The mission of TexNEP is to provide a forum for individuals interested in the field of nature photography and the environment,
provide education, gather and disseminate information, and promote nature photography as an art form and medium of communication.

TexNEP Presents

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 @ 6:30 - 8:30 pm 

Presenter: Melody Lytle

Topic: Introduction to making short videos for social media and TexNEP 25th Anniversary! 

Place: South Texas College, HSP Campus,

Building A 4th Floor Room 401

located at: 1101 E. Vermont
McAllen, Texas 78503

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Also, via Zoom session for Club members 

Any interested photographers in the community may contact Antonio Santiago Nunez using the email below to request the link. Please care well for yourself and those around you.

Image courtesy: Melody Little

The Texas Nature and Environmental Photographers (TexNEP) organization holds its next meeting on the evening of Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 6:30 pm at South Texas College, HSP Campus Building A 4th Floor room 401. Please use the visitors parking areas in the south and east of the building to avoid a ticket.

Melody Lytle, our guest speaker, comes to the meeting in person to share a brief introduction to making short videos for social media. With an undergraduate BFA in visual arts and a Master's in Biology, Melody Lytle has pursued interests that include both natural history and fine arts. After retiring from a career in Conservation Biology working with the City of Austin's Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan, she began photographing wildlife full time. She has been published in Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine, Cornell online ID shots, and numerous other publications. Melody recently switched from Canon mirrorless cameras to Sony. She has worked in Photoshop and Lightroom since their early days and feels that creativity does not stop after the shutter is clicked.

Ruth leads our 25-year anniversary celebration with a slide show of members work. If you havent turned in any photos to her, there is still time, especially if you have photos of members! Send them to her at ruth@ruthhoyt.com or ruthhoyt@gmail.com. You may use WeTransfer if you have too many to fit in a regular email.

An in-person field trip for paid members is planned for the weekend after the meeting.

Date: to be discussed in the meeting,

Place: to be discussed in the meeting.

TexNEP members automatically receive an email with a link. Members of the public should email Antonio Santiago at TexNEP.Club@gmail.com to request the link.

Future Meetings: on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM. 

There is never an admission charge, and the public is invited to attend. For more information about TexNEP meetings, visit the organization's website (tex-nep.org); Facebook “Texas Nature and Environmental Photographers” or contact Antonio Santiago, TexNEP secretary, at TexNEP.Club@gmail.com.

                                                                      

Images courtesy: Melody Little

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TexNEP members range from the professional to the newbie who are interested in nature photography. We welcome film and digital shooters. Programs each month feature a guest speaker and a chance for members to share and discuss their images with others. Also each month a selected member will display images from one of their favorite places. Field trips are planned on the weekends after the Thursday meetings to one of the many Rio Grande Valley photo hotspots.
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