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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A Chinese gem buyer talks to a man selling gems in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A Thai gem buyer looks at an uncut sapphire from Africa in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A boy holds a candle while carolers perform at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A doll representing the baby Jesus on the altar at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: The Christmas procession at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: The Christmas procession leaves the church at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Children for photos with Santa in the "North Pole" at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiChristmasFair019.jpg
  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A woman poses for photos with Santa in the "North Pole" at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Performers wait to go on stage during the pageant at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: The tunnel of stars at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Girls performing in the pageant waits to go on stage at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiChristmasFair008.jpg
  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND:  A couple on a motorcycle rides through the street market in Chantaburi. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND:  Inside the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Chantaburi. It is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who emigrated to Thailand. The current cathedral building was sited and construction started while Chantaburi was occupied by French forces that had occupied neighboring Cambodia. The cathedral was finished after the French were expelled from Thailand. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND:  Inside Wat Khetnaboonyaram, a Vietnamese Buddhist temple in Chantaburi. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A man makes paper boots for a temple in Chantaburi. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A noodle soup shop in Chantaburi. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A gem buyer grades gems brought to him in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiGemMarketBW010.jpg
  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A Thai man selling loose gems waits for customers with his daughter in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A European gem buyer looks at gems brought to him in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiGemMarketBW004.jpg
  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A woman selling unpolished gems and semi-precious stones in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiGemMarketDay02046.jpg
  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Men walk through the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiGemMarketDay02045.jpg
  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A Chinese gem buyer talks to a man selling gems in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiGemMarketDay02042.jpg
  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Thai gem merchants chat before opening their shop in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiGemMarketDay02035.jpg
  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A European gem buyer looks at gems brought to him in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiGemMarketDay02026.jpg
  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A European gem buyer looks at gems brought to him in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiGemMarketDay02025.jpg
  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Piles of unpolished gems and precious stones in the Chantaburi gem market. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiGemMarketDay02023.jpg
  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A Thai man selling gems and Buddhist amulets talks to his friends in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiGemMarketDay02021.jpg
  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A woman looks at the precious stones a Thai man in selling in the Chantaburi gem market. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiGemMarketDay02015.jpg
  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A light show representing the birth of Christ is projected on the front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception during the cathedral's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Part of the crowd at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Carolers sing at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Carolers sing at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: The Christmas procession at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: The full moon behind the cathedral in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiChristmasFair025.jpg
  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Children for photos with Santa in the "North Pole" at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: The Christmas show at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiChristmasFair016.jpg
  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: People performing in the pageant waits to go on stage at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A girl performing in the pageant waits to go on stage at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiChristmasFair003.jpg
  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND:  The riverfront of the Chantaburi River. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND:  The riverfront of the Chantaburi River. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND:  A volunteer puts flowers on the pews in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Chantaburi. It is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who emigrated to Thailand. The current cathedral building was sited and construction started while Chantaburi was occupied by French forces that had occupied neighboring Cambodia. The cathedral was finished after the French were expelled from Thailand. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A statue of an angel in the Vietnamese Catholic community near the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Chantaburi. The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Chantaburi. It is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who emigrated to Thailand. The current cathedral building was sited and construction started while Chantaburi was occupied by French forces that had occupied neighboring Cambodia. The cathedral was finished after the French were expelled from Thailand. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Men play chess in a food stall in Chantaburi. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Men play chess in a food stall in Chantaburi. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiFeatures010.jpg
  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND:  A Chinese temple in Chantaburi. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiFeatures004.jpg
  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Thai gem merchants chat before opening their shop in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiGemMarketBW008.jpg
  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A Chinese gem buyer talks to a man selling gems in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiGemMarketDay02043.jpg
  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A gem buyer looks at gems in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiGemMarketDay02041.jpg
  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A Thai man selling loose gems waits for customers with his daughter in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiGemMarketDay02029.jpg
