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  • 21 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman operates the electric winch and pulley that drives a pedestrian ferry on Khlong Saen Saeb. There are only a few ferries that cross the Khlong. They use a winch to pull the boat across the Khlong. The fare is 2 Thai Baht, about $0.10 (US). Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Khlong Saen Saeb was dug in 1837 to be a military supply line from Bangkok to Siamese armies battling Annamese (now Vietnamese) forces in what is now Cambodia. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The operator of the Khlong Saen Saeb ferry runs the small khlong (canal) crossing ferry from a small hut on the Phetchaburi Road side of Khlong Saen Saeb. The small ferry crosses Khlong Saen Saeb throughout the day. It is powered by an diesel engine that uses a system of cables to pull the ferry the 30 feet across the canal. It's used by pedestrians  who need to get across the khlong. The nearest bridge is about ½ mile away.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The mechanic inspects the cable that pulls a small pedestrian ferry across Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok. There are only a few ferries that cross the Khlong. They use a winch to pull the boat across the Khlong. The fare is 2 Thai Baht, about $0.10 (US). Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Khlong Saen Saeb was dug in 1837 to be a military supply line from Bangkok to Siamese armies battling Annamese (now Vietnamese) forces in what is now Cambodia. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BangkokBoats044.jpg
  • 21 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People cross Khlong Saen Saeb on a small ferry that is pulled across the Khlong by a pulley system. There are only a few ferries that cross the Khlong. They use a winch to pull the boat across the Khlong. The fare is 2 Thai Baht, about $0.10 (US). Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Khlong Saen Saeb was dug in 1837 to be a military supply line from Bangkok to Siamese armies battling Annamese (now Vietnamese) forces in what is now Cambodia. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BangkokBoats034.jpg
  • 21 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman operates the electric winch and pulley that drives a pedestrian ferry on Khlong Saen Saeb. There are only a few ferries that cross the Khlong. They use a winch to pull the boat across the Khlong. The fare is 2 Thai Baht, about $0.10 (US). Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Khlong Saen Saeb was dug in 1837 to be a military supply line from Bangkok to Siamese armies battling Annamese (now Vietnamese) forces in what is now Cambodia. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BangkokBoats038.jpg
  • 21 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People cross Khlong Saen Saeb on a small ferry that is pulled across the Khlong by a pulley system. There are only a few ferries that cross the Khlong. They use a winch to pull the boat across the Khlong. The fare is 2 Thai Baht, about $0.10 (US). Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Khlong Saen Saeb was dug in 1837 to be a military supply line from Bangkok to Siamese armies battling Annamese (now Vietnamese) forces in what is now Cambodia. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BangkokBoats033.jpg
  • 21 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The ticket taker makes change for a passenger on a pedestrian ferry on Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok. There are only a few ferries that cross the Khlong. They use a winch to pull the boat across the Khlong. The fare is 2 Thai Baht, about $0.10 (US). Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Khlong Saen Saeb was dug in 1837 to be a military supply line from Bangkok to Siamese armies battling Annamese (now Vietnamese) forces in what is now Cambodia. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BangkokBoats043.jpg
  • 21 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People cross Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok on a small ferry that is pulled across the Khlong by a pulley system. There are only a few ferries that cross the Khlong. They use a winch to pull the boat across the Khlong. The fare is 2 Thai Baht, about $0.10 (US). Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Khlong Saen Saeb was dug in 1837 to be a military supply line from Bangkok to Siamese armies battling Annamese (now Vietnamese) forces in what is now Cambodia. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BangkokBoats041.jpg
  • 21 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman operates the electric winch and pulley that drives a pedestrian ferry on Khlong Saen Saeb. There are only a few ferries that cross the Khlong. They use a winch to pull the boat across the Khlong. The fare is 2 Thai Baht, about $0.10 (US). Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Khlong Saen Saeb was dug in 1837 to be a military supply line from Bangkok to Siamese armies battling Annamese (now Vietnamese) forces in what is now Cambodia. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BangkokBoats036.jpg
  • 21 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People cross Khlong Saen Saeb on a small ferry that is pulled across the Khlong by a pulley system. There are only a few ferries that cross the Khlong. They use a winch to pull the boat across the Khlong. The fare is 2 Thai Baht, about $0.10 (US). Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Khlong Saen Saeb was dug in 1837 to be a military supply line from Bangkok to Siamese armies battling Annamese (now Vietnamese) forces in what is now Cambodia. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: School boys laugh when one of their friends gets tripped in the ropes of a passenger boat while they get off the khlong boat at the Bangkapi Mall Pier on Khlong Saen Saeb. Bangkapi Mall is one of the larger malls in Bangkok and the only with direct access to the khlong boats, although there are piers close the malls in central Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    KhlongSaenSaebBoats040.jpg
