The Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, Calif., has announced plans to celebrate the school's 60th anniversary throughout the remainder of 2005, and is seeking alumni to be part of the celebration.

In addition to other anniversary activities in Ventura and Santa Barbara over the coming months, the celebration will culminate with two major events on the weekend of Oct. 20-22. Brooks will host an alumni reception at the 2005 PhotoPlus Expo in New York City on Friday, Oct. 21. The following evening, a gala will be held at the Fess Parker Doubletree in Santa Barbara. The event's theme will be the 1940s, when Brooks was founded by professional photographer...

John (Jake) Butler, a student at the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Monica, Calif., has been awarded top honors in two international photography contests.

The International Society of Photographers, in conjunction with the International Library of Photography and picture.com, presented Butler with the award for Outstanding Achievement in Amateur Photography in 2004 for his...

Summerland, Calif., photographer Alison M. Jones was awarded an Honorary Master of Science in Photography by the Brooks Institute of Photography. Commended as "a respected member of the photographic industry," she was honored for a "dedication and loyalty shown to our profession." Examples of Jones' work can be found online at alisonjonesphoto.com.

Santa Barbara, California’s Brooks Institute of Photography won the Gold Medal for Best Multi-Image Documentary at last fall’s Cinema in Industry (CINDY) Competitions in San Diego. 20 Students and one faculty member produced the award winning 10-projector multimedia documentary, entitled Mekong – A Dragon’s Tale, which depicts life along Southeast Asia’s mighty Mekong River.