Show Navigation

Search Results

Refine Search
Match all words
Match any word
Prints
Personal Use
Royalty-Free
Rights-Managed
(leave unchecked to
search all images)
{ 5633 images found }

Loading ()...

  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR:  A family of Burmese refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Thailand walks into their new housing in a displaced persons facility for returning refugees in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseRefugeeRepatriation067.jpg
  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR: A Myanmar police officer helps Myanmar refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Thailand. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseRefugeeRepatriation064.jpg
  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR: A Burmese government officials inspects housing in a displaced persons facility for returning refugees in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseRefugeeRepatriation071.jpg
  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR:  A family of Burmese refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Thailand walks into their new housing in a displaced persons facility for returning refugees in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseRefugeeRepatriation068.jpg
  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR:  A family of Burmese refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Thailand walks into their new housing in a displaced persons facility for returning refugees in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseRefugeeRepatriation066.jpg
  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR: A family of Burmese refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Thailand look at their new housing in a displaced persons facility for returning refugees in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseRefugeeRepatriation065.jpg
  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR: Soldiers from the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army - Border Guard Force, a pro-government militia made up of former anti-government guerillas, watch Myanmar refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Thailand. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseRefugeeRepatriation063.jpg
  • 26 OCTOBER 2016 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN STATE, MYANMAR: Soldiers from the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army - Border Guard Force, a pro-government militia made up of former anti-government guerillas, watch Myanmar refugees repatriated to Myanmar from Thailand. Sixtyfive Burmese refugees living in the Nupo Temporary Shelter refugee camp in Tak Province of Thailand were voluntarily repatriated to Myanmar. About 11,000 people live in the camp. The repatriation was the first large scale repatriation of Myanmar refugees living in Thailand. Government officials on both sides of the Thai / Myanmar border said the repatriation was made possible by recent democratic reforms in Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Burmese refugees living in camps along the Thai / Myanmar border. The Thai government has expressed interest several times in the last two years in starting the process of repatriating the refugees.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BurmeseRefugeeRepatriation062.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: The market in  Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar023.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: People pray at the Dae Tain Aung temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar013.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: A Buddhist monk drinks tea during his morning rounds for alms in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy, a town of about 65,000, is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar009.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Workers clean a stupa at the Shwe Minn Wany temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy, is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar008.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Workers clean a stupa at the Shwe Minn Wany temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy, is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar006.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People buy tee shirts marking the Pope's visit to Myanmar at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass049.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People buy tee shirts marking the Pope's visit to Myanmar at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass048.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People buy tee shirts marking the Pope's visit to Myanmar at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass047.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Black market currency traders count their Kyat (Burmese currency) in Myawaddy, Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar033.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Black market currency traders count their Kyat (Burmese currency) in Myawaddy, Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar032.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Pool players in a pool hall in Myawaddy, Myanmar (Burma). Pool was brought to Burma during the British colonial era and is now played throughout the country. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar031.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Pool players in a pool hall in Myawaddy, Myanmar (Burma). Pool was brought to Burma during the British colonial era and is now played throughout the country. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar030.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: A food stall on the street in Myawaddy, Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar029.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Rickshaw drivers nap while waiting for fares in Myawaddy, Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar028.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Children a hole in the cement wall around their home Myawaddy, Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar027.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: The market in  Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar026.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: The market in  Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar025.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: The market in  Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar024.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: The market in  Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar022.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Myawaddy, Myanmar is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar021.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: A woman carries Burmese rice cakes through the market in Myawaddy, Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy  is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar020.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: A family in their home in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar019.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Oranges being taken to the market in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar018.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: A rickshaw taxi in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar017.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: A family on a motor scooter in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar016.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: A water melon vendor walks through Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy, a town of about 65,000, is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar015.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Girls look out over the city of Myawaddy, Myanmar, from the Dae Tain Aung temple. