16 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: An abandoned building on Phetchaburi Rd in central Bangkok, Thailand. The building sits in an empty lot next to an exclusive high rise condominium building. It used to be an optician's shop with residences above the ground floor shop. The global economic slowdown had little visible effect in Bangkok. Construction projects dot the city of 12 million and development continues unabated. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