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ZUMA Press to Represent Australia's Best Image and Movie Stills Collection
Laguna Beach, CA - May 7, 2003
ZUMA Press, one of the world's leading providers of editorial photography, is pleased to announce the expansion of its partnership with Australia's oldest and best-established picture agency, Austral International Press Agency. Beginning this week ZUMA Press will represent Austral's outstanding news, features and entertainment coverage exclusively in the Americas.
The agreement also makes Austral and its sources important contributors to the ZUMA Press Movie Stills Collection, currently the world's largest online archive of movie imagery. The collection features over 50,000 hi-res repro images ready for immediate download via www.ZUMApress.com, including pictures dating back to just after the invention of motion pictures by Thomas Edison in 1893, up to and including next week's blockbuster. Every day many more new images from Austral and others are added to ZUMA's collection of early classics and tomorrow's epics.
Today's agreement with Austral extends the existing partnership between the two agencies in which Austral represents ZUMA Press exclusively Down Under.
"In the five years Austral has represented ZUMA they have demonstrated unrivaled access to and relationships with Australia's most influential picture editors that directly translates into great sales and play for our images," says Scott Mc Kiernan, Director of ZUMA Press. "Based on the level of interest in Australian news, features, entertainment and international movie stills, we expect to deliver similar returns for Austral's collection," he says.
About Austral International Press Agency
Established in 1954 Austral is the oldest and best-established photo agency in Australia, being the first agency to have a fully operational, searchable Website in that market. Having dominated the former physical period of photo distribution and now leading the market in the new technology era, Austral is considered as a must visit site by key media in Australia. To see some of Austral's images go to www.ZUMApress.com and type Austral in the Search box!
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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