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: School boys get off the khlong boat at the Bangkapi Mall Pier on Khlong Saen Saeb. Bangkapi Mall is one of the larger malls in Bangkok and the only with direct access to the khlong boats, although there are piers close the malls in central Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    KhlongSaenSaebBoats039.jpg
  • 21 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People get off a pedestrian ferry on Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok. There are only a few ferries that cross the Khlong. They use a winch to pull the boat across the Khlong. The fare is 2 Thai Baht, about $0.10 (US). Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Khlong Saen Saeb was dug in 1837 to be a military supply line from Bangkok to Siamese armies battling Annamese (now Vietnamese) forces in what is now Cambodia. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BangkokBoats042.jpg
  • 21 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People cross Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok on a small ferry that is pulled across the Khlong by a pulley system. There are only a few ferries that cross the Khlong. They use a winch to pull the boat across the Khlong. The fare is 2 Thai Baht, about $0.10 (US). Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Khlong Saen Saeb was dug in 1837 to be a military supply line from Bangkok to Siamese armies battling Annamese (now Vietnamese) forces in what is now Cambodia. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BangkokBoats040.jpg
  • 21 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman operates the electric winch and pulley that drives a pedestrian ferry on Khlong Saen Saeb. There are only a few ferries that cross the Khlong. They use a winch to pull the boat across the Khlong. The fare is 2 Thai Baht, about $0.10 (US). Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Khlong Saen Saeb was dug in 1837 to be a military supply line from Bangkok to Siamese armies battling Annamese (now Vietnamese) forces in what is now Cambodia. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BangkokBoats037.jpg
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A 55 gallon drum is the gas tank in the passenger area of a khlong boat on Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    KhlongSaenSaebBoats036.jpg
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk walks on a bridge over the Khlong Saen Saeb at the Wat Sriboonreung Pier, the southern terminal of the Khlong Saen Saeb boat service. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People get off a pedestrian ferry on Khlong Saen Saeb, while others wait to board. There are only a few ferries that cross the Khlong. They use a winch to pull the boat across the Khlong. The fare is 2 Thai Baht, about $0.10 (US). Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Khlong Saen Saeb was dug in 1837 to be a military supply line from Bangkok to Siamese armies battling Annamese (now Vietnamese) forces in what is now Cambodia. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BangkokBoats030.jpg
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A passenger on a cross khlong ferry that is pulled by operators using ropes and pulleys waits to cross Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok. There are only 3 or 4 of the small passenger ferries left on the khlong. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    KhlongSaenSaebBoats045.jpg
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Khlong boats at the Wat Sriboonreung Pier, the southern terminal of the Khlong Saen Saeb boat service. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    KhlongSaenSaebBoats015.jpg
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers get off a khlong boat at the Bangkapi Mall Pier on Khlong Saen Saeb. Bangkapi Mall is one of the larger malls in Bangkok and the only with direct access to the khlong boats, although there are piers close the malls in central Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    KhlongSaenSaebBoats010.jpg
  • 19 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The fare collector of the Khlong Saen Saeb ferry in her booth on the Sukhumvit Road side of Khlong Saen Saeb. The small ferry crosses Khlong Saen Saeb throughout the day. It is powered by an diesel engine that uses a system of cables to pull the ferry the 30 feet across the canal. It's used by pedestrians  who need to get across the khlong. The nearest bridge is about ½ mile away.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    WinchFerry014.jpg
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A ticket taker and fare collector on the Khlong Saen Saeb passenger boats feeds cats he cares for at the Wat Sriboonreung Pier, the southern terminal of the Khlong Saen Saeb boat service. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    KhlongSaenSaebBoats025.jpg
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A ticket taker and fare collector on the Khlong Saen Saeb passenger boats feeds cats he cares for at the Wat Sriboonreung Pier, the southern terminal of the Khlong Saen Saeb boat service. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    KhlongSaenSaebBoats024.jpg
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers on a khlong boat on Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    KhlongSaenSaebBoats019.jpg
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers on a khlong boat on Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers on a khlong boat on Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    KhlongSaenSaebBoats002.jpg
