The Photo Imaging Education Association (PIEA), a Photo Marketing Association member group, has announced that Marcia Rubenstein, of the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, Calif., has assumed the office of PIEA president.

Four Brooks Institute Visual Journalism program students — Daryl Peveto, Brett Ziegler, Afton Almaraz and Ellen Webber — took home a total of eight awards in the 2008 College Photographer of the Year (CPOY) competition.

Peveto, a graduate student who was also a 2006 and 2007 CPOY winner, won a Silver and a Gold award...

Seven students and alumni of the Brooks Institute will attend the elite Eddie Adams Workshop in Jeffersonville, N.Y., Oct. 10-13. Brooks' Visual Journalism program students taking part include Afton Almaraz, Cole Eberle, Troy Harvey, Justin Wagner and Brett Ziegler; alumni Ramsay deGive and Dylan Isbell also will participate in the event.
The Adams workshop accepted 100 individuals out of 1,500 applicants, including...

The Brooks Institute of Photography has announced that Leica Cameras will sponsor its 2008 documentary trip for students of the Visual Journalism program. Leica will provide training for the students before they depart on their trip, as well as Leica M8 digital rangefinder cameras and various interchangeable Leica M lenses.

Visual Journalism instructor Paul Myers will accompany 26 students on a seven-week journey through Southern India from November to December 2008 to chronicle the cultures of the region...

Brooks Institute faculty, staff and alumni were recipients of four top awards from the 2008 Photo Imaging Education Association (PIEA) International Student-Teacher Photo Competition and Exhibition in Jackson, Mich., held in December 2007.

Brooks student Adam Rose received the grand prize in the College/University-Portfolio category, while faculty member Bruce Burkhardt received...

The Brooks Institute has announced that visual journalism faculty member and Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Rickman and his third-year student Mariah Tauger will attend the 2008 Summer Olympics in China as press photographers for NewSport Photo Agency.

For more than 25 years, Rickman has covered all aspects of Olympic-related sports and has developed an affiliation...

Seven students from the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, Calif., were honored in the College Photographer of the Year competition, held at the Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, Mo., late last year.

The Brooks recipients were Ramsay DeGive (Gold Medal, Spot News); Matthew Williams (Award of Excellence, General News, and...

Brooks Institute, with campuses in Santa Barbara and Ventura, Calif., has re-established the Alumni Association of Brooks Institute and named a 13-member board of directors. The board will be charged with creating programs aimed at enhancing student life on campus, establishing alumni connections and offering networking opportunities...

Travel photographer Blaine Harrington makes an enormous effort to research the many countries he visits, but what he likes best is sharing his experiences.

If you run into Blaine Harrington — maybe in an airport — do him a favor and ask him where he's been lately. He says he comes back from globetrotting photo shoots excited to share his experiences. That exuberance comes through the lens into award-winning photographs that have kept him happily in the business of travel photography for many years. It's a career that's equal parts adventure, good planning and desire to...

Six students from the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, Calif., recently returned from Buenos Aires, Argentina, where they spent five weeks creating photo documentaries about life, culture and politics in that country. The students are Al Cuizon, Antonio Franco, Nick Mantzel, Jacqueline Mata, Brandon Nightingale and David Sowers.

Their exhibit opened Oct. 1 at the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara. In addition to the exhibit, the students will produce a book and a CD of their images.