Gordon Brooks (photographer)

He died on 29 June 2021 at the age of 81 due to illness. The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley and Cricket West Indies paid their condolences and tributes to Gordon.

In 2011, he was conferred with the prestigious Silver Crown of Merit for his contributions in the field of photography.

His photographs covering the West Indies cricket team have appeared in print and online publications globally. His photographs have also regularly featured in the pages of The West Indies Cricket Annual, a renowned West Indies cricket magazine. Brooks published his first book titled Caught in Action in 2003 which was based on the 20 year history of West Indies cricket team (1980-2000). He had also taken photographs of world leaders including Nelson Mandela and Bill Clinton which have appeared in publications.

In 1971, he established the Brooks La Touche Photography Agency and primarily engaged in photography shoots. The studio is currently regarded as the prominent and leading photo studio in Barbados. He founded the Nation Newspaper (now known as Daily Nation) in 1973 and also served as the director of Nation Publishing Co Limited, which is a prominent newspaper press in Barbados.

Brooks pursued his career as a full time photographer in his home country Barbados in 1960s. He also took special interest in taking photographs covering the sport of cricket and he soon emerged and developed himself as an internationally acclaimed cricket photographer. He started to take photographs of the West Indies men's cricket team in 1970s, an era where West Indies dominated the cricketing world.

Gordon F. Delisle Brooks, Order of Barbados (28 September 1939 – 29 June 2021), known as Gordon Brooks, was a photographer, photojournalist, cricket journalist and newspaper director. He was well known for his photography especially on his photography work covering the West Indies national cricket team for over 40 years. He was the founder of Barbadian newspaper, Daily Nation.