  • 21 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People get off a pedestrian ferry on Khlong Saen Saeb, while others wait to board. There are only a few ferries that cross the Khlong. They use a winch to pull the boat across the Khlong. The fare is 2 Thai Baht, about $0.10 (US). Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Khlong Saen Saeb was dug in 1837 to be a military supply line from Bangkok to Siamese armies battling Annamese (now Vietnamese) forces in what is now Cambodia. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Khlong boats at the Wat Sriboonreung Pier, the southern terminal of the Khlong Saen Saeb boat service. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    KhlongSaenSaebBoats012.jpg
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers get off and on a khlong boat at the Asoke Petchaburi Pier on Khlong Saen Saeb. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    KhlongSaenSaebBoats001.jpg
  • 12 JUNE 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A waste water canal running through Khlong Toey Market in Bangkok. Khlong Toey Market in Bangkok. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Coins in the fare collector's booth of the Khlong Saen Saeb on the Sukhumvit Road side of Khlong Saen Saeb. The small ferry crosses Khlong Saen Saeb throughout the day. It is powered by an diesel engine that uses a system of cables to pull the ferry the 30 feet across the canal. It's used by pedestrians  who need to get across the khlong. The nearest bridge is about ½ mile away.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A passenger boat on Khlong Saen Saeb passes a mosque in a Muslim section of Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Khlong Saen Saeb was dug in 1837 to be a military supply line from Bangkok to Siamese armies battling Annamese (now Vietnamese) forces in what is now Cambodia. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passenger boat ticket takers and fare collectors play checkers at the Wat Sriboonreung Pier, the southern terminal of the Khlong Saen Saeb boat service. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    KhlongSaenSaebBoats034.jpg
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers on a khlong boat on Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    KhlongSaenSaebBoats013.jpg
  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers get off a khlong boat on Khlong Saen Saeb. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A driver reflected in the rear view mirror of a passenger boat on Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    KhlongSaenSaebBoats005.jpg
  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Butchers deliver sides of pork to venders in Khlong Toei market. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women look for the 2 Baht ( about .06¢ US) fare in their purses after riding across the Khlong (canal) and the ferry to the Sukhumvit side of Khlong Saen Saeb. The small ferry crosses Khlong Saen Saeb throughout the day. It is powered by an diesel engine that uses a system of cables to pull the ferry the 30 feet across the canal. It's used by pedestrians  who need to get across the khlong. The nearest bridge is about ½ mile away.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A vendor stacks watermelons in a stand in Khlong Toey Market. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Two khlong boats pass each other on Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A fish seller gives alms to a Buddhist monk in front of a pile of plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Butchers deliver sides of pork to venders in Khlong Toei market. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JUNE 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thais watch the Thai women's football (soccer) team play in the Women's World Cup on television on a TV hanging in Khlong Toey Market. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JUNE 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thais watch the Thai women's football (soccer) team play in the Women's World Cup on television on a TV hanging in Khlong Toey Market. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JUNE 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A porter waits for customers in Khlong Toey Market in Bangkok. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JUNE 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Delivery of fresh pork in Khlong Toey Market in Bangkok. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The fare collector of the Khlong Saen Saeb ferry in her booth on the Sukhumvit Road side of Khlong Saen Saeb. The small ferry crosses Khlong Saen Saeb throughout the day. It is powered by an diesel engine that uses a system of cables to pull the ferry the 30 feet across the canal. It's used by pedestrians  who need to get across the khlong. The nearest bridge is about ½ mile away.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A fare collector collects money from a passenger as a Khlong Saen Saeb passenger boat runs up the canal. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Khlong Saen Saeb was dug in 1837 to be a military supply line from Bangkok to Siamese armies battling Annamese (now Vietnamese) forces in what is now Cambodia. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A fare collector reads between stops on a khlong boat on Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A passenger pulls up the spray shield on a passenger boat on Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok. Khlong Saen Saeb is reputed to be one of the most polluted waterways in Bangkok and people who seat near the edge of the boat use a plastic sheet to keep the spray from passing boats off them. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A passenger gets on a boat on Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A ticket taker and fare collector holds onto a the safety rope on a passenger boat on Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passenger boat ticket takers and fare collectors play checkers at the Wat Sriboonreung Pier, the southern terminal of the Khlong Saen Saeb boat service. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A passenger boat pulls into the Wat Sriboonreung Pier, the southern terminal of the Khlong Saen Saeb boat service. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passenger boat crews relax during their shift at the Wat Sriboonreung Pier, the southern terminal of the Khlong Saen Saeb boat service. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Butchers deliver sides of pork to venders in Khlong Toei market. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The engine and cables that pull the small ferry across Khlong Saen Saeb. The small ferry crosses Khlong Saen Saeb throughout the day. It is powered by an diesel engine that uses a system of cables to pull the ferry the 30 feet across the canal. It's used by pedestrians  who need to get across the khlong. The nearest bridge is about ½ mile away.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman rides across Khlong Saen Saeb on the ferry. The small ferry crosses Khlong Saen Saeb throughout the day. It is powered by an diesel engine that uses a system of cables to pull the ferry the 30 feet across the canal. It's used by pedestrians  who need to get across the khlong. The nearest bridge is about ½ mile away.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A passenger boat on Khlong Saen Saeb approaches the AsokPetchaburi Pier in Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Khlong Saen Saeb was dug in 1837 to be a military supply line from Bangkok to Siamese armies battling Annamese (now Vietnamese) forces in what is now Cambodia. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A ticket taker and fare collector holds onto a the safety rope on a passenger boat on Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A ticket taker and fare collector holds onto a the safety rope on a passenger boat on Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passenger boat ticket takers and fare collectors play checkers at the Wat Sriboonreung Pier, the southern terminal of the Khlong Saen Saeb boat service. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A member of a boat crew boards her boat at the Wat Sriboonreung Pier, the southern terminal of the Khlong Saen Saeb boat service. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A member of a passenger boat crew naps between runs at the Wat Sriboonreung Pier, the southern terminal of the Khlong Saen Saeb boat service. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A driver reflected in the rear view mirror of a passenger boat on Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A fast boat on Khlong Saen Saeb approaches the AsokPetchaburi Pier in Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A fast boat on Khlong Saen Saeb approaches the AsokPetchaburi Pier in Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers clean up discarded single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers clean up discarded single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers clean up discarded single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A shopper in Khlong Toei market surrounded by produce in single use plastic bags. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A worker sorts meat products wrapped in plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Butchers deliver sides of pork to venders in Khlong Toei market. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MARCH 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A barge goes up Khlong Lat Phrao past a demolished home site. Bangkok officials are evicting about 1,000 families who have set up homes along Khlong  Lat Phrao in Bangkok, the city says they are "encroaching" on the khlong. Although some of the families have been living along the khlong (Thai for "canal") for generations, they don't have title to the property, and the city considers them squatters. The city says the residents are being evicted so the city can build new embankments to control flooding. Most of the residents have agreed to leave, but negotiations over compensation are continuing for residents who can't afford to move.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MARCH 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A motorcycle goes past a demolished home along Khlong Lat Phrao. Bangkok officials are evicting about 1,000 families who have set up homes along Khlong  Lat Phrao in Bangkok, the city says they are "encroaching" on the khlong. Although some of the families have been living along the khlong (Thai for "canal") for generations, they don't have title to the property, and the city considers them squatters. The city says the residents are being evicted so the city can build new embankments to control flooding. Most of the residents have agreed to leave, but negotiations over compensation are continuing for residents who can't afford to move.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MARCH 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Wat Lat Phrao (left) along Khlong Lat Phrao, the homes on the right side of the khlong (canal) are being demolished. Bangkok officials are evicting about 1,000 families who have set up homes along Khlong  Lat Phrao in Bangkok, the city says they are "encroaching" on the khlong. Although some of the families have been living along the khlong (Thai for "canal") for generations, they don't have title to the property, and the city considers them squatters. The city says the residents are being evicted so the city can build new embankments to control flooding. Most of the residents have agreed to leave, but negotiations over compensation are continuing for residents who can't afford to move.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 MARCH 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Khlong Lat Phrao. Bangkok officials are evicting about 1,000 families who have set up homes along Khlong  Lat Phrao in Bangkok, the city says they are "encroaching" on the khlong. Although some of the families have been living along the khlong (Thai for "canal") for generations, they don't have title to the property, and the city considers them squatters. The city says the residents are being evicted so the city can build new embankments to control flooding. Most of the residents have agreed to leave, but negotiations over compensation are continuing for residents who can't afford to move.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JUNE 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thais watch the Thai women's football (soccer) team play in the Women's World Cup on television on a TV hanging in Khlong Toey Market. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passengers on the Khlong Saen Saeb water taxis. The boats, called "khlong taxis" are really more like buses because they run a specific route and stop at specific piers on a regular schedule. Khlong Saen Saeb was dug in the 19th century to move Siamese (Thai) troops and supplies to the Khmer (Cambodian) border during a Siamese war against the Annamese (southern Vietnamese). After months of relative calm following the May 2014 coup, tensions are increasing in Bangkok. The military backed junta has threatened to crack down on anyone who opposes the government. Relations with the United States have deteriorated after Daniel Russel, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Asian and Pacific Affairs, said that normalization of relations between Thailand and the US would depend on the restoration of a credible democratically elected government in Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman rides across Khlong Saen Saeb on the ferry. The small ferry crosses Khlong Saen Saeb throughout the day. It is powered by an diesel engine that uses a system of cables to pull the ferry the 30 feet across the canal. It's used by pedestrians  who need to get across the khlong. The nearest bridge is about ½ mile away.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The engine and cables that pull the small ferry across Khlong Saen Saeb. The small ferry crosses Khlong Saen Saeb throughout the day. It is powered by an diesel engine that uses a system of cables to pull the ferry the 30 feet across the canal. It's used by pedestrians  who need to get across the khlong. The nearest bridge is about ½ mile away.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A vendor waters fresh, still alive, crabs for sale in Khlong Toey Market in Bangkok. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 APRIL 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A vendor scorches chickens over a fire to remove the feathers in Khlong Toey Market. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A ticket taker and fare collector holds onto a the safety rope while she collects ticket money from a passenger on a boat on Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A ticket taker and fare collector holds onto a the safety rope on a passenger boat on Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passenger boat ticket takers and fare collectors play checkers at the Wat Sriboonreung Pier, the southern terminal of the Khlong Saen Saeb boat service. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passenger boat ticket takers and fare collectors play checkers at the Wat Sriboonreung Pier, the southern terminal of the Khlong Saen Saeb boat service. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A passenger boat pulls into the Wat Sriboonreung Pier, the southern terminal of the Khlong Saen Saeb boat service. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Passenger boat crews relax during their shift at the Wat Sriboonreung Pier, the southern terminal of the Khlong Saen Saeb boat service. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A passenger watches Bangkok go by while she rides the Khlong Saen Saeb passenger boat. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 NOVEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A ticket taker and fare collector holds onto a the safety rope on a passenger boat on Khlong Saen Saeb in Bangkok. Bangkok used to be criss crossed by canals (called Khlongs in Thai) but most have been filled in and paved over. Khlong Saen Saeb is one of the few remaining khlongs in Bangkok with regular passenger boat service. Boats and ships play an important in daily life in Bangkok. Thousands of people commute to work daily on the Chao Phraya Express Boats and fast boats that ply Khlong Saen Saeb. Boats are used to haul commodities through the city to deep water ports for export.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers clean up discarded single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers clean up discarded single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks walk through a market street cluttered with discarded single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A worker sorts discarded single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man delivering single use plastic bags to shops in Khlong Toei market does paperwork in the back of his truck. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A shopper walks past garbage wrapped in single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Burmese worker cleans up plastic waste in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman selling towels in Khlong Toei market. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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