BROOKS INSTITUTE STUDENT IMAGES TO BE DISTRIBUTED THIS WINTER BY THE TERRITORY AHEAD TO NEARLY TWELVE MILLION PEOPLE
In Addition to the Wide Exposure, Selected Students will Receive Scholarships

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – (May 5, 2008) – Brooks Institute announced today that several of its students’ images will be distributed this winter as part of The Territory Ahead’s winter marketing campaign and the release of its seasonal catalogs. The company mails up to twelve million catalogs in a holiday season. The images were selected from a photography scholarship competition created last year by the national clothing retailer and Brooks Institute.

In need of new, fresh, photography for its 2008 winter catalog, The Territory Ahead solicited Brooks Institute’s students for help. “We decided what better way to help our local community than by supporting the budding careers of young, local photographers? Stunning photography plays a major role in the creation of our catalogs, so the partnership just made sense,” said Chris Henry, Editorial Image Coordinator for The Territory Ahead and a Brooks alumna.

The company officials were so impressed with this year’s submissions that they selected six photographs and awarded a total of $3,000 in scholarships to four students. Brooks student, Dan Santoso, lead the pack having three pictures selected, collecting $1,500 in tuition scholarship money. The other scholarship recipients include:

Deborah Wiggins
Reed Welch
Justin Miller
Dan Santoso (3 images)

The photographers whose images are selected will again be awarded a $500 tuition scholarship for each photo selected. The winners may be used in the company’s 2008 catalogs. Additional compensation will be awarded should one of the student submissions be selected for a catalog cover.

As part of their research, students are urged to look at the kinds of pictures The Territory Ahead uses in its publications. This pre-submission research mirrors the work professional photographers do and allows students to apply classroom lessons to this real world publishing opportunity.

For the competition, students are asked to submit images showing colorful rustic outdoors images that symbolize the holidays. Students retain ownership of the pictures and grant one-time usage rights to the company.

About Brooks Institute
Brooks Institute celebrates more than 60 years of educating students in the visual and media arts. With campuses in Santa Barbara and Ventura, California, the school offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in fields including Professional Photography, Visual Journalism, Film and Video Production and Graphic Design, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Photography. Brooks’ graduates are visible nationally and internationally, working for distinguished organizations including National Geographic, Smithsonian, Los Angeles Times and other national media outlets, including Hallmark Publishing, Cousteau Society, HBO, Kodak and other industry leaders in the visual media arts fields. Brooks Institute is a member of the Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO) network of universities, colleges and schools. For more information about Brooks Institute and the school’s programs, visit www.brooks.edu, or call 805-966-3888.

About The Territory Ahead
The Territory Ahead began their journey in 1988 as a new kind of clothing company — offering personality through special fabrics; fine details; and easy, wearable designs. They design and develop our clothing in-house, focusing on lifestyle rather than fashion trends. Through their direct mail catalogs, retail stores and website, we promote fun and adventure by blending compelling outdoor imagery, clever editorial and our own eclectic brand of clothing. For more information visit http://www.territoryahead.com.

Photo by Deborah Wiggins

Photo by Reed Welch

Photo by Justin Miller

Photo 1 by Dan Santoso

Photo 2 by Dan Santoso

Photo 3 by Dan Santoso