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16 FEBRUARY 2017 - THEPHARAK, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND: A boatman who uses his small boat as a ferry, and his girlfriend, wait for passengers on Khlong Samrung, in the Bangkok suburbs. The boatman pulls it across using a system of ropes and pulleys. He's been working on the boat since he was a child. Small ferries like this used to be common in Bangkok but many of the khlongs (the canals that used to crisscross Bangkok) have been filled in and bridges have been across the remaining khlongs. Now there are only a handful of the ferries left. This ferry charges 2 Baht (the equivalent of about .06¢ US) per person to take a person across the khlong. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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Thailand in Black and White, Khlong Samrong Rope Ferry
16 FEBRUARY 2017 - THEPHARAK, SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND: A boatman who uses his small boat as a ferry, and his girlfriend, wait for passengers on Khlong Samrung, in the Bangkok suburbs. The boatman pulls it across using a system of ropes and pulleys. He's been working on the boat since he was a child. Small ferries like this used to be common in Bangkok but many of the khlongs (the canals that used to crisscross Bangkok) have been filled in and bridges have been across the remaining khlongs. Now there are only a handful of the ferries left. This ferry charges 2 Baht (the equivalent of about .06¢ US) per person to take a person across the khlong. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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