  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A Thai man selling gems and Buddhist amulets talks to his friends in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiGemMarketDay02019.jpg
  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A woman looks at the precious stones a Thai man in selling in the Chantaburi gem market. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiGemMarketDay02016.jpg
  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A Thai man selling gems and precious stones in the Chantaburi gem market. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ChantaburiGemMarketDay02014.jpg
  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A light show representing the birth of Christ is projected on the front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception during the cathedral's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: High school students make the "sign of the cross" at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Women pray at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A priest leads the procession at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: The Christmas procession leaves the church at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Girls playing dancing Santas in the Christmas pageant pose for pictures in a chapel at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Girls playing elves in the Christmas pageant get ready for the show at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Girls playing reindeer in the Christmas pageant get ready for the show at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A girl and her father watch the Christmas show at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: The Christmas show at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Girls performing in the pageant waits to go on stage at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A woman plays with her granddaughter while they wait for the Christmas Fair to start at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A mural of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Chantaburi. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A woman rides her motorcycle past a mural of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Chantaburi. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND:  A volunteer puts flowers on the pews in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Chantaburi. It is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who emigrated to Thailand. The current cathedral building was sited and construction started while Chantaburi was occupied by French forces that had occupied neighboring Cambodia. The cathedral was finished after the French were expelled from Thailand. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND:  A woman prays in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Chantaburi. It is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who emigrated to Thailand. The current cathedral building was sited and construction started while Chantaburi was occupied by French forces that had occupied neighboring Cambodia. The cathedral was finished after the French were expelled from Thailand. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: People walk out of Wat Khetnaboonyaram, a Vietnamese Buddhist temple in Chantaburi. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: People walk out of Wat Khetnaboonyaram, a Vietnamese Buddhist temple in Chantaburi. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND:  The roofline of Wat Klang in Chantaburi. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A man makes paper boots for a temple in Chantaburi. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Men play chess in a food stall in Chantaburi. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A noodle soup shop in Chantaburi. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Food vendors set up their stands in front of a traditional shop house in Chantaburi. Chantaburi is the capital city of Chantaburi province on the Chantaburi River. Because of its relatively well preserved tradition architecture and internationally famous gem market, Chantaburi is a popular weekend destination for Thai tourists.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Merchants in the gem market eat lunch from a street food cart in front of a gem cutting shop in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Merchants in the gem market eat lunch from a street food cart in front of a gem cutting shop in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A European gem buyer (left) and his translator look at gems brought to them in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A Thai gem buyer grades gems brought to him in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Merchants in the gem market eat lunch from a street food cart in front of a gem cutting shop in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A gem buyer grades gems brought to him in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A European gem buyer (center, background) looks at gems brought to him in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A European gem buyer looks at gems brought to him in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A European gem buyer (left) and his translator look at gems brought to them in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A Thai man selling loose gems waits for customers with his daughter in the gem market in Chantaburi. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Piles of unpolished gems and precious stones in the Chantaburi gem market. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A street food vendor waits for customers in front of a gem cutting shop in the Chantaburi gem market. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A Thai man selling gems and precious stones in the Chantaburi gem market. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A Thai gem seller sets up his table on the edge of the Chantaburi gem market. The gem market in Chantaburi, a provincial town in eastern Thailand, is open on weekends. Chantaburi used to be an active gem mining area in Thailand, but the mines are played out now. Now buyers and sellers come from around the world to Chantaburi for the weekend market. Many of the stones come from Myanmar, others come from mines in Afghanistan and Africa.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: The priest carries a doll representing the baby Jesus at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Women pray at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A doll representing the baby Jesus on the altar at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: A priest leads the procession at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: The full moon behind the cathedral in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Girls playing dancing Santas in the Christmas pageant pose for pictures in a chapel at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Siblings play cotton balls the represent snow in the "North Pole" at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: The Christmas show at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Performers wait to go on stage during the pageant at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2018 - CHANTABURI, THAILAND: Girls wearing Christmas decorations eat snacks at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception's Christmas Fair in Chantaburi. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is holding its annual Christmas festival, this year called “Sweet Christmas @ Chantaburi 2018”. The Cathedral is the largest Catholic church in Thailand and was founded more than 300 years ago by Vietnamese Catholics who settled in Thailand, then Siam.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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