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What Would You Do For Global Warming?

April 13, 2005 - San Clemente, CA - ZUMA Press photojournalist Les Stone has embarked on an assignment as epic as the challenge he's photographing. Stone is documenting polar explorers Lonnie Dupre and Eric Larsen as they battle extreme fog, hypothermic temperatures and unstable ice conditions with hopes of becoming the first to make a summer crossing of the Arctic Ocean.

The duo will pull and paddle specially modified canoes over 1,240 miles of shifting sea ice and Open Ocean. The 100-day unsupported journey across the geographic North Pole to Ellesmere Island, Canada begins on May 12.

The mission, called One World Expedition, hopes to raise awareness of the growing threat of global warming, which is felt around the world, but particularly in the earth's delicate polar regions. With 10% less ice covering the Arctic Ocean than there was 40 years ago, the expedition will have their work cut out for them.

As a warm-up, Stone covered the two-man team training in Churchill, Canada. He will also be shooting the history-making team as they set out from Siberia, as they cross the North Pole and as they reach the end of their epic journey in Canada.

For licensing information or to book Stone or any other ZUMA photojournalist on assignment, please contact Trish Murphy at 949.481.3747.

zFeature

Library at the Top of the World - Sobol Productions/ZUMA Press

Foreigners visit Nepal expecting a land of magic and mountains. But the mountain kingdom is in fact in the midst of a standoff between Maoists rebels and the king. It's short on resources, infrastructure and almost entirely dependent on foreign aid and tourism.

Until two years ago, many Nepali districts had no public libraries where children could riffle through a shelf of books or look up something in an encyclopedia.

With illiteracy rates at 50%, a Nevada based education specialist, Antonia Neubauer Ph.D., decided to step in and create an independent, non-profit organization to help mountain communities build and sustain libraries. This feature follows the progress of stocking and opening the first Library at the Top of the World. Photos by Sobol Productions/ZUMA Press, text by Louisa Kasdon/ZUMA Press.

Expulsion from Paradise - Eyal Ofer/ZUMA Press

Built in the 1980s, Palm Beach Hotel is a relic of times past. Located in Gaza's Gush Katif settlement, the once glorious hot spot nestled just two miles from a sandy beach was a popular tourist destination until the Intifada began in 2000. Today, the few rooms still connected to electricity and water serves as a squatter's paradise for surfers. This feature is part of an ongoing series on Gaza's settlers that Ofer is working on in run-up to the pending disengagement process. You can find more pictures from this essay on ZUMApress.com.

Ofer is hoping to hook-up with reporters who are interested in taping his intimate knowledge of the area and contacts with the people (both Israeli and Palestinians) to create stories on this subject. For more information, contact Ruaridh Stewart at 949.494.7707.

zSports

NFL Draft

All eyes are on the upcoming NFL draft. Who will be the #1 pick? On August 23rd, Mike Nolan and the San Francisco 49ers will lead with their first round draft pick. Who will it be? David Pollack? Alex Smith? Carnell Williams? You'll find more rising NFL stars on ZUMApress.com.

Mike Tyson Back in the Ring

Mike Tyson has signed a contract to fight Ireland's Kevin McBride on June 11th in Washington D.C. Click to view more ZUMA of the former heavyweight champ.

Jocelyne Benzakin Remembered

Friends, colleagues and admirers of Jocelyne Benzakin, founder of picture agency JB Pictures in New York City, are brainstorming ways to keep her legacy alive. The former agent and past editor at TIME and Photos (France) passed away at her New York home on March 31st at the age of 59.

Ideas about a possible art show held in her honor are being discussed. To find out more about how to get involved, email JB-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

zEvents

Master Workshop with Legend Don McCullin at Berkeley

Date: April 17, 2005
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Venue: 1285 66th Street, Emeryville, California
Register online at Fotovision.org or call 415.725.1636.

As one who rarely leaves his English homeland, this is a rare opportunity to meet and interact with Don McCullin, the war photographer extraordinaire. Listen as to the master speak with wisdom, insight and humility.

"As a teenager I happened upon Don's amazingly real Vietnam War images. I was moved and terrified all at once," said Scott Mc Kiernan, photojournalist and founder of ZUMA Press. "I knew from that day I had to become a photojournalist and cover social issues and conflict. Don is one my heroes," he said.

McCullin has influenced generations of other photographers including Sebastião Salgado and James Nachtwey.

Roundtable-JOURNALISTS UNDER FIRE: VIETNAM & IRAQ

Date: April 19, 2005
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue: Wheeler Auditorium, UC Berkeley

This panel discussion is another must see photo event, this time with UC Berkeley Adjunct Professor Ken Light in conversation with talented war photojournalists Catherine Leroy, Don McCullin and David Leeson.

If you're in the San Francisco Bay area next week and interested in photojournalism and war photography, you won't want to miss these events.

For more information, please see: Fotovision.org.

Photo Imaging & Design Expo

The Photo Imaging & Design Expo hits San Diego next month. Be sure to check it out, and while you're there, stop in on the panel discussion presented by the Women in Photography International: The Do's and Don'ts of Working in Photography.

Moderated by: Jean Ferro, Photo Artist/President/WIPI
Panelists: Scott McKiernan/ZUMApress.com, Karen Hansen/FreshLists.com and Francoise Kirkland/DouglasKirkland.com
Date: April 20, 2005
Time: 2 p.m.
Venue: San Diego Convention Center

For more information, please see: http://www.womeninphotography.org/wipihome.html
or http://photoimaginganddesign.com/pide/index.po.

Archiving & Digital Asset Management: An ASMP/It's Your Business Seminar

Speaker: Scott Mc Kiernan, director and founder of ZUMA Press
Date: May 19, 2005
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Venue: Ray Street Studios
Address: 3436 Ray Street, San Diego, CA 92104-4233

For more information, please call ASMP at 215.451.2767, ext. 1203 or visit http://www.asmp.org/commerce/damanagement.php.

zReportage Update

Guns of Khyber Pass - ©Georgie Scott/eyevine/ZUMA Press

More than a century ago, the British passed on the art of gun making to the locals of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province. It was a small price to pay for securing safe passage through the Khyber Pass. At the time, no one realized the impact weapons manufacturing would have on the local economy or culture.

With no arable land to farm, the town of Darra Adam Khel embraced the new skill as a means for survival. Today, Darra's economy depends on the trade and manufacture of replica firearms.

To license this or any other zReportage.com essay, please contact Anna Piccioni at 949.481.3747.

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