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ZUMA Press Replaces Corbis as the
Exclusive Rep of Germany's Largest Independent Photo Agency
Laguna Beach, CA - April 23, 2003
ZUMA Press, Inc. (www.ZUMApress.com), one of the world's leading providers of editorial photography, is pleased to announce the expansion of its license agreement with Action Press, Germany's largest independent photo agency.
Action Press has represented ZUMA's work in Germany for over six years. Beginning today the arrangement will be reciprocated: ZUMA Press now represents Action Press exclusively in the United States, replacing Corbis.
"Action Press is one of our oldest and most important agency partnerships. The 600+ photographers represented by Action Press consistently deliver high quality, global coverage of news, sports and entertainment, among other subjects," said Scott Mc Kiernan, Director of ZUMA Press.
"We are proud to represent Action Press and look forward to growing their market penetration in the US," he said.
About Action Press
Founded in Hamburg, in 1970, Action Press is the largest, privately owned photo agency in Germany. The agency represents approximately 600 photographers and supplies images to over 1,200 clients nationally and internationally. The Action Press digital image library contains over one million images, supplemented by over six million images in its physical archive. In October, 2002, Hunzinger Information AG took control of Action Press following the retirement of the company's founder, Hartmut Doerk. Doerk's legacy lives on, however, through the dynamic leadership of his daughter, Katharina Doerk, and Sven Ten Doornkaat, Ulf Schmidt Funke & Moritz Hunzinger, currently the Managing Directors of Action Press.
About ZUMA Press
Incorporated in 1995 by photojournalists for photojournalists, ZUMA Pres is now the world's largest independent press agency and wire service. Establishing the first Website for image download back in early '90s, ZUMA now represents over 1,200 photographers worldwide and 33 of the best picture agencies around the globe, as well as over three dozen major newspapers. ZUMA photographers have won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer, World Press, BOP and POY.
ZUMA properties include: Bearing Witness Book Series, picture books that have to seen; DOUBLEtruck magazine, the ultimate showcase of cutting-edge photojournalism; Keystone Picture Agency, the best visual history of the 20th century and beyond; KONA Pictures, art and commerce with flair; zReportage.com, the high-end, elite photojournalism service; and ZUMA Press, the flagship premium wire service for news, entertainment and sports pictures!
For more information, visit ZUMApress.com.
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