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|| SportsShooter.com: News Item: Posted 2005-05-06

Dan MacMedan Headlines Brooks Speakers Program for May & June 2005
By Jim McNay, Brooks Institute of Photography

Photo by Dan MacMedan

Photo by Dan MacMedan

Tom Cruise
To all: Here are the speakers scheduled to make presentations for the Visual Journalism program this term at Brooks Institute.

These sessions are free (unless otherwise noted) and are open to all interested parties. Please feel free to drop in and visit if you are anywhere near the California central coast. The Ventura campus is only 60-minutes north of Los Angeles.

Please read carefully to see at which of several locations these presentations will be made. Many are held off-campus. (See directions below.)

Brooks Institute of Photography Visual Journalism Speakers Program - May-June, 2005

Speaker #1 - Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Poinsettia Pavilion, 3451 Foothill Road, Ventura, Calif., 6:30 pm - 9 pm

What a Boss Expects: Passion, Commitment, Determination!
Orange County Register Director of Photography Marcia Prouse heads a photography team of one of the most respected papers in the West that goes head-to-head with That Other Big Paper Nearby. Members of her staff have been Pulitzer finalists and have won the RFK award. Each year she selects students for one of the more INTERESTING INTERNSHIPS in the country!


Speaker #2 - Wednesday, June 1, 2005
Holy Cross School, Ventura Mission, 211 E. Main St., Ventura, Calif., 6:30 pm - 9 pm

Five Minutes With the Rich and Famous: (Or, How to work in Hollywood without having to take a shower every half hour.)
Freelance photographer and SportsShooter.com member Dan MacMedan covers Hollywood, red carpet events and much more for major clients like USA Today and many others. His specialty is "America's Royalty: The Hollywood Actor." He is known for his EXCELLENT PORTRAIT WORK, as well as being an all-around fine photographer.


Speaker #3 - Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Holy Cross School, Ventura Mission, 211 E. Main St., Ventura, Calif., 6:30 pm - 9 pm

Shooting for Islands Magazine: Making It in Travel Photography
Islands Magazine Creative Director Albert Chiang is responsible for commissioning photography assignments of islands - ALL OVER THE WORLD! He also oversees the photo editing and design of the magazine. He has previous experience at publications such as Connoisseur and Cosmopolitan and at Alfred A. Knopf Publishers.

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Holy Cross School - at the Ventura Mission - downtown Ventura, 211 E. Main St.

From the north (Santa Barbara) - Take 101 south, exit Main Street. Turn right off off-ramp. The mission is on left past Ventura Ave.

From the south (LA) - Take 101 north, exit at California Street. Turn right on California at end of off-ramp. Go straight through Thompson and turn left at Main Street. The mission is on right about four blocks ahead.

If from Main Street you go to Palm, turn on to Palm toward the small hot dog stand. Then at the first alley, turn left and park on the right hand lot near the Holy Cross School auditorium. The auditorium itself is the large building up the hill on the right.

From Brooks Ventura campus - Take 33 South, take the Main Street exit. Go right off the exit ramp. Go left on Main Street. The mission on left past Ventura Ave.


Poinsettia Pavilion - 3451 Foothill Road, Ventura, Calif.

From the North - From the Santa Barbara area take Highway 101 to the Seaward Avenue exit, turn left on E. Harbor Blvd, turn left on So. Seaward, and travel about one mile. At Poli St (to the left) and Foothill Road (to the right) turn right and follow Foothill Road for approximately one mile. Turn left at 3451 Foothill Road up the hill into the parking lot of the Poinsettia Pavilion.

From the South - From Los Angeles take Highway 101 to the Seaward Ave. exit, turn right on Seaward and travel about one mile. At Poli St (to the left) and Foothill Road (to the right) turn right and follow Foothill Road for approximately one mile. Turn left at 3451 Foothill Road up the hill into the parking lot of the Poinsettia Pavilion.


For further information: Jim McNay, 805-585-8037. E-mail: jim.mcnay@brooks.edu

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