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  • 11 JULY 2011 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A man walks past the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok. The Erawan Shrine (in Thai San Phra Phrom) is a Hindu shrine in Bangkok, Thailand that houses a statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu creation god Brahma. A popular tourist attraction, it often features performances by resident Thai dance troupes, who are hired by worshippers in return for seeing their prayers at the shrine answered. On 21 March 2006, a man vandalised the shrine and was subsequently killed by bystanders. The shrine is located by the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel, at the Ratchaprasong intersection of Ratchadamri Road in Pathum Wan district, Bangkok, Thailand. It is near the Bangkok Skytrain's Chitlom Station, which has an elevated walkway overlooking the shrine. The area has many shopping malls nearby, including Gaysorn, CentralWorld and Amarin Plaza. The Erawan Shrine was built in 1956 as part of the government-owned Erawan Hotel to eliminate the bad karma believed caused by laying the foundations on the wrong date..The hotel's construction was delayed by a series of mishaps, including cost overruns, injuries to laborers, and the loss of a shipload of Italian marble intended for the building. Furthermore, the Ratchaprasong Intersection had once been used to put criminals on public display. An astrologer advised building the shrine to counter the negative influences. The Brahma statue was designed and built by the Department of Fine Arts and enshrined on 9 November 1956. The hotel's construction thereafter proceeded without further incident. In 1987, the hotel was demolished and the site used for the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JULY 2011 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A man lights incense before praying at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok. The Erawan Shrine (in Thai San Phra Phrom) is a Hindu shrine in Bangkok, Thailand that houses a statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu creation god Brahma. A popular tourist attraction, it often features performances by resident Thai dance troupes, who are hired by worshippers in return for seeing their prayers at the shrine answered. On 21 March 2006, a man vandalised the shrine and was subsequently killed by bystanders. The shrine is located by the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel, at the Ratchaprasong intersection of Ratchadamri Road in Pathum Wan district, Bangkok, Thailand. It is near the Bangkok Skytrain's Chitlom Station, which has an elevated walkway overlooking the shrine. The area has many shopping malls nearby, including Gaysorn, CentralWorld and Amarin Plaza. The Erawan Shrine was built in 1956 as part of the government-owned Erawan Hotel to eliminate the bad karma believed caused by laying the foundations on the wrong date..The hotel's construction was delayed by a series of mishaps, including cost overruns, injuries to laborers, and the loss of a shipload of Italian marble intended for the building. Furthermore, the Ratchaprasong Intersection had once been used to put criminals on public display. An astrologer advised building the shrine to counter the negative influences. The Brahma statue was designed and built by the Department of Fine Arts and enshrined on 9 November 1956. The hotel's construction thereafter proceeded without further incident. In 1987, the hotel was demolished and the site used for the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A blind man waits in the tattoo studio / chapel of Ajarn Neng Onnut in Bangkok. The man was there to have his tattoos, given to him by Ajarn Neng, blessed on his birthday. Ajarn Neng is a revered master of sacred tattoos and sees people all day at his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 FEBRUARY 2003 - PUERTO PENASCO, SONORA, MEXICO: An elderly man sits by himself on a bench near the town of Puerto Penasco, state of Sonora, Mexico. Puerto Penasco is known as Rocky Point among US tourists. It is in the state of Sonora, on the Sea of Cortez.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man plays Chinese checkers by himself at a Chinese shrine in Bangkok.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 MARCH 2006 - KAMPONG CHAM, KAMPONG CHAM, CAMBODIA: A man hand rolls candles at Wat Hanchey, a pre Angkorian temple complex above the Mekong River near the city of Kampong Cham in central Cambodia. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 30 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man plays Chinese checkers by himself at a Chinese shrine in Bangkok.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2012 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE:  A man walks down a corridor in the Sultan Mosque. The Sultan Mosque is the focal point of the historic Kampong Glam area of Singapore. Also known as Masjid Sultan, it was named for Sultan Hussein Shah. The mosque was originally built in the 1820s. The original structure was demolished in 1924 to make way for the current building, which was completed in 1928. The mosque holds great significance for the Muslim community, and is considered the national mosque of Singapore. It was designated a national monument in 1975.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: An Indian man prays at the Shiva Temple in the Raminthra neighborhood of Bangkok, Thailand. The temple is popular with Bangkok's Indian community.