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Our Judging staff for the 2005 Competition:
 Jack
and Sue Drafahl
Jack and Sue Drafahl are a husband and wife team of
professional undersea journalists, lecturers and multimedia
producers. Jack and Sue started their professional
photographic careers at Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa
Barbara, California. Sue worked as a professional photographer
and Jack became an instructor at Brooks and developed the
Audio Visual Department.
They both received their diving certification in the early
'70s and are Platinum Pro 5000 divers (1996). Jack and Sue
were awarded Divers of the Year from Beneath the Sea in 1996.
Sue is an inaugural member of the Women Divers Hall of Fame
(2000) and now serves as a Trustee.
Sharing their hard-earned knowledge about underwater and
digital photography, they have conducted seminars worldwide on
all aspects of photography, both surface and underwater. Some
of these seminars include various diving conferences: Beneath
The Sea, Our World Underwater, DEMA and Scuba Show.
Ernest H. Brooks II
Ambassador to the Marine Environment, Photographer,
Adventurer, Diver and Educator Ernest H. Brooks II was born to
be a photographer. As the son of Ernest H. Brooks, founder of
the internationally renowned Brooks Institute of Photography,
Mr. Brooks was destined to follow in his father's footsteps
for part of his life's journey before forging his own path. He
graduated from Brooks Institute, served on the school's
executive staff and in 1971 assumed the office of the
president, a position he held until 2000 when the institute
was sold to Career Education Corporation, CEC. Throughout his
long tenure as the head of Brooks Institute, he carried out
the duties that come with that corporate territory including
keynote speaking at international conventions, working with
national and international organizations and companies to
enhance the industry, and encouraging photographic education
and promoting photography as a universal language. Along the
way, while fulfilling the responsibilities of his office, his
achievements earned him numerous accolades and awards.
List of Past years Competition
Judges.
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