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|| SportsShooter.com: News Item: Posted 2003-03-07
Robert Beck Headlines Brooks Speakers Program for March & April
By Jim McNay, Brooks Institute of Photography
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. We are a mere 90-minutes north of Los Angeles. The Ventura campus is only 60-minutes north of Los Angeles.
For the March-April term --- except for the Special Event on April 22
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ALL SPEAKERS WILL APPEAR AT THE VENTURA CAMPUS. (See directions below.)
Visual Journalism Speakers Program - March-April - 2003
Speaker #1 - Wednesday, March 19, 2003
The first Visual Journalism speaker this term will be National Geographic photographer George Steinmetz.
In his first photography adventure Steinmetz wandered for a year and a half through 17 African countries. After that he returned to Stanford to complete his degree in geophysics.
Steinmetz' work has appeared in TIME, LIFE, GEO and Stern. Lately he has focused on stories involving science and technology.
Currently Steinmetz is involved in a long term project to photograph all of the world's deserts using a small microlight aircraft called a paramotor which he pilots while taking pictures.
On the adventure side of his life, Steinmetz has been arrested for spying in two African countries and had a loa-loa worm extracted from his eye. However he says his greatest adventure has been his daughter and recently-born twin boys.
Ventura Campus - This presentation on will be at the new Brooks Ventura campus. This is located off highway 33 on the way to Ojai at 5301 No. Ventura Avenue. Take the Canada Larga exit off highway 33.
If you are coming from the north (Santa Barbara) turn left at the stop sign, then left at the second stop sign. Brooks Ventura campus is the large complex off to the right.
If you are coming from the south (Los Angeles) turn right at the stop sign, then left at the second stop sign. Brooks Ventura campus is the large complex off to the right.
Go into the school and ask for the location of the Screening Room.
The presentation is free and runs from 6:30 p.m. to approximately 9 p.m. All are welcome.
Speaker #2 - Wednesday, April 2, 2003
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Sports Illustrated photographer Robert Beck will be the second speakers of the term.
Before he was a photographer Beck was an school teacher for seven years. As an active surfer, Beck taught himself surfing photography and advanced to become a senior staff photographer at Surfer magazine.
Since then Beck has advanced to become a staff photographer at Sports Illustrated. He covers a variety of sports with an emphasis on PGA golf when tournaments come to the West Coast. He is also well known for his cover photograph of a U.S. woman soccer player who ripped her top off after a game.
Ventura Campus - This presentation on will be at the new Brooks Ventura campus. This is located off highway 33 on the way to Ojai at 5301 No. Ventura Avenue. Take the Canada Larga exit off highway 33.
If you are coming from the north (Santa Barbara) turn left at the stop sign, then left at the second stop sign. Brooks Ventura campus is the large complex off to the right.
If you are coming from the south (Los Angeles) turn right at the stop sign, then left at the second stop sign. Brooks Ventura campus is the large complex off to the right.
Go into the school and ask for the location of the Screening Room.
The presentation is free and runs from 6:30 p.m. to approximately 9 p.m. All are welcome.
Speaker #3 - Wednesday, April 16, 2003
The third speaker of the term will be Kari Rene Hall, a former Los Angeles Times staff photographer and now independent film producer.
Some of Ms. Hall's earliest wide recognition came when she turned a newspaper assignment on refugee camps in Cambodia into a successful book project.
More recently she won major photojournalism awards with her project called, "Henry's Story" about a father raising his children in a marginal, drug dealer-infested hotel within the shadow of Disneyland. This story became a multi-media on-line project for MSNBC.COM and then was optioned as a movie for HBO. Ms. Hall is currently collaborating on the script development part of this project.
Ventura Campus - This presentation on will be at the new Brooks Ventura campus. This is located off highway 33 on the way to Ojai at 5301 No. Ventura Avenue. Take the Canada Larga exit off highway 33.
If you are coming from the north (Santa Barbara) turn left at the stop sign, then left at the second stop sign. Brooks Ventura campus is the large complex off to the right.
If you are coming from the south (Los Angeles) turn right at the stop sign, then left at the second stop sign. Brooks Ventura campus is the large complex off to the right.
Go into the school and ask for the location of the Screening Room.
The presentation is free and runs from 6:30 p.m. to approximately 9 p.m. All are welcome.
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Special Event - Tuesday, April 22, 2003, UCSB Campbell Hall, 8 p.m.
Live from...National Geographic: David Doubilet, one of the finest underwater photographers of our day.
This event is co-hosted by the University of California-Santa Barbara and Brooks Institute of Photography
This presentation is the third in a series of by the two Santa Barbara schools, following on the appearances of National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry and anthropologist Wade Davis.
Doubilet has done dozens of stories for National Geographic magazine. In addition he has numerous books to his credit.
Doubilet's presentation will be at UCSB's Campbell Hall. Tickets are available for $12 through UCSB Arts and Lectures, 805-893-3535.
The previous speakers from National Geographic both filled UCSB's Campbell Hall. Please get tickets early.
For further information: Jim McNay: 805-569-0758, x2001. E-mail: jmcnay@brooks.edu
Related Links:
Robert Beck's member page
Related Email Addresses:
Jim McNay: jmcnay@brooks.edu
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