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Sept. 24, 2009 -- PATTANI, THAILAND:  A Muslim man in a tea shop in Pattani, Thailand. Thailand's three southern most provinces; Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat are often called "restive" and a decades long Muslim insurgency has gained traction recently. Nearly 4,000 people have been killed since 2004. The three southern provinces are under emergency control and there are more than 60,000 Thai military, police and paramilitary militia forces trying to keep the peace battling insurgents who favor car bombs and assassination.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Apr. 15, 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A man holds up the Ten Commandments during the "Tea Party" at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix Wednesday. Nearly 10,000 people attended the rally, which was supposed to be in opposition to the Obama economic plan but turned into a general anti-Obama rally.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT, blesses the tattoos of a Thai man who came to Ajarn Neng's home. Ajarn Neng is a revered master of sacred tattoos and sees people all day at his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT, blesses the tattoos of a Thai man who came to Ajarn Neng's home. Ajarn Neng is a revered master of sacred tattoos and sees people all day at his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT, blesses the tattoos of a Thai man who came to Ajarn Neng's home. Ajarn Neng is a revered master of sacred tattoos and sees people all day at his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT blesses the tattoos of blind man who came to have his tattoos blessed on his birthday. Ajarn Neng is a revered master of sacred tattoos and sees people all day at his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT, blesses the tattoos of a Thai man who came to Ajarn Neng's home. Ajarn Neng is a revered master of sacred tattoos and sees people all day at his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Sak Yant tattoo prayer tattooed into a man's back in Ajarn Neng Onnut's home in Bangkok. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man takes a picture with a smart phone after AJARN NENG ONNUT, gave a sacred Sak Yant tattoo to EMILY, a visitor to Thailand from the United Kingdom. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2013 - BATTAMBANG, CAMBODIA:  Portrait of a man who drives a bamboo train. The bamboo train, called a norry (nori) in Khmer is a 3m-long wood frame, covered lengthwise with slats made of ultra-light bamboo, that rests on two barbell-like bogies, the aft one connected by fan belts to a 6HP gasoline engine. The train runs on tracks originally laid by the French when Cambodia was a French colony. Years of war and neglect have made the tracks unsafe for regular trains.  Cambodians put 10 or 15 people on each one or up to three tonnes of rice and supplies. They cruise at about 15km/h. The Bamboo Train is very popular with tourists and now most of the trains around Battambang will only take tourists, who will pay a lot more than Cambodians can, to ride the train.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A Muslim man in his home in the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A Muslim man in his home in the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2012 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE:  A man reads the Koran in the main prayer hall at the Sultan Mosque in Singapore. The Sultan Mosque is the focal point of the historic Kampong Glam area of Singapore. Also known as Masjid Sultan, it was named for Sultan Hussein Shah. The mosque was originally built in the 1820s. The original structure was demolished in 1924 to make way for the current building, which was completed in 1928. The mosque holds great significance for the Muslim community, and is considered the national mosque of Singapore. It was designated a national monument in 1975.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2012 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE:  A man reads the Koran in the main prayer hall at the Sultan Mosque in Singapore. The Sultan Mosque is the focal point of the historic Kampong Glam area of Singapore. Also known as Masjid Sultan, it was named for Sultan Hussein Shah. The mosque was originally built in the 1820s. The original structure was demolished in 1924 to make way for the current building, which was completed in 1928. The mosque holds great significance for the Muslim community, and is considered the national mosque of Singapore. It was designated a national monument in 1975.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2012 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE:  A man reads the Koran in the main prayer hall at the Sultan Mosque in Singapore. The Sultan Mosque is the focal point of the historic Kampong Glam area of Singapore. Also known as Masjid Sultan, it was named for Sultan Hussein Shah. The mosque was originally built in the 1820s. The original structure was demolished in 1924 to make way for the current building, which was completed in 1928. The mosque holds great significance for the Muslim community, and is considered the national mosque of Singapore. It was designated a national monument in 1975.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2012 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE:  A man prays in the main prayer hall at the Sultan Mosque in Singapore. The Sultan Mosque is the focal point of the historic Kampong Glam area of Singapore. Also known as Masjid Sultan, it was named for Sultan Hussein Shah. The mosque was originally built in the 1820s. The original structure was demolished in 1924 to make way for the current building, which was completed in 1928. The mosque holds great significance for the Muslim community, and is considered the national mosque of Singapore. It was designated a national monument in 1975.