On Sunday 8/16/26 at noon at the Corralitos Grange Hall

Photography for Fun and (semi-)Fame

by Jaan Lepson

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Jaan is not a professional photographer – but he likes to take pictures! And he has even been paid for some of them. Jaan’s interest in cactus and succulent photography began by documenting his and Peter’s growing collection at home, and expanded with trips to the U.S. Southwest, South America, the Canary Islands, and southern Africa. After he and Peter were briefly stranded at the Alte Kalköfen Lodge in Namibia at the start of Covid, they began to visit Namibia several times each year, which has given Jaan a lot of opportunity to experiment with various equipment and styles.

In his presentation, Jaan will discuss different techniques in the field and in the greenhouse, including time-lapse and focus stacking, and will show lots of pretty pictures (and maybe a few bloopers as well!)

Jaan Lepson grew up in Hawai’i, where he developed a love for nature, specifically . . . rain forests. After receiving a B.A. from Princeton University, Jaan returned to pursue his Ph.D. at the University of Hawai’i, living for 5 years in an isolated tent 6200’ up the side of Mauna Kea, where he studied endangered native forest birds. After his first year of camping in the rain forest, he decided to take a vacation, and so he went camping in the desert, visiting Death Valley with Peter. And the rest is history!

Jaan and Peter will bring plants for sale

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All are welcome!

Join us every 3rd Sunday of the month for informative and fun meetings @

Corralitos Grange Hall #487
165 Little Corral Way
Watsonville, CA 95076

There is plenty of parking near the hall and the building is ADA accessible.
Doors open at 11:30am
Bring your own lunch starts at 12:00pm
Meeting starts at 12:30pm

There is always an amazing plant raffle and other goodies!