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Florida’s Rare and Endangered Orchids, Prem Subrahmanyam
July 11, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Native-orchid expert and award-winning photographer Prem Subrahmanyam will discuss
“Florida’s Rare and Endangered Orchids” at 7:30 p.m. on July 11.
Born and raised in Tallahassee, Prem is a software engineer, video game developer and 3-D
animator whose work has been featured in the PBS series “Florida, the Outdoor Adventure,” and
“Florida Takes to the Trails.” He has BS in computer science from Florida State University with
minors in physics, math and botany.
He lives in Orlando with his wife Joy. The couple have 15 children who share their father’s love
of slogging through swamps hunting orchids and geocaching wildlife and wildflowers around the
state.
Prem is an avid orchid collector whose photographs have appeared in national magazines,
textbooks, educational displays and orchid society newsletters and brochures. His works were
published in “Illustrated Dictionary of Orchid Genera,” “Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants,” on
OrchidSpecies.com and featured on PBS’ “Nova” science series. One of his stunning
photographs of an encyclia tampensis will grace the cover of our upcoming member directory.
He publishes photographs works, a trove of information on Florida natives and documents his
family’s adventures at flnativeorchids.premdesign.com. Prem will bring a variety of native
orchid merchandise to the meeting, including signed photographs, canvas art, T-shirts and
greeting cards.
– Doreen Christensen, Newsletter Editor