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2012 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE:  A man prays in the main prayer hall at the Sultan Mosque in Singapore. The Sultan Mosque is the focal point of the historic Kampong Glam area of Singapore. Also known as Masjid Sultan, it was named for Sultan Hussein Shah. The mosque was originally built in the 1820s. The original structure was demolished in 1924 to make way for the current building, which was completed in 1928. The mosque holds great significance for the Muslim community, and is considered the national mosque of Singapore. It was designated a national monument in 1975.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2012 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE:  A man prays in the main prayer hall at the Sultan Mosque in Singapore. The Sultan Mosque is the focal point of the historic Kampong Glam area of Singapore. Also known as Masjid Sultan, it was named for Sultan Hussein Shah. The mosque was originally built in the 1820s. The original structure was demolished in 1924 to make way for the current building, which was completed in 1928. The mosque holds great significance for the Muslim community, and is considered the national mosque of Singapore. It was designated a national monument in 1975.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man smokes a cigarette on a street in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand and the Philippines are involved in a dispute over cigarette taxes. Philippine trade officials allege that Thailand charges an unfair import tax on Philippine cigarettes. Thai officials have responded that they have taken the matter under advisement. Philippine officials said they may take the issue to the World Trade Organization if Thailand doesn't respond by Oct. 15.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man holds a cigarette while smoking on a street in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand and the Philippines are involved in a dispute over cigarette taxes. Philippine trade officials allege that Thailand charges an unfair import tax on Philippine cigarettes. Thai officials have responded that they have taken the matter under advisement. Philippine officials said they may take the issue to the World Trade Organization if Thailand doesn't respond by Oct. 15.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man holds a cigarette while smoking on a street in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand and the Philippines are involved in a dispute over cigarette taxes. Philippine trade officials allege that Thailand charges an unfair import tax on Philippine cigarettes. Thai officials have responded that they have taken the matter under advisement. Philippine officials said they may take the issue to the World Trade Organization if Thailand doesn't respond by Oct. 15.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: An Indian man prays at the Shiva Temple in the Raminthra neighborhood of Bangkok, Thailand. The temple is popular with Bangkok's Indian community.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2012 - HANOI, VIETNAM: A man carries his child along the train tracks in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Hanoi is one of the oldest cities in Southeast Asia. It was established in 1010 A.D.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2012 - HANOI, VIETNAM: A man pulls a cart of recyclable paper and cardboard along the train tracks in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Hanoi is one of the oldest cities in Southeast Asia. It was established in 1010 A.D.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2012 - HANOI, VIETNAM:   A man sells flowers in a market near the Long Bien Train Station in Hanoi, Vietnam. Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and one of the oldest cities in Southeast Asia. It was established over 1000 years ago.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 MARCH 2012 - HANOI, VIETNAM:   A man sits on his motorcycle in an alley in the Old Quarter of Hanoi, Vietnam.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND:  A Karen Christian man makes dinner for his family in a Karen refugee village near the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care. Thai authorities have allowed the refugees to set up the village very close to the border but the villagers are not allowed to own land in Thailand and they can't legally leave the area to get jobs in Thailand.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND:  A Karen Christian man makes dinner for his family in a Karen refugee village near the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care. Thai authorities have allowed the refugees to set up the village very close to the border but the villagers are not allowed to own land in Thailand and they can't legally leave the area to get jobs in Thailand.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND:  A Karen Christian man makes dinner for his family in a Karen refugee village near the Bamboo School in Bong Ti, Thailand, about 40 miles from the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi. Sixty three children, most members of the Karen hilltribe, a persecuted ethnic minority in Burma, live at the school under the care of Catherine Riley-Bryan, whom the locals call MomoCat (Momo is the Karen hilltribe word for mother). She provides housing, food and medical care for the kids and helps them get enrolled in nearby Thai public schools. Her compound is about a half mile from the Thai-Burma border. She also helps nearby Karen refugee villages by digging water wells for them and providing medical care. Thai authorities have allowed the refugees to set up the village very close to the border but the villagers are not allowed to own land in Thailand and they can't legally leave the area to get jobs in Thailand.