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October 13, 2004 - San Clemente, CA - ZUMA reaches the top of the world with exclusive representation of the photo
documentary of NAWANG SHERPA, the first amputee to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. Four years ago, a motorcycle wreck left Nawang, an aspiring high-altitude
guide in Nepal, an amputee. With the help of UC San Francisco, followed by additional support from the High Exposure Foundation, Nawang received a prosthetic
leg and achieved his dream of making it to the top of the world! His colorful photos show his group's progress from base camp to the summit.
ZUMA's lead Nepalese shooter, MUKUNDA BOGATI, rounds-off the feature with intimate portraits of Nawang preparing for his ascent. To view more, click
here.
Emmanuel Fradin--The Latin Paradise
One of the oldest and most sensuous cabaret performances in Paris is "Paradis Latin," or the Latin Paradise. ZUMA photographer
EMMANUEL FRADIN takes us inside the marvelous theater which was rebuilt in 1889 by Gustave Eiffel, the creator of the Eiffel Tower--to give us a glimpse at the
world-famous burlesque performance. To view, click
here.
Leticia Valverdes/eyevine--Rio Funk: The Music of Sex, Drugs and Poverty
Rio funk is a crude collage of Miami bass and rap. This paired-down anti-music, made on simple machines, has almost identical rhythms and tunes, no grace of delivery
and shouted lyrics, which are predominantly crude and sexual. Photographer LETICIA VALVERDES says that depending on whom you talk to, funk is either Rio's richest
contemporary cultural movement or a dangerous hotbed of delinquency. "It's the music of choice not just for the urban poor but also for the armed drug gangs who
control the favelas, or inner-city slums," she says.
To view more of Valverdes' reportage on gang-organized Rio funk and portraits of TEJO, BLACK ALIEN and SPEED, producers and authors of the recently released Rio funk
track "Quem Que Caguetou?" (remixed by Fatboy Slim as 'Follow Me Follow Me'), click
here.
ZUMA Gives Back
ZUMA Press will be one of several proud participants supporting the National Press
Photographers Association's 47th Annual Flying Short Course (FSC). The FSC is an important industry event where professional and amateur photojournalists alike
share experiences and learn from colleagues and great speakers.
The FSC travels across the country to five different cities in a weeklong marathon of inspiring tales, unprecedented networking and unabashed portfolio reviews.
The FSC kicks off in Secaucus, New Jersey, on October 23, followed by Detroit, Michigan, on October 24, Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 26, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, on October 28 and Ventura, California, on October 30.
As a national sponsor, ZUMA will be represented at all stops. Director Scott Mc Kiernan and photographer liaison-senior
picture editor Marianna Day Massey will be in attendance. The two will be assisting with portfolio reviews and inspiring participants with a free copy of
DOUBLEtruck--ZUMA's cutting-edge photojournalism magazine.
It's not too late to join in. For registration information, click
here.
zTear Sheets
ZUMA shooters are on a roll! Check out the latest tear sheets to come in. From left to right: ZUMA
scored a nice InTouch cover back on August 10, 2004, with J.Lo at the 73rd Annual Academy Awards. On the same cover, ZUMA-KPA's
RENA DURHAM had the inset photo of NICK CARTER. FRANK FODEN's portrait of actress-singer JENNIFER LOPEZ arriving at the 61st Annual Golden Globes graces the cover
of InTouch (see the October 11, 2004, issue); Last but not least, PAUL FENTON's stunning shot of actress SHARON STONE at the 2004 Creative Emmy Awards made the
cover of People Magazine's Hollywood Daily special issue on September 15, 2004.
Nice work ZUMA shooters! To view more cool ZUMA tear sheets, click
here.
zSports Pics of the Week
Clockwise from left:
Former Major League baseball player KEN CAMINITI died of a heart attack at the age of 41 on Sunday October 10, 2004. Caminiti was the 1996 National League MVP as a
member of the San Diego Padres who later admitted to using steroids during his career. As recently as last Tuesday, he admitted in a Houston court that he violated
his probation after testing positive for cocaine last month. FILE PHOTO, ©ROBERT SEALE/Sporting News/ZUMA Press.
American swimmer AMANDA BEARD competes in the women's 200 m individual medley at the 7th FINA World Swimming Championships in Indiana, © BRIAN SPURLOCK/US
PRESSWIRE/ZUMA Press.
Ski jumpers train on a snowless hill in Pragelato, Italy--the site of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, © JONATHAN MOSCROP/La Presse/ZUMA Press.
Scotland's ANDY WEBSTER and Norway's FRODE JOHNSEN kick up a storm during their 2006 World Cup Qualifying match in Glasgow, ©FRODE JOHNSEN/EMPICS/ZUMA Press.
zReportage Update
Road to Redemption
The face of American religion is changing. Biker gangs like Chariots of Light travel the country spreading the gospel and sharing their testimony of deliverance from
substance abuse. Text and photography by Hazel Thompson/eyevine/ZUMA Press. To view more, click
here.
ZUMA Press is proud to sponsor the following Industry events:
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