July 9, 2026: “Andes Adventure: Atacama Desert in Chile to the Uyuni Salt Flats of Bolivia” with Marcia Brandes | Monthly Meeting
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Our July Monthly Meeting will be on July 9, 2026 at 6:45 pm!
The monthly club meeting is a free event for anyone who shares a passion for photography, from the total beginner with your phone to a professional with multiple gear sets. Please join us in-person or online and invite anyone who may be interested in exploring and learning about photography!
You are welcome to arrive at 6:15 pm for fellowship and social time to meet new and current members.
Join in-person meeting:
Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026
Time: 6:45 pm – 8:30 pm
Address: 107 Technology Parkway, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 | Atlanta Tech Park
Join Zoom Meeting at 6:45 PM on July 9th!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86442639514?pwd=6i7WyowjvyuXkInpOSsHTc4jcPdG4q.1
Meeting ID: 864 4263 9514
Passcode: 986762
Our July Speaker is Marcia Brandes and the topic will be “Andes Adventure: Atacama Desert in Chile to the Uyuni Salt Flats of Bolivia”!
This photo journey was an amazing trek from the Atacama Desert in Chile across the Andes to the Uyuni Salt Flats of Bolivia. Led by Katsu Tanaka, a Nikon professional photographer, Marcia and 3 other photo enthusiasts traveled from Santiago, Chile to the driest desert in the world, then across the Andes to the salt flats of Bolivia. During the course of the journey, which reached altitudes of 16,000 feet, they encountered giant dunes, other-worldly geography, roadless paths over the mountains known only to the local drivers, and vegetation only seen at high altitudes.
With vicuna, llamas, and flamingos for company, they arrived at the Uyuni Salt Flats during the wet season, experiencing remarkable sunsets and sunrises while photographing in knee-high boots miles from shore. Come along on a visual journey of remote and exotic geography with Marcia as she recounts the highs and lows of her Andean adventure.
What will we learn:
How to plan for and enjoy high altitude travel.
When and where to photograph in high altitude Chile.
What it is like crossing the Andes without actual roads.
How to handle your equipment while photographing in 6 inches of saltwater.
About Marcia Brandes:
Marcia Brandes is an accomplished photographer and public speaker. She is on the board as the current Secretary of the PCPC and is also a longtime member and former board member of GNPA (Georgia Nature Photographers Assn) as well as a longtime member of SPS (Southeastern Photographic Society.) As one of the owners and the artistic director of a wholesale art manufacturing company for 33 years, she developed skills in giclee printing, photography, Photoshop, and Lightroom. Her black and white photography has been sold to national stores and resorts. After retiring she has won prizes in photography contests in GNPA, SPS and PCPC. She has also designed the PCPC photo displays that were hung in the Forum.
Marcia’s passion is travel photography. She travels both independently and with small Photography tours. She has visited 50 states and 7 continents and enjoys sharing both the culture and the natural beauty of the areas she visits. There is always something new to see and more to learn.
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