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 13 MARCH 2006 - CHAU DOC, AN GIANG, VIETNAM: A Cham man in a village in the Mekong Delta near Chau Doc, Vietnam. The Cham are one of the largest ethnic minorities in southern Vietnam. While most Vietnamese are Buddhists, the Cham are Moslems. The Mekong is the lifeblood of southern Vietnam. It is the country's rice bowl and has enabled Vietnam to become the second leading rice exporting country in the world (after Thailand). The Mekong delta also carries commercial and passenger traffic throughout the region.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 29 DECEMBER 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: ALEX TAFOYA, a homeless man, rests on his mattress on the floor at Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) in downtown Phoenix Wednesday. Phoenix was hit by a winter storm Wednesday that brought heavy rain and unusually cold temperatures, it is the first day of what is expected to be a week of below normal temperatures. Morning lows by Friday are expected to be 15-20 degrees blow normal. Normal lows for Phoenix are in the 40's but by Friday are expected to be in the 20's. A spokesman for CASS said they expected to fill all of their regular shelter spaces and most of their overflow spaces every night for the next week. In addition to the cold weather CASS has seen demand for the services increase sixfold in the last three years as the Phoenix economy has slid into recession. Many CASS clients now are the "new" homeless - people who used to have homes but lost their homes in the bad economy. Tafoya is one the "new" homeless. He used to work in a call center and lost his job because of the economy.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 DECEMBER 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: ALEX TAFOYA, a homeless man, rests on his mattress on the floor at Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) in downtown Phoenix Wednesday. Phoenix was hit by a winter storm Wednesday that brought heavy rain and unusually cold temperatures, it is the first day of what is expected to be a week of below normal temperatures. Morning lows by Friday are expected to be 15-20 degrees blow normal. Normal lows for Phoenix are in the 40's but by Friday are expected to be in the 20's. A spokesman for CASS said they expected to fill all of their regular shelter spaces and most of their overflow spaces every night for the next week. In addition to the cold weather CASS has seen demand for the services increase sixfold in the last three years as the Phoenix economy has slid into recession. Many CASS clients now are the "new" homeless - people who used to have homes but lost their homes in the bad economy. Tafoya is one the "new" homeless. He used to work in a call center and lost his job because of the economy.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 DECEMBER 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: LARRY, a homeless man, makes his bunk at Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) in downtown Phoenix Wednesday. Phoenix was hit by a winter storm Wednesday that brought heavy rain and unusually cold temperatures, it is the first day of what is expected to be a week of below normal temperatures. Morning lows by Friday are expected to be 15-20 degrees blow normal. Normal lows for Phoenix are in the 40's but by Friday are expected to be in the 20's. A spokesman for CASS said they expected to fill all of their regular shelter spaces and most of their overflow spaces every night for the next week. In addition to the cold weather CASS has seen demand for the services increase sixfold in the last three years as the Phoenix economy has slid into recession. Many CASS clients now are the "new" homeless - people who used to have homes but lost their homes in the bad economy.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 DECEMBER 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: LARRY, a homeless man, takes off his shoes before making his bunk at Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) in downtown Phoenix Wednesday. Phoenix was hit by a winter storm Wednesday that brought heavy rain and unusually cold temperatures, it is the first day of what is expected to be a week of below normal temperatures. Morning lows by Friday are expected to be 15-20 degrees blow normal. Normal lows for Phoenix are in the 40's but by Friday are expected to be in the 20's. A spokesman for CASS said they expected to fill all of their regular shelter spaces and most of their overflow spaces every night for the next week. In addition to the cold weather CASS has seen demand for the services increase sixfold in the last three years as the Phoenix economy has slid into recession. Many CASS clients now are the "new" homeless - people who used to have homes but lost their homes in the bad economy.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 DECEMBER 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ:  LARRY, a homeless man, walks to his bunk at Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) in downtown Phoenix Wednesday. Phoenix was hit by a winter storm Wednesday that brought heavy rain and unusually cold temperatures, it is the first day of what is expected to be a week of below normal temperatures. Morning lows by Friday are expected to be 15-20 degrees blow normal. Normal lows for Phoenix are in the 40's but by Friday are expected to be in the 20's. A spokesman for CASS said they expected to fill all of their regular shelter spaces and most of their overflow spaces every night for the next week. In addition to the cold weather CASS has seen demand for the services increase sixfold in the last three years as the Phoenix economy has slid into recession. Many CASS clients now are the "new" homeless - people who used to have homes but lost their homes in the bad economy.