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar014.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: A monk walks through a neighborhood in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar012.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: A man makes bamboo furniture for sale in the market in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy, a town of about 65,000, is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar011.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: A novice monk walks through Myawaddy, Myanmar, during his morning rounds for alms. Myawaddy, a town of about 65,000, is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar010.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Workers clean a stupa at the Shwe Minn Wany temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy, is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar007.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: People pray in the Shwe Minn Wany temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy, a city of 65,000, is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar005.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: An angel in the Shwe Minn Wany temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar004.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: People pray in the Shwe Minn Wany temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy, a city of 65,000, is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar003.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Buddhas in the Shwe Minn Wany temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    Myanmar002.jpg
  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Myawaddy, Myanmar is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Myanmar001.jpg
  • 05 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A woman peers out the front door to the home of Aung San Suu Kyi. She lived in house arrest here for more than 15 years. Suu Kyi is now contesting a national election in Myanmar and hosted a press conference at her home. During the press conference, which lasted 90 minutes, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), said that if the NLD won the election she would serve "above" the President. When questioned about the Rohingya crisis in western Myanmar, a reporter called the situation "dramatic" and Suu Kyi replied the entire country is in a "dramatic situation" and the problems of the Rohingya should not be "exaggerated." She said the "great majority of our people remain as poor as ever." She also said the NLD would make a "fuss" if election results were "suspicious." Citizens of Myanmar go to the polls Sunday November 8 in what is widely viewed as the most democratic and contested election in Myanmar's history. The NLD is widely expected to win the election.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SuuKyiPressConf036.jpg
  • 03 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: People in downtown Yangon listen to speakers at a Democratic Party Myanmar campaign rally. The Democratic Party of Myanmar was established in the wake of the 1988 protests and contested the 2010 elections. The party is running candidates in several races for the Myanmar legislature.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonElexFeatures007.jpg
  • 06 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: A Rohingya Muslim carpenter works on planks that will be used to build a new boat (background) near an IDP camp a few miles from Sittwe, Myanmar. The government of Myanmar has forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camps around Sittwe. The forced relocation took place in 2012 after sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities in Sittwe and left hundreds dead. None of the camps have electricity and some have been denied access to regular rations for nine months. Conditions for the Rohingya in the camps have fueled an exodus of Rohingya refugees to Malaysia and Thailand. Tens of thousands have put to sea in rickety boats hoping to land in Malaysia but sometimes landing in Thailand. The exodus has fueled the boat building boom on the waterfront near the camps. Authorities expect the pace of refugees fleeing Myanmar to accelerate during the cool season, December through February, when there are fewer storms in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaBoatMakers003.jpg
  • 06 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Fishing boats tied in a creek near an IDP camp for Rohingya Muslims a few miles from Sittwe, Myanmar. The government of Myanmar has forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camps around Sittwe. The forced relocation took place in 2012 after sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities in Sittwe and left hundreds dead. None of the camps have electricity and some have been denied access to regular rations for nine months. Conditions for the Rohingya in the camps have fueled an exodus of Rohingya refugees to Malaysia and Thailand. Tens of thousands have put to sea in rickety boats hoping to land in Malaysia but sometimes landing in Thailand. The exodus has fueled the boat building boom on the waterfront near the camps. Authorities expect the pace of refugees fleeing Myanmar to accelerate during the cool season, December through February, when there are fewer storms in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaBoatMakers002.jpg
  • 05 NOVEMBER 2014 - SITTWE, RAKHINE, MYANMAR: Fishing boats tied in a creek near an IDP camp for Rohingya Muslims a few miles from Sittwe, Myanmar. The government of Myanmar has forced more than 140,000 Rohingya Muslims who used to live in Sittwe, Myanmar, into squalid Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camps around Sittwe. The forced relocation took place in 2012 after sectarian violence devastated Rohingya communities in Sittwe and left hundreds dead. None of the camps have electricity and some have been denied access to regular rations for nine months. Conditions for the Rohingya in the camps have fueled an exodus of Rohingya refugees to Malaysia and Thailand. Tens of thousands have put to sea in rickety boats hoping to land in Malaysia but sometimes landing in Thailand. The exodus has fueled the boat building boom on the waterfront near the camps. Authorities expect the pace of refugees fleeing Myanmar to accelerate during the cool season, December through February, when there are fewer storms in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaBoatMakers001.jpg
  • 14 JUNE 2013 -  PANTANAW, AYEYARWADY, MYANMAR:  Farm workers near Pantanaw, Myanmar use water buffalo, also called carabao, to till a rice paddy. Much of the agricultural industry in Myanmar still uses human and animal power to get work done, compared to neighboring Thailand, where the most of the work is mechanized. After decades of military mismanagement that led to years of rice imports, Myanmar (Burma) is on track to become one of the world's leading rice exporters in the next two years and could challenge traditional rice exporter leader Thailand. Political and economic reforms have improved rice yields and new mills are being built across the country. Burmese eat more rice than any other people in the world. The average Burmese consumes 210 kilos of rice per year and rice makes up 75 percent of the diet.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Myanmar1013.jpg
  • 14 JUNE 2013 -  PANTANAW, AYEYARWADY, MYANMAR:  Farm workers near Pantanaw, Myanmar use water buffalo, also called carabao, to till a rice paddy. Much of the agricultural industry in Myanmar still uses human and animal power to get work done, compared to neighboring Thailand, where the most of the work is mechanized. After decades of military mismanagement that led to years of rice imports, Myanmar (Burma) is on track to become one of the world's leading rice exporters in the next two years and could challenge traditional rice exporter leