Chasing Monarchs: Jaime Rojo | National Geographic Live

Kleinhans Music Hall is pleased to welcome Jamie Rojo as part of the National Geographic Live Speaker Series 2026.

Fifty years after the startling discovery that monarch butterflies spend winters in the forests of Mexico, photographer and National Geographic Explorer Jaime Rojo reveals this winged wonder of the insect world in new ways with never-before-seen visuals. Tag along with conservationists and citizen scientists who are helping this species avoid catastrophic threats, all through Jaime’s beautiful photos and videos.


Photographer Jaime Rojo uses his binoculars to find photo opportunities in the Monarch butterfly colony at Sierra Chincua Sanctuary. Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. Michoacan, Mexico

About Jaime Rojo

Jaime Rojo is a photographer and a strong advocate of wilderness conservation and large-landscape connectivity. His goal is to capture images that can ultimately become tools for the creation of new protected areas. He is an International League of Conservation Photographers Senior Fellow, a trustee of the WILD Foundation, and the recipient of honors in competitions such as World Press Photo and Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

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