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 DECEMBER 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: LARRY, a homeless man, waits to check in for the night at Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) in downtown Phoenix Wednesday. Phoenix was hit by a winter storm Wednesday that brought heavy rain and unusually cold temperatures, it is the first day of what is expected to be a week of below normal temperatures. Morning lows by Friday are expected to be 15-20 degrees blow normal. Normal lows for Phoenix are in the 40's but by Friday are expected to be in the 20's. A spokesman for CASS said they expected to fill all of their regular shelter spaces and most of their overflow spaces every night for the next week. In addition to the cold weather CASS has seen demand for the services increase sixfold in the last three years as the Phoenix economy has slid into recession. Many CASS clients now are the "new" homeless - people who used to have homes but lost their homes in the bad economy.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man holds up a family portrait of the Thai Royal Family, as the yellow Royal flag flies in front of him, as he waits for the King's motorcade, Wednesday, May 5. Wednesday was Coronation Day in Thailand, marking the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyade, also known as Rama IX. He is the world's longest serving current head of state and the longest reigning monarch in Thai history. He has reigned since June 9, 1946 and his coronation was on May 5, 1950, after he finished his studies. The King is revered by the Thai people. Thousands lined the streets around the Grand Palace hoping to catch a glimpse of the King as his motorcade pulled into the palace. The King has been hospitalized since September 2009, making only infrequent trips out of the hospital for official functions, like today's ceremonies.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 23 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:    A man uses a banana leaf as an umbrella during a rain storm in Ubud, Bali. Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 23 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:    A man uses a banana leaf as an umbrella during a rain storm in Ubud, Bali. Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr 23 - BALI, INDONESIA -  An Indonesian man carries his daughter down the street in the town of Kintamani in the mountains of central Bali.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:    A man finishes a drink at a cock fight in Ubud, Bali. Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:    A man uses a banana leaf as an umbrella during a rain storm in Ubud, Bali. Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:    A man uses a banana leaf as an umbrella during a rain storm in Ubud, Bali. Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Mar 31, 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man on Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok wears a breathing mask because of the pollution at street level. Bangkok residents in 2007 produced as much carbon dioxide as New Yorkers and surpassed Londoners' emissions by 1.2 tons per capita, according to a United Nations sponsored report. Residents in Bangkok and New York each emitted 7.1 tons of the greenhouse gas in 2007 while London residents emitted 5.9 tons, according to a report compiled by the Bangkok government and the Green Leaf Foundation, a Bangkok-based environmental group, with support from the United Nations. Bangkok's transportation, electricity generation and solid wastewater treatment produced 90 per cent of the Thai capital's carbon dioxide with the transport sector alone accounting for almost 38 per cent of the annual total, the report said.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: RALPH, a homeless man in Phoenix, bows his head in prayer during breakfast at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: RALPH, a homeless man in Phoenix, applauds after morning prayers during breakfast at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: RALPH, a homeless man in Phoenix, eats breakfast with his friends at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. City zoning officials have ordered the church to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: RALPH, a homeless man in Phoenix, eats breakfast with his friends at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. City zoning officials have ordered the church to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: RALPH, a homeless man in Phoenix, shares breakfast with his dog Buddy during breakfast at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Sept. 27, 2009 -- PATTANI, THAILAND: A man takes his children to school in Pattani, Thailand, Sept. 27.  Schools and school teachers have been frequent targets of Muslim insurgents in southern Thailand and the army now provides security at many government schools.  Thailand's three southern most provinces; Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat are often called "restive" and a decades long Muslim insurgency has gained traction recently. Nearly 4,000 people have been killed since 2004. The three southern provinces are under emergency control and there are more than 60,000 Thai military, police and paramilitary militia forces trying to keep the peace battling insurgents who favor car bombs and assassination.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Sept. 27, 2009 -- PATTANI, THAILAND: A Muslim man performs a traditional Pattani folk dance from the time of the Pattani Sultanate in the 1600's at a community festival in Pattani, Thailand.  