Story of the Week #787: TUESDAY May 25, 2021: ‘GARDEN OF LIFE: Wedding Anniversary Self-Portrait Series’ by award winning ZUMA Press Photographer Benjamin Rusnak. Couples ultimate day is usually their wedding day. The anniversary ultimate commemorative treat to savor is an anniversary book of the event and its happenings. For groom Benjamin, a professional photographer and his bride Susan Bryant a professional writer, a gift from his mother to celebrate their romance after their wedding on May 23, 1999, started an annual tradition that this week marked 20th edition, with a memorable selfie reflecting the times. Their Pandemic 2020 riveting image, just made it into a Museum show! The Palm Beach Photographic Centre Museum Exhibition, highlighted the couple in the actual wedding day dress and tuxedo, they wore two decades ago and striking the pose they made last year, masked and scared of the deadly virus. One of 50 stunning images immortalized in the larger than life: THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY show, which tells the story of an unforgettable 2020, The New Normal, COVID Times. The show curated by picture editor/photo-journalist Curator Scott Mc Kiernan is open to the public for the next 90 days. Welcome to Susan and Ben’s ‘GARDEN OF LIFE’.
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press
Jan 30, 2010, Raleigh, North Carolina; USA: Guitarist TONY RICE of performs live as part of the Pine Cone Music Festival that took place at Meymandi Concert Hall located in downtown Raleigh.
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press
May 23, 2021, Taipei, Taiwan: Military officers wearing personal protective equipment disinfect areas in Taipei, as Taiwan has seen a dramatic increase in the number of locally acquired cases. Taiwan on Sunday reported 287 new domestic cases of Covid, according to Taiwan CDC.
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press
March 26, 2021, HONG KONG, CHINA: Female customer walking out of NIKE Shop inside shopping arcade in Hong Kong. Chinese Communist is taking a retaliatory measure to boycott famous Western brand goods in response to the Western end-users refusal of using cotton raw materials of Uyghur origins.
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press
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.
Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press
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
