April 05, 2007 - Toronto, CANADA - O Canada! Fifth Year Anniversary! The Toronto Star is the paper of record for Canada. When not making exclusive images of major events in Canada and abroad, such as the Pulitzer Prize winning Black Hawk Down images by Paul Watson, they have their fingers on the pulse of Toronto and the world. "Who can forget the surreal image of the blazing Air France plane after it careened off the end of the runway in the summer of 2005, or the amazingly powerful reportage essay 'Dominican Field of Dreams' by Peter Power. I am very proud to celebrate 5 years of representing such a super paper. Happy anniversary, Toronto Star!" Scott Mc Kiernan, Director of ZUMA Press.

The Star is a Canadian gem. Founded in 1892, it has the largest readership in the country and a staff of photographers that deliver. Movie festivals, sports, music, celebrity portraiture and features, the Star is a star!

"Toronto Star began providing images to ZUMA Press when Toronto hosted World Youth Days in 2002," said Claire Wollen, manager, Torstar Syndication Services. "Since that summer, our partnership with ZUMA Press has grown considerably, and as a result, Toronto Star images and photographers have been exposed to and appreciated by thousands of readers around the world, through publications including TIME Magazine, Newsweek, Stern Magazine and Paris Match. Our relationship with ZUMA Press also enables us to very quickly and efficiently offer exclusive or "hot" photos--including recent photos from Guantanamo Bay and photos from the Air France airplane crash in Toronto in August of 2005--to image buyers from around the world. ZUMA Press is without doubt our most valuable external partner for the sale and distribution of Toronto Star photos."

April 4, 2007 – 6-10 PM - SHOW OPENING - 'L.A. Stories' by ZUMA photographer David Healey. The one time Magnum photographer and master black & white printer brings us the streets of lala land from his unique strong perspective. 'L.A. Stories' runs through April 4 – 18 at Farmani Gallery 844 South Robertson Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. 310.657.5756

April 4, 2007 – MAJOR AWARD – DOUBLEtruck Magazine scores first place in the Best Use Of Photography for Magazines, in NPPA's Best in Photojournalism prestigious contest. Second place went to National Geographic, and rounding out third was Sports Illustrated.

April 4, 2007 – WEBSITE LAUNCH - Olivier Pojzman, ZUMA's Hollywood at home master and portrait artist to the stars, has a new celebrity site: OlivierPojzmanPhotography.com. To book him for your next portrait assignment in Hollywood, call Ian Kimbrey at 310.397.9165 or email him at Ian@ZUMApress.com . See Olivier Pojzman’s newly redesigned celebrity website. Check it out!

April 7, 2007 – 7-10 PM - ONE-MAN-SHOW - ZUMA music portrait rocker photographer John Gilhooley's one-man-show of 20 plus prints at Memphis at the Santora in Santa Ana, California. Shows runs April 7 – May 2, 2007.

April 23, 2007 – 3 – 4 PM - WAR TALK - You can join ZUMA "Hill" photographer Bill Putnam as he speaks to his alumni at Montgomery College about his time in Iraq. Putnam will be showing his war images and giving a talk about his time there in uniform and as a civilian. The college has promised punch and pie to be served afterward.

May 9, 2007 – 5 - 6:30 pm – GIVING BACK - Palm Springs Photo Festival SYMPOSIUM - ADVOCACY IN THE ARTS: An Important Conversation About the Power of Photography to Affect Social Change. Moderated by Michelle Dunn (Associate Publisher at Aperture Magazine), Mark Warford (Greenpeace Director of Communications) Kirsten Rian (Aftermath Project), Sant Khalsa (Professor, CSU, San Bernadino, Water in the West Project), Robert Glenn Ketchum (Photographer, Activist)
Evening Projections: Eikoh Hosoe & David Hume Kennerly - 9:15 pm – 11:30 pm
Poolside Party - 11:30 pm - 1:00am

To register for this entire event CLICK HERE, ZUMA Press Photographers get 15% off!