Thailand's three southern most provinces; Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat are often called "restive" and a decades long Muslim insurgency has gained traction recently. Nearly 4,000 people have been killed since 2004. The three southern provinces are under emergency control and there are more than 60,000 Thai military, police and paramilitary militia forces trying to keep the peace battling insurgents who favor car bombs and assassination.   Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Sept. 25, 2009 -- PATTANI, THAILAND: A man holds his Koran before Friday prayers in the Central Mosque in Pattani, Thailand. The mosque's Imam said a special prayer on this day for the Thai King who is in a hospital in Bangkok. Pattani's Central Mosque is considered the most architecturally striking mosque in Thailand and was a leading tourist site until the current violence put an end to mass tourism in Pattani. Thailand's three southern most provinces; Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat are often called "restive" and a decades long Muslim insurgency has gained traction recently. Nearly 4,000 people have been killed since 2004. The three southern provinces are under emergency control and there are more than 60,000 Thai military, police and paramilitary militia forces trying to keep the peace battling insurgents who favor car bombs and assassination.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Sept. 24, 2009 -- PATTANI, THAILAND:  A Muslim man in a tea shop in Pattani, Thailand. Thailand's three southern most provinces; Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat are often called "restive" and a decades long Muslim insurgency has gained traction recently. Nearly 4,000 people have been killed since 2004. The three southern provinces are under emergency control and there are more than 60,000 Thai military, police and paramilitary militia forces trying to keep the peace battling insurgents who favor car bombs and assassination.   Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Sept. 24, 2009 -- PATTANI, THAILAND:  A Muslim man in a tea shop in Pattani, Thailand. Thailand's three southern most provinces; Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat are often called "restive" and a decades long Muslim insurgency has gained traction recently. Nearly 4,000 people have been killed since 2004. The three southern provinces are under emergency control and there are more than 60,000 Thai military, police and paramilitary militia forces trying to keep the peace battling insurgents who favor car bombs and assassination.   Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Sept. 24, 2009 -- PATTANI, THAILAND:  A Muslim man in a tea shop in Pattani, Thailand. Thailand's three southern most provinces; Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat are often called "restive" and a decades long Muslim insurgency has gained traction recently. Nearly 4,000 people have been killed since 2004. The three southern provinces are under emergency control and there are more than 60,000 Thai military, police and paramilitary militia forces trying to keep the peace battling insurgents who favor car bombs and assassination.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Apr. 15, 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A man holds up a copy of the US Constitution during the "Tea Party" at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix Wednesday. Nearly 10,000 people attended the rally, which was supposed to be in opposition to the Obama economic plan but turned into a general anti-Obama rally.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Apr. 15, 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A man holds up a copy of the US Constitution during the "Tea Party" at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix Wednesday. Nearly 10,000 people attended the rally, which was supposed to be in opposition to the Obama economic plan but turned into a general anti-Obama rally.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Apr. 15, 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A man wears a hat decorated with tea bags during the "Tea Party" at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix Wednesday. Nearly 10,000 people attended the rally, which was supposed to be in opposition to the Obama economic plan but turned into a general anti-Obama rally.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Apr. 15, 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A man waves an American flag during the "Tea Party" at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix Wednesday. Nearly 10,000 people attended the rally, which was supposed to be in opposition to the Obama economic plan but turned into a general anti-Obama rally.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar 25, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man relaxes in the mosque in Ban Krua. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.     Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 19, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man smokes a water pipe in the doorway of his home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 19, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man smokes a water pipe in the doorway of his home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 16 MARCH 2009 -- VANG VIENG, LAOS: A man poles his small boat in the twilight down the Nam Xong River in Vang Vieng, Laos.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 16, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A man and his grandson in a village on Highway 13 south of Luang Prabang, Laos. Highway 13 is the main highway in Laos and carries tourist and truck traffic between the capital Vientiane and Luang Prabang. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 14, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A man works on his fishing nets in a village north of Luang Prabang, Laos.  