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| Justin Gartner and his two-month old
daughter, Isabella Aria, pose for a portrait with his permanent tattoo
of her footprints in Las Vegas, Nev., on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006. |
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By Nicole Russo
The Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara will
hold its second annual silent art auction beginning July 16,
in an effort to raise money for the Brooks Institute student
chapter of the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA).
The auction will feature the top 20 photographs selected from
the Brooks Institute’s weekly photojournalism competition.
The “Week in Pictures” feature may be viewed on
the NPPA student Web site at www.brooksnppa.org.
The NPPA student officers, advisor and guest editor choose
the winners from the students’ weekly digital submissions.
“I was struck by the outstanding quality of the work,”
says judge and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Larry Price.
“It took a very long time to narrow down.”
The winning images started with an original 315, and were
whittled down to 90 by local California photographers, including
Dana Bowler of the Ventura County Star, Lucas Jackson
of Reuters and Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Wells of the L.A.
Times. The remaining 90 were then sent to Price for an ultimate
decision.
“The images had to be strong graphically and aesthetically,
and they had to read quickly,” Price says of choosing
the winners. He advises students competing elsewhere to not
submit work that may be too visually complicated. “Get
together a group of your favorite photos and pick the ones
that strike you the most when you first see them.”
The top 20 images will be on display in the main hallway
of the Brooks Institute Ventura campus, and will also be available
for viewing on the NPPA Web site, www.brooksnppa.org.
Bids start at $50, and with more than one hundred active members,
the Brooks Institute NPPA chapter is the largest in the country.
The money will allow members to operate their Web site, hold
student competitions and invite professional photographers
to give lectures and demonstrations.
“It’s exciting not only for winners, but for
students who contribute,” explains NPPA chapter advisor
Greg Cooper. “It encourages them to participate weekly
because Larry Price could be looking at their work. There’s
always a great variety of work, but this particular batch
of top twenty is pretty extraordinary.”
Auction dates: July 16th – August 17th
Bid sheets at reception desk.
Light refreshments served.
For more information, visit:
Ventura Campus located off Highway 33 at:
5310 North Ventura Avenue
Ventura, CA
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| © 2006 Daryl Peveto/Brooks Institute of Photography |
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| 12-year-old Dally Charters shows his
mettle getting stomped during a Mutton Busting ride at the PRCA Rodeo
at the Ventura County Fair Grounds, Ventura, Calif., Saturday, Aug.
12, 2006. “I want to become a bull rider some day," says
Charters. |
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