It’s been a heck of a week, from turmoil in the world financial markets to “Hands Off” protests in all 50 states.
ZUMA’s newest collection of images, The Pictures Of the Week is now published. Check out the best images by ZUMA Press from April 5-11, 2025 at thepicturesoftheweek.com #photojournalism
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November 30, 2023: A man rides a motorcycle past a sign painted to promote Venezuela’s struggle for the rescue of the Essequibo, in the city of Valencia, Carabobo state. (Credit Image: © Juan Carlos Hernandez/ZUMA Press Wire)
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press
April 8, 2025, Bangkok, Thailand: Search and rescue workers scale the rubble pile during one last search for survivors at the State Audit Office construction site collapse in Bangkok, Thailand caused by the March 28th 7.7 earthquake in neighboring Myanmar. The under construction government high rise stood at 33 stories tall when the earthquake struck while the workers were on their lunch break, causing it to implode downward with violent force. Official numbers now list 20 dead recovered and 9 injured from the site with 74 still unaccounted for.
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ZUMA Press is proud to be known as a leading historical content picture agency globally. ZUMA today solved Finnish publisher Ilta-Sanomat scores picture needs for their 100+ page special publication, that hits Finnish newsstands today April 10, 2025 called “Sodan arvet” (Scars of War), a World War II historical in-depth review.
June 9, 2019, Hong Kong, China: In Hong Kong, media tycoon and strong supporter for pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, Jimmy Lai ( centre ) leads protesters calling for HKSAR to take back Fugitive Offenders Ordinance during protest march in June,2019. (Credit Image: © Liau Chung-ren/ZUMA Press Wire)
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press
Scott Mc Kiernan Presents zReportage.com Issue #984 Story of the Week: Published TUESDAY April 8, 2024: ‘SPRING OFFENSIVE’ by ZUMA Press award winning photographer in Ukraine Madeleine Kelly: Russian forces are preparing to launch a fresh military offensive in the coming weeks to maximize pressure on Ukraine and strengthen the Kremlin’s negotiating position in ceasefire talks, the Ukrainian government stated. The move could give Russian President Putin every reason to delay discussions about pausing the fighting in favor of seeking more land, renewing their country’s repeated arguments that Russia has no intention of engaging in meaningful dialogue to end the war. The US will know within weeks whether Russia is serious about pursuing peace with Ukraine, the secretary of state Rubio has said, warning that Trump was not ”going to fall into the trap of endless negotiations” with Moscow. Welcome to ‘Spring Offensive
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April 7, 2025, Altadena, California: Altadena’s famous Bunny Museum was burnt in the Eaton Fire, but the co-Founders, husband and wife; Candace Frazee and Steve Lubanski, who started collecting the items after they began a tradition of giving each other new rabbit-themed gifts every day, are “So Hoppy” about the thousands of people who have contacted them since the raging inferno to offer support, financial donations and bunnies so they can rebuild and be even better. An American Flag is behind Steve, and a Graffiti Artist known as the Bandit Graffiti is behind the flag.
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April 7, 2025, Altadena, California: Marilyn Madson, a Costume Designer and Master Weaver and Seamstress of over 35 years, known for her exceptional designs in Marvel Super Hero films like Guardians of the Galaxy, the Hunger Games, Star Trek: Picard, Avengers, Thor and Whitney Houston’s The Body Guard, among dozens of others, saw her entire collection of designs, wardrobes, books and mementos from “Old Hollywood” to the Present go up in flames in the Eaton Fire. Three months after that fateful day, she is digging through her destroyed lot by herself, in a disposable HazMat suit, trying to find any remnants of treasure, to little avail, as she prepares for FEMA to send in the Army Corps of Engineers to begin Debris removal the next day.
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April 7, 2025, Altadena, California: Laurie Starr, whose usual job is as a Phlebotomist, came from Washington State with her husband-to-be to help the victims of the L.A. Fires, by accepting Debris-Removal jobs with Odin Construction Solutions, a Contractor with the Army Corps of Engineers/FEMA. Their task is to clear the fire-decimated properties of all ash, debris and waste. Her and her fiancé, who is driving the heavy equipment behind her — left secure and higher paying jobs to do this “humanitarian work” — a more temporary, but rewarding position. They are living in a hotel sponsored by the company. (Here she is on the property of Hollywood Costumer Marilyn Madson, who lost her entire 40 year archive of fashion designs and memorabilia to the fire.
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April 8, 2025, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA: Brass Band sang and danced to the protest chants from the Hands-Off rally, including, “Hey Hey! Ho Ho! Elon Musk has go to go!” Thousands gathered on April 5, 2025, at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to protest against policies implemented by the Trump administration. The event, part of the nationwide “Hands Off!” movement, drew a diverse crowd demanding protection of civil liberties and democratic norms.
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