Laos is criscrossed by a series of rivers and fish is a staple in the Lao diet. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 08 AUGUST 2007 -- ISTANBUL, TURKEY: A Turkish man in Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul, a city of about 14 million people, and the largest city in Turkey, straddles the Bosphorus Straits between Europe and Asia. It is one of the oldest cities in the world. It was once the center of the Eastern Roman Empire and was called Constantinople, named after the Roman Emperor Constantine. In 1453, Mehmet the Conqueror, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, captured the city and made it the center of the Ottoman Turkish Empire until World War I. After the war, the Ottoman Empire was dissolved and modern Turkey created. The capitol was moved to Ankara but Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) has remained the largest, most diverse city in Turkey.    Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 01 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A man stands in the doorway of a passenger car on the Phnom Penh - Battambang train. While much of Cambodia's infrastructure has been rebuilt since the wars which tore the country apart in the late 1980s, the train system is still in disrepair. There is now only one passenger train in the country. It runs from Phnom Penh to the provincial capitol Battambang and it runs only one day a week. It takes 12 hours to complete the 190 mile journey.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • SAN ANDRES LARRAINZAR, CHIAPAS, MEXICO: A Chamulan Indian man with his uncle's coffin walks along a mountain road near town of San Andres Larrainzar, Chiapas, Mexico.  ©  JACK KURTZ   FAMILY  POVERTY  INDIGENOUS   CULTURE  LAND ISSUES
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  • SAN ANDRES LARRAINZAR, CHIAPAS, MEXICO: A Chamulan Indian man with his uncle's coffin walks along a mountain road near town of San Andres Larrainzar, Chiapas, Mexico.  ©  JACK KURTZ   FAMILY  POVERTY  INDIGENOUS   CULTURE  LAND ISSUES
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  • SAN ANDRES LARRAINZAR, CHIAPAS, MEXICO: A Chamulan Indian man with his uncle's coffin walks along a mountain road near town of San Andres Larrainzar, Chiapas, Mexico.  ©  JACK KURTZ   FAMILY  POVERTY  INDIGENOUS   CULTURE  LAND ISSUES
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  • 08 AUGUST 2007 -- ISTANBUL, TURKEY: A man makes repairs on his small boat along the Bosphorus Straits in Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul, a city of about 14 million people, and the largest city in Turkey, straddles the Bosphorus Straits between Europe and Asia. It is one of the oldest cities in the world. It was once the center of the Eastern Roman Empire and was called Constantinople, named after the Roman Emperor Constantine. In 1453, Mehmet the Conqueror, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, captured the city and made it the center of the Ottoman Turkish Empire until World War I. After the war, the Ottoman Empire was dissolved and modern Turkey created. The capitol was moved to Ankara but Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) has remained the largest, most diverse city in Turkey.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 08 AUGUST 2007 -- ISTANBUL, TURKEY: A man sells Turkish flags in Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul, a city of about 14 million people, and the largest city in Turkey, straddles the Bosphorus Straits between Europe and Asia. It is one of the oldest cities in the world. It was once the center of the Eastern Roman Empire and was called Constantinople, named after the Roman Emperor Constantine. In 1453, Mehmet the Conqueror, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, captured the city and made it the center of the Ottoman Turkish Empire until World War I. After the war, the Ottoman Empire was dissolved and modern Turkey created. The capitol was moved to Ankara but Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) has remained the largest, most diverse city in Turkey.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 08 AUGUST 2007 -- ISTANBUL, TURKEY: A man walks past flags for sale in the Old Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul, a city of about 14 million people, and the largest city in Turkey, straddles the Bosphorus Straits between Europe and Asia. It is one of the oldest cities in the world. It was once the center of the Eastern Roman Empire and was called Constantinople, named after the Roman Emperor Constantine. In 1453, Mehmet the Conqueror, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, captured the city and made it the center of the Ottoman Turkish Empire until World War I. After the war, the Ottoman Empire was dissolved and modern Turkey created. The capitol was moved to Ankara but Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) has remained the largest, most diverse city in Turkey.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 JULY 2002 - TRINIDAD, SANCTI SPIRITUS, CUBA: A man rides his horse through Plaza Mayor, the main square in the colonial city of Trinidad, province of Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, July 23, 2002. Trinidad is one of the oldest cities in Cuba and was founded in 1514. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JULY 2002 - HAVANA, HAVANA, CUBA: Man with cigars in the Regla neighborhood of Havana, Cuba, July 25, 2002. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2007 - LEON, NICARAGUA:  A man rides his bicycle past colorful homes in Leon, Nicaragua. Leon was widely damaged in the 1972 earthquake and Nicaraguan revolution in 1979, many buildings are still pockmarked from bullet holes left from the war. But the city is experiencing a bit of a revival because of the proximity of the beaches of Poneloya, Las Senitas Nicaragua, about 10 miles from Leon. Nicaragua's Pacific beaches are relatively undiscovered. Small hotels and rental homes are starting to be developed but there is nothing like the rampant commercial development of Mexico's Pacific beaches.