldwide in publications, art shows, and corporate spaces.

Architecture In the Strand Historic District Of Galveston

Clara Lang Building, located at 2109 Strand in Galveston, Texas USA. Architecture in the Strand Historic District. Photo ©Jeff Kauffman, All Rights Reserved.

A fascinating aspect of Galveston, Texas is the commercial architecture in the Strand Historic District. For much of the 19th century, Galveston was a bustling hub of commerce as a port city on the Gulf of Mexico. The thriving businesses required impressive structures to house their wares and operations, as well as to portray their […]

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Frenzied TreeTops whip violently in the powerful winter wind

Live Oak treetops whip in the wind. Photograph by Jeff Kauffman (141129A0014).

When the winter winds come to Texas, the tops of the Live Oak trees whip violently while their decades-old, often centuries-old, trunks remain motionless. Unlike oak trees native to other parts of North America, Live Oaks are evergreen and have twisted, craggy limbs shooting off in all directions. They are sculptural in an abstract sense.

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