ZUMA’s Daniel Ceng Shou-YI on DW.com

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May 21, 2021, New Taipei, New Taipei, Taiwan: Medical workers conduct swabbing tests for citizens in New Taipei, following 312 new Covid-19 cases reported on Friday, amid an escalation of community transmissions. Many Non essential businesses, shops, schools and gatherings as well as large scale events have been postponed or cancelled by the government as a gesture to curb the spread of Covid-19.

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ZUMA’s Daniel Ceng Shou-YI featured on Stern.de

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May 18, 2021, Taipei, Taiwan: Military officers wearing personal protective equipment disinfect a major subway station in Taipei, as Taiwan has seen a dramatic increase in the number of locally acquired cases. The capital and New Taipei, where domestic cases were largely reported, have imposed stricter restrictions including suspending large scale activities, asking people to wear a mask outdoor, and forcing non essential businesses to close for curbing the spread of the coronavirus. 

Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press

Opening Next Week at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre “The New Normal:COVID Times” Exhibition by Award-Winning ZUMA Press Photojournalists Runs May 21-August 14

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SHAKE, RATTLE and ROLL

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SHAKE, RATTLE and ROLL: February 27, 2020, St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia: HAARCHAANA, a young female white Polar bear shakes off water at Leningrad Zoo. She is celebrating 2020 International Polar Bear Day. (Credit Image: © Peter Kovalev/TASS via ZUMA Press)

SPENT

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SPENT: July 25, 2020, Bilbao, Spain: The Kaiku Vusa sponsored rowing team collapse exhausted at the finish of their run during the Bandera de Bilbao competition, round seven of Eusko Label Liga 2020 season. They finished tenth or twelve teams. (Credit Image: © Edu Del Fresno/ZUMA Wire)

PRESIDENT SELFIE

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PRESIDENT SELFIE: January 18, 2020, Indianola, Iowa, USA: Former U.S. Vice President JOE BIDEN, candidate for President in Democrat primaries, takes selfies with students after speaking during a campaign event at Simpson College Saturday. About 250 people came to Simpson College to listen to Vice President talk about his reasons for running for President. Iowa hosts the first event of the presidential election cycle. The Iowa Caucuses are in two weeks on February 3rd. (Credit Image: © Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Wire)

WWE RUMBLE IN DA GARDEN

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WWE RUMBLE IN GARDEN: May 25, 2020, Elkton, Oregon, USA: A wild garter snake captures and eats a bullfrog on the bank of the Umpqua River near Elkton in rural Douglas County, Oregon. According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife garter snakes are known to eat frogs, toads, salamanders, birds, fish, reptiles, and small mammals. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Wire)

HEAVENLY BODIES 

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HEAVENLY BODIES: July 16, 2020, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA: Retrograde comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) NASA discovered March 27, 2020. Passing by Earth on 6,766 year orbital trip, seen over Crater Lake in Oregon’s Crater Lake National Park. The lake is 1,949 feet (594 m) deep at its deepest point, which makes it the deepest lake in the United States, the second-deepest in North America. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Wire)

FIRE MAN

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FIRE MAN: September 6, 2020, Yucaipa, California, USA: The El Dorado Fire is reflected in the glasses of an Arroyo Grande Hot Shots firefighter as he watches a backfire burn at Carter Street and Bears Den Ranch Road in Yucaipa on Sunday. (Credit Image: © Terry Pierson/Orange County Register via ZUMA Wire)

JUST ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL 

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JUST ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL: October 16, 2020, Bangkok, Thailand: One man is trying to hold off a battilion of police in full riot gear. As water mist fills the air, from police using water cannons to disperse pro-democracy protesters during an anti-government rally in Bangkok. Pro-democracy protesters take part in a rally against the royalist elite and the military-backed government calling for political and monarchy reforms. (Credit Image: © Vichan Poti/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)

MERRY CHRISTMAS 

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MERRY CHRISTMAS: December 25, 2020, Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia: Ice dancers YEKATERINA MIRONOVA leans back and lets out a scream as her partner YEVGENY USTENKO holds on to her, during the free dance programme at the 2021 Russian Figure Skating Championships at Traktor Ice Arena on saying to wining Bronze Medal in Ice Dance Program. (Credit Image: © Sergei Bobylev/TASS via ZUMA Press)

MUSICAL CARS

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MUSICAL CARS: January 4, 2021, Los Angeles, California, USA: Motorists wait in long lines to take a coronavirus test in a parking lot at Dodger Stadium. The test site is the biggest in the United States and has tested more than a million people since it opened at the beginning of the pandemic. Los Angeles and Southern California are at the epicenter of the biggest surge of people infected by the virus in the United States. (Credit Image: © Ringo Chiu/ZUMA Wire)

