February 18, 2004 - San Clemente, CA - is proud to announce representation of photojournalist ROBERT KING, who joined us last week from Polaris. King departs for Iraq today on his first assignment for ZUMA where he will be covering postwar developments in and around Baghdad. "It is a great honor to work with Robert. His passion and dedication to in-depth photojournalism is admirable. He'll be a valued contributor to our reportage and international assignment team," said Scott Mc Kiernan, director and founder of ZUMA Press. King brings over a decade of experience covering wars and political unrest in hot spots around the globe. He is best known for his four-year coverage of Chechnya. In 1996 with nearly every media outlet focused on Yeltsin's inauguration, King delivered an exclusive for the Associated Press and received a Pulitzer nomination for his coverage of the Chechen rebels attack on the Russian military and re-taking control of Grozny. King is also widely recognized for his work in Sarajevo where one of his images was so powerful it motivated a nation into action. King captured a distraught mother arriving at a hospital holding her daughter, who was wounded in the eye by mortar fire. The picture, which ran on the cover of Panorama, sparked a huge public outpouring of sympathy and support. Upon seeing the cover, Italy's PDS party leader quickly organized the girl's evacuation. A trust fund accepted donations, which paid for the girl's medical treatment in Italy where she resides today. "I chose to work with ZUMA because they support serious photojournalism. Having an agent that will represent my work but allow me to retain copyright is vital to me," said King. "I have a really good feeling about our new relationship and look forward to working with ZUMA for many years to come." King's work has appeared in TIME, Newsweek, Paris Match, Stern, Figaro, Forbes and many others. He is now available for domestic and international assignments through ZUMA Press. For more information please contact Ruaridh Stewart, ZUMA's picture desk manager, at 949.494.7704.