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December 9, 2004 - San Clemente, CA - ZUMA continues to attract the most elite talent in the Industry. World-renowned
photojournalist COLIN FINLAY--one of the foremost documentary photojournalists in the world--signed on for exclusive worldwide representation
by ZUMA Press.
"Truth is never on vacation, she never rests. The hard stories need a voice. ZUMA is proud to rep such a voice in dedicated
photojournalist Colin Finlay. He has spent almost two decades covering the most prolific stories of our time. His reportage on the horror of famine, the loneliness
of AIDS and the cruel truth of indentured child labor are issues that continue to resurface," says Scott Mc Kiernan, director and founder
of ZUMA Press. "His passion for the truth, no matter how harsh, is respected by editors worldwide and is a natural fit
for ZUMA and our prestigious growing zReportage.com editorial
service," says McKiernan.
With such powerful reporting, Finlay received numerous industry awards from POYs to an Emmy.
In 1997, he took a first-place Issue Reporting Photography Award for his essay "Child Labor." This same project was nominated for ICP's prestigious Infinity Award.
His TIME Online multimedia essay, "Rickshaw Pullers," won first place in 1998 for Best Online Photography and also took the Southeast Asia Journalism Award.
That same year, his portfolio of news and feature photographs from around the world earned him a third-place Magazine Photographer of the Year Award. Finlay's photo
essay on child labor was also selected for inclusion, and as the wraparound cover, for The Human Condition: Photojournalism 97 (Graphis Press). Some of these
images were shown in a group exhibition at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
Finlay's visual talent also allows him to work behind the video camera. In '98 and '99, he was nominated for two individual Emmys and, in 2000, his news team won the
coveted Emmy for the Fox News documentary Black & Brown: When Colors Collide, an exploration of interracial tensions between teenagers in Los Angeles.
Finlay switches gears from photojournalism to high-end corporate photography as quick as the Mark II is fast! When not shooting international assignment work or
developing projects for media giants like Fox News and HBO, Finlay can be found shooting ad campaigns for Fortune 500s like Eastman Kodak. Just last week, Kodak
commissioned him to shoot one of their latest ad campaigns for the new series of Kodak digital cameras.
Finlay's first book, The Unheard Voice: Portraits of Childhood (Browning/Cohen),
served as the basis for his first essay published by zReportage.com (see November 9, 2004). Based in Los Angeles, California, Finlay is currently working on his second
book.
ZUMA will be scanning, captioning and loading Finlay's extensive image archive
into ZUMApress.com over the next few months. In the
meantime, editors are welcome to email our research manager, Camilla Zenz, for specific image requests.
Finlay is now available for global assignments through ZUMA Press. For more information, please
contact Trish Murphy at 949.481.3747.
zSports
The controversy over steroid use among professional athletes continued this week. Just a few of the names implicated thus far include U.S. track star Marion Jones,
San Francisco Giants MVP Barry Bonds and New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi. For iconic portraits and action shots of every athlete you're looking for, be sure
to check out ZUMApress.com.
Chronicles of the Keystone Archive
1979 to 1981, U.S.-Iran relations reached an all-time low with the Iran Hostage Crisis. Analysts fear the current tensions over Iran's nuclear program could spark a
new confrontation. To view more from the KPA archive in Iran, click here.
zMusic
2004 KIIS-FM Jingle Ball
KROQ's ClausFest
The holiday concert season is here. Check out the cool coverage from KROQ's ClausFest and the 2004 KIIS-FM Jingle Ball. ZUMA gets
continuous coverage of live performances from around the world. Visit ZUMApress.com to view more.
zEvents
Aesthetics 2004
All are invited to Perfect Exposure Gallery's annual Aesthetics group photo exhibit. Aesthetics features the work of over 30 established and up-and-coming local and
international photographers who shoot in a variety of mediums. This year, we are proud to announce that ZUMA
shooters, ARMANDO ARORIZO, ROB DELORENZO and SPENCER GRANT
will be among the photographers participating in the exhibit.
Date: December 2, 2004 through January 28, 2005
Venue: Perfect Exposure Gallery, 3513 W. 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90020
For more information, visit ThePerfectExposure.com or call 213.381.1137.
The Photographers' Gathering
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/.
zReportage Update
Rebel Monks
In January 2005, the highest court in Greece will rule on a religious debate, which caused a deep divide in the holiest mountain area of the country. People hope it
will provide a resolution for the 30-year standoff between Patriarch Bartholomew, the Orthodox leader and the monks of Esphigmenou Monastery and end the three years
of ordered persecution of the monks.
Text and photography by ŠNIKOS PILOS/ZUMA Press.
To view more click here.
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