I AM AUNG SUU KYI

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I AM AUNG SUU KYI: February 17, 2021, Yangon, Myanmar: Scores of protesters are holding placards with Aung San Suu Kyi’s portrait, against the logo for National League for Democracy is a political party and slogan: JUSTICE FOR MYANMAR. A massive crowd took to the streets blocking a major road Pagoda Road, protesting against the military coup and demanding the release of State Counsellor of Myanmar, Aung who is also the party’s Chairperson. Myanmar’s military detained Aung on February 1, 2021 and declared a state of emergency. Her National League for Democracy is a political party is country’s ruling party after a landslide victory in the 2015 general election, but was overthrown in a military coup d’Ètat in early 2021. (Credit Image: © Aung Kyaw Htet/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire)

Current Exhibit

Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press

Opening Next Week at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre “The New Normal:COVID Times” Exhibition by Award-Winning ZUMA Press Photojournalists Runs May 21-August 14

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Public is Invited to Guest Lecture by Featured Photographers on May 20 & FREE Opening Reception on May 21

(West Palm Beach, FL – May 11, 2021) Fatima NeJame, president and chief executive officer of the world-renowned Palm Beach Photographic Centre (PBPC), today announced that its next stellar exhibition—its first public event since temporarily closing last year—will open next week and is being sponsored by the Premium News Picture Wire Service ZUMA Press:

The New Normal:
COVID Times
Opening May 21 and Running Through August 14

Culled from the 2021 edition of The Year in Pictures 2020: Apocalypse NOW, the acclaimed annual movie produced by the founder of ZUMA Wire Service, Scott Mc Kiernan, who also curated this exhibition of award-winning photography by ZUMA Press photojournalists from around the world. The new exhibition will present the “Pictures of the Year” in sports, entertainment and news—the visual story of 2020, starting at the beginning of The Lost Year, and running all the way to the final days of Limbo Year.

“Just as the dreaded pandemic begins to wane, come see images that need to be seen, spanning the planet,” invites Mc Kiernan. “These are moments in time that will stop you in your tracks and stay with you forever, as the photographers’ unique talent and skills bring you to the heart of the matter at hand, with grace, respect and chilling honesty.”

“COVID Times captures humanity at its darkest hours and witnesses others rise above and beyond, showing that hope never dies,” adds Mc Kiernan. “Thanks to these courageous photographers on the frontlines of history, we can see and share the good, bad and beautiful of it all at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre Museum.”

The exhibition will feature more than 60 top award-winning pictures by photojournalists worldwide, including this year’s POYi (Pictures of the Year International) Competition’s 1st place winner of Sports Action, and the Award of Excellence for Spot News. The oldest and the most prestigious photojournalism program and competition in the world, POYi’s mission is to recognize excellence in documentary photography and photojournalism.

The New Normal exhibition also includes the 3rd Place, Sports Action winner of the 2020 AIPS Sport Media Awards, as well as eight of the pictures that won a Communication ArtsMagazine 2021 Photography Competition Award.

Free Guest Lecture – Thursday, May 20, 5 to 7 pm
Education Evening at the Photo Centre will be a “Ted Talk”-style presentation by photographers featured in the exhibition, moderated by Mc Kiernan, ZUMA’s Director of Photography.
Free Opening Reception – Friday, May 21, 6 to 8 pm
This is the perfect opportunity for photo fans to experience the exhibition and mingle with some of the featured photojournalists.

Closing special all day (August 14, 2021) event is in the works.
Stay tune for updates.

Notes:

About the Communication Arts Magazine Photography Competition:
This is one of the most prestigious competitions for creativity in photography. Winning entries are distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Photography Annual, in print and digital editions, and online at http://www.commarts.com.

About POYi (Pictures of the Year International):
This is a program of the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute of the Missouri School of Journalism. For more information, please visitwww.POYi.org.

About ZUMA Press Wire Service:
World Wide Web pioneering has its’ first digital news service. Started in the early 1990s by photojournalists for photojournalists—not shareholders or billionaires—ZUMA Press is now the world’s largest independent press agency and wire service.

About the Palm Beach Photographic Centre:
The Photo Centre is located at the downtown City Center municipal complex at 415 Clematis Street in downtown West Palm Beach. Hours are 10 am to 5 pm. Monday through Saturday. For more information, please call 561.253.2600 or visit http://www.workshop.org or http://www.fotofusion.org.

The Palm Beach Photographic Centre is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching life through the photographic arts. All donations are greatly appreciated at http://www.workshop.org/contrib.

ZUMA’s Daniel Ceng Shou-Yi featured on DW.com

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May 15, 2021, Taipei, Taipei, Taipei: Military officers sanitise Covid testing centers and workers as the island has raised its Covid alert to level 3 after reporting 180 more locally acquired Covid cases Saturday, with stricter restrictions imposed in the capital Taipei and New Taipei. Local authorities of the two cities have made mask wearing in outdoor areas compulsory while suspending operation of non essential shops and many activities as well as entertainment.

Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press