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December 1, 2004 - San Clemente, CA - To commemorate World AIDS Day, ZUMA Press is recognizing the many photojournalists
worldwide who apply their talent toward raising awareness about the brave organizations and individuals who help fight the war on AIDS. As a tribute to their
stellar work, we are proud to showcase selections from their stories on HIV/AIDS from around the world.
Monks Battle Taboos
Wat Prabat Nampu, Thailand - In countries such as Thailand, attempts to educate the population about HIV/AIDS and safe sex were stifled by cultural taboos about
sex. But faced with the obvious need to talk more openly about the disease and to treat AIDS sufferers, monks have taken a lead in the country's fight against
the spread of HIV and AIDS. In many instances, temple monks take it upon themselves to educate rural populations on preventing the disease. In Wat Prabat Nampu
(pictured here), monks have converted their homes into hospices for the dying. Photos by LES STONE/ZUMA Press.
21st-Century Lepers
Bacau, Romania - Victims of AIDS discrimination in Romania are fighting systemic discrimination with the help of the charity Romanian Angel Appeal. The RAA
provides support and essential medical care they would otherwise be denied. Photos by HAZEL THOMPSON/eyevine/ZUMA Press.
Terminal Hope
Johannesburg, South Africa - Staff at Sparrow Ministries' Rainbow Village do everything in their power to ease the suffering of HIV-positive residents.
Sparrow Ministries provides the only hospice for terminally ill AIDS sufferers in Western Johannesburg. Photos by
SILVIA MORARA/La Presse/ZUMA Press.
One Man Army
Zhumadian, Henan, China - GAO YAO JIE is a prominent retired gynecologist who has become one of China's foremost grassroots AIDS activists. Dr. Gao helps poor
farmers in Henan Province who became infected with HIV in the 1990s when they sold their blood. The now outlawed blood-collection stations used unsanitary
practices that spread blood-borne diseases. In some villages, over 50 percent of the population is infected with HIV. Dr. Gao is the only one to provide
information about the disease to villagers. Photos by JIA JUN SHEN/Imaginechina/ZUMA Press.
Prison Hell
Huntsville, Alabama, USA - Alabama's prison system is widely recognized for its systemic problems and deplorable conditions. Ranked 50th in the nation in terms of
medical spending per prisoner, life is even worse for Alabama inmates diagnosed with HIV or AIDS. At the Limestone Correctional Facility, inmates with HIV/AIDS
live out their lives quarantined from other inmates and prison activities. Prisoners with HIV/AIDS line up three to four times a day to receive their medications.
The first "pill call" occurs at 3 a.m. If one is too sick to get up and stand in line, he misses his meds. Photos by
ROBIN NELSON/ZUMA Press.
zNews
Ukraine Election Crisis
ZUMA Press is your source for front-line coverage of the public upheaval over the Ukraine's alleged election fraud. With feeds
from the top shooters at Kommersant, plus, our own ROBERT KING, who has left Iraq to cover events in the Balkan nation, we're sure to capture all the action as
it unfolds. To book King for an assignment in the Ukraine, contact Trish Murphy or Ruaridh Stewart at 949.481.3747.
Dear Hunter Slaying
Minneapolis Star-Tribune/ZUMA was among the first sources for pictures from the scene of the bizarre shooting incident
that left six deer hunters dead last week in rural Wisconsin. Kudos to photojournalist RENEE JONES for her quick response on the night of the shootings.
zEvent
All are invited to The Photographers Gathering's special holiday event where Scott Mc Kiernan, director and founder
of ZUMA Press, will be the featured guest speaker.
Date: Sunday, December 12, 2004
Time: 5 p.m.
Venue: 841 N. Grandview Ave. Fullerton, California 92832
Topic: The best photojournalism of 2004--the year of conflict
Participants are encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy or a cash donation for Fullerton Interfaith Emergency Services. FIES runs a food bank serving North Orange
County and provides transitional living shelter for families in distress.
The Photographers' Gathering, a loose-knit and informal group of student and professional photographers, hosts an ongoing series of events that nurture and support
the social, artistic and creative needs of photographers everywhere. The gatherings are produced by Davis Barber
and Jacqueline Lovato. For more information visit http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/dbarber/gathering/.
Chronicles of the Keystone Archive
From the archives of Keystone Press Agency, ZUMA is proud to showcase portraits of the late JOHN D BARRYMORE--the heir to an
acting dynasty and father of actress Drew Barrymore.
John Barrymore died this week of unknown causes. His early roles in the 1950s included the movies The Sundowners and High Lonesome.
To view more, click here. Keystone Press Agency--the best of the 20th century and beyond!
zSports Picks of the Week
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Las Vegas, Nevada - Challenger MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA (R) defeats WBC World Super Featherweight champion ERIK MORALES in front of a sold out crowd of at The MGM
Grand in Las Vegas. Photo by ROB DELORENZO/ZUMA Press.
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Scottsdale, Arizona - WAYNE SANDERS shoots out a balloon as he races around the course at the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association (CMSA) world
championship. Cowboy mounted shooting is a timed sporting event in which competitors ride a set course on horseback breaking balloons with single action
revolvers like those used in the "Old West." Photo by JACK KURTZ/ZUMA Press.
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San Antonio, Texas - San Antonio Spurs' DEVIN BROWN looks for room through the Utah Jazz players KEITH McLEOD and KIRK SNYDER at the SBC Center. The Spurs beat
Utah Jazz 109-76. Photo by EDWARD ORNELAS/San Antonio Express-News/ZUMA Press.
zReportage Update
Cambodia's New Killing Fields
To see people dying in AIDS hospices, on the streets and in their modest homes is to wonder if a country that endured so much suffering under the Khmer Rouge
can bear any more grief. Clearly, Cambodia's agony did not end with the death of Pol Pot and the collapse of his regime. A new, more deadly scourge threatens
to tear apart Cambodia's economic and social fabric. Cambodia's government and economy, weakened by decades of civil war, is ill equipped to combat this new,
virulent enemy from within.
Text and photography by ©KARL GROBL/ZUMA Press.
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