UPCOMING BIRDS AND BLOOMS WORKSHOPS / PRESENTATIONS:
2025
TBA
Laszlo’s PAST BIRDS AND BLOOMS and PAST HANPA (Houston Audubon Nature Photography Association) WORKSHOPS / PRESENTATIONS
2024
Houston Audubon Nature Photography Association (HANPA) is an informal photo club for Houston Audubon members. Meetings are held September through May on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Edith L. Moore Sanctuary headquarters library (440 Wilchester Blvd. Houston, TX 77079). Since Program Director / Educator Mary Ann Morris, after 24 years of dedicated service at Houston Audubon retired at Spring 2024, HANPA has been discontinued.
March 8-10, 2024: Houston Audubon Society presentations at Camp Allen Birds and Blooms Retreat. Laszlo and Lexi were invited speakers for the Retreat and made their slide show presentations on March 9, 2024 9 AM – 11 AM.
March 9, 2024 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM “Coastal Birding with the Artists” by Dr. Laszlo Perlaky and Alexandra Nemeth,
March 9, 2024 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM “Scouting the Southwest, Travel Adventure” by Dr. Laszlo Perlaky and Alexandra Nemeth,
March 6, 2024: “Two at the Arctic Again” by Dr. Laszlo Perlaky and Alexandra (Lexi) Nemeth.
The presentation will show about 500 color images taken during Laszlo and Lexi Photography adventures in State Parks, National Parks, and National Monuments, Provincial and Territorial Parks from Texas through British Columbia, Yukon, and Northwest Territory to the Arctic Ocean then through Alaska back to Texas.
2023
January 4, 2023: “Scouting the Southwest” by Dr. Laszlo Perlaky and Alexandra (Lexi) Nemeth. Laszlo and Lexi Photography adventures in State Parks, National Parks, and National Monuments of the American Southwest.
Let’s start the new year together and enjoy a presentation from Lazlo and Lexi. Please register here for this free presentation: https://houstonaudubon.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/houstonaudubon/event.jsp?event=2856&
Stay warm everyone!!! Mary Anne Mores Education Director, Houston Audubon Raptor and Education Center
2021
April 7, 2021: “Birding Through the Eyes of an Artist” by Dr. Laszlo Perlaky and Alexandra (Lexi) Nemeth
2020
January 5, 2020: “Show your Favorite Images” by Dr. Laszlo Perlaky
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February 5, 2020: “Two at the Arctic” (Through the Rockies to Alaska): A Photographic Journey” by Dr. Laszlo Perlaky
Presentation Abstract: Laszlo as a photographic artist, always dreamed about seeing, feeling, touching, hearing, and photographing the untouched remote areas of the far North. His dream came to reality when he and his wife retired end of June 2019, and they made their own 3 months expedition through the Rockies to the Northern Rockies and through the Yukon Territories to Alaska. During their epic journey, they photographed along the Yukon’s Dempster Highway, went through the Top of the World Highway to Alaska, and from Fairbanks up far North to the Arctic Wildlife Refuge at the Brooks Range. They camped at the Arctic Circle visited many beautiful regions in Alaska and came back through British Columbia to North Cascade and the Oregon Coast. Laszlo will present the highlights of their 15 thousand-mile trip and will illustrate it with his outstanding nature photography.
Presenter Bio: Dr. Laszlo Perlaky is a Hungarian-born photographic artist, educator, and owner of Naturalperl Fine Art Photography. After 30 years of service to Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers he retired, and now he dedicates his time to nature photography and teaching. After 20+ years of black and white bird and wildlife photography, he has transitioned to the chrome medium, made his multi-projector slide shows, and then the new technology helped him to rediscover the monochrome, combining large format film photography with fine art photographic printing. He has won several prestigious awards, and published and exhibited his work at art festivals, and group and solo exhibitions. He is a member of several national and international photographic organizations, a photography instructor at Houston Center for Photography and Houston Photography Study Group, and leads his Naturalperl workshops.
2019
No Workshop / Presentation
2018
January 10, 2018: Learning from the Masters of Bird Photography: Making Great Images Before Digital with Dr. Laszlo Perlaky
Laszlo as a photographic artist, was deeply influenced by European and American pre-digital master nature photographers, like Karoly Koffan, Zoltan Tildy, Fritz Polking, Eric Hosking, Eliot Porter, Ansel Adams, Thomas Mangelsen, John Shaw, Jack Dykinga, Frans Lanting, just name a few. Their publications, seminars, workshops, and exhibitions helped Laszlo to develop his own style and deepened his understanding and connection to nature. Laszlo will review these influential historical masters’ works and he will share his own memories and a number of key elements which helped him to grow as a nature photographer. He will translate the old but unique technical innovations and ideas developed in the film area to the nowadays digital photographers to rejuvenate their vision and control their cameras again.
2017
No Workshop / Presentation
2016
No Workshop / Presentation
2015
April 15, 2015, 6-9 PM at HANPA, Edith L. Moore Sanctuary: Dr. Laszlo Perlaky: “Large format Nature Photography / My Inner Peace”
2014
September 17, 2014, 6-9 PM at HANPA, Edith L. Moore Sanctuary: Dr. Laszlo Perlaky: “Inexpensive macro”
2011
November 16, 2011, 6-9 PM at HANPA, Edith L. Moore Sanctuary: Dr. Laszlo Perlaky: “Composition”
2010
No Workshop
2009
April 16, 2009, 6-9 PM at HANPA, Edith L. Moore Sanctuary: Dr. Laszlo Perlaky: “Focus on Composition”
2008
April 16, 2008, 6-9 PM at HANPA, Edith L. Moore Sanctuary: Dr. Laszlo Perlaky: “On Wings” (Photographing Birds in motion)
February 20, 2008, 6-9 PM at HANPA, Edith L. Moore Sanctuary: Dr. Laszlo Perlaky: “Macro Photography”