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JANUARY 2007 - MANAGUA, NICARAGUA: A man loads a bag of rice onto a hand cart in Mercado Oriental, the main market that serves Managua, Nicaragua. The market encompasses dozens of square blocks and is the largest market in Central America.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 MARCH 2006 - SIEM REAP, SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A Buddhist monk blesses a man in the Angkor Wat complex near Siem Reap, Cambodia. Angkor is one of the most important centers of Buddhism in Cambodia, but it is also the key to Cambodia's tourist development. More than one million tourists are expected to visit Angkor in 2006 and it is the largest tourist attraction in Cambodia. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2006 - KAMPONG CHHNANG, KAMPONG CHHNANG, CAMBODIA: A man throws a fishing net into the Tonle Sap River near the city of Kampong Chhnang in central Cambodia. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2006 - KAMPONG CHHNANG, KAMPONG CHHNANG, CAMBODIA: A man and boy paddle a canoe on the Tonle Sap River in the city of Kampong Chhnang in central Cambodia. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: AJARN NENG ONNUT blesses the tattoos of blind man who came to have his tattoos blessed on his birthday. Ajarn Neng is a revered master of sacred tattoos and sees people all day at his Bangkok home. Sak Yant (Thai for "tattoos of mystical drawings" sak=tattoo, yantra=mystical drawing) tattoos are popular throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The tattoos are believed to impart magical powers to the people who have them. People get the tattoos to address specific needs. For example, a business person would get a tattoo to make his business successful, and a soldier would get a tattoo to help him in battle. The tattoos are blessed by monks or people who have magical powers. Ajarn Neng, a revered tattoo master in Bangkok, uses stainless steel needles to tattoo, other tattoo masters use bamboo needles. The tattoos are growing in popularity with tourists, but Thai religious leaders try to discourage tattoo masters from giving tourists tattoos for ornamental reasons.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A Muslim man stands in the doorway of his home in the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.                PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man smokes a cigarette on a street in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand and the Philippines are involved in a dispute over cigarette taxes. Philippine trade officials allege that Thailand charges an unfair import tax on Philippine cigarettes. Thai officials have responded that they have taken the matter under advisement. Philippine officials said they may take the issue to the World Trade Organization if Thailand doesn't respond by Oct. 15.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 AUGUST 2007 -- ISTANBUL, TURKEY: A man walks through the streets of Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul, a city of about 14 million people, and the largest city in Turkey, straddles the Bosphorus Straits between Europe and Asia. It is one of the oldest cities in the world. It was once the center of the Eastern Roman Empire and was called Constantinople, named after the Roman Emperor Constantine. In 1453, Mehmet the Conqueror, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, captured the city and made it the center of the Ottoman Turkish Empire until World War I. After the war, the Ottoman Empire was dissolved and modern Turkey created. The capitol was moved to Ankara but Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) has remained the largest, most diverse city in Turkey.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 11 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:  A Hindu sadhu (holy man) at Swayambhu Stupa. The second most important Buddhist stupa in Kathmandu, Swayambhu Stupa is also a historic landmark and has panoramic views of Kathmandu. It is sacred to both Buddhists and Hindus. The stupa is being rebuilt because it was badly damaged in the 2015 earthquake.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:  A Hindu sadhu (holy man) at Swayambhu Stupa. The second most important Buddhist stupa in Kathmandu, Swayambhu Stupa is also a historic landmark and has panoramic views of Kathmandu. It is sacred to both Buddhists and Hindus. The stupa is being rebuilt because it was badly damaged in the 2015 earthquake.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL:  A Hindu sadhu (holy man) at Swayambhu Stupa. The second most important Buddhist stupa in Kathmandu, Swayambhu Stupa is also a historic landmark and has panoramic views of Kathmandu. It is sacred to both Buddhists and Hindus. The stupa is being rebuilt because it was badly damaged in the 2015 earthquake.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A Hindu holy man at in a village near Pashupatinath, the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A Hindu holy man at in a village near Pashupatinath, the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A Hindu holy man at in a village near Pashupatinath, the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 MARCH 2006 - PEAM CHIHYKAUNG, KAMPONG CHAM, CAMBODIA: A money changer in the small village of Peam Chihykaung in central Cambodia. US dollars are accepted as readily as Combodian rials in most places.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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