31 DECEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women take a "selfie" under the lights at the New Year's party in Rathaprasong. Hundreds of thousands of people pack into the Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok for the city's annual New Year's Eve countdown. Many Thais go the Erawan Shrine and Wat Pathum Wanaram near the intersection to pray and make merit before going to their New Year's parties. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