Outstanding photography, architecture recognized
As another school year comes to a close, Santa Monica College officials are celebrating the achievements of their students.
SMC elected officials and administrators recognized several undergraduate students for their recent distinctions in photography and architectural design at Monday night’s board of trustees meeting.
Seven individuals were congratulated for their award-winning photography, recognized at the 26th Annual Student Photography Show. Also honored were two SMC students who placed first in a statewide interior architectural design contest.
More than 1,000 prints and 400 slides were submitted to this year’s photography contest, with more than 500 winners selected, SMC faculty members said.
The winners honored at the meeting were Ken Thompson (best show), Samuel Frost (best color), David Choo (best black and white), Michaela Kindle (best commercial), Diana Brown (best experimental), Sita Marlier (best photo one slide), David Choo (honorable mention for commercial) and John Milos (honorable mention for black and white).
The award-winning photos included digital renderings of Van Gogh’s self portrait, a life-size snap shot of green asparagus on acrylic photo paper, commercial photographs of chocolate cake and martinis, a black and white fine-art shot of a child standing by himself in a park and other submissions representing various types of photography.
Also recognized at Monday night’s board of trustees meeting were James Butterly and Carlos Munoz, who placed first statewide in an architectural design contest held in downtown Los Angeles.
In the contest, both men had six hours to work together to solve an interior design problem. They each won $10,000.
“I feel privileged to attend SMC, and don’t worry, this money will be well spent going back into school coffers for our education,” Butterly said.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 8, 2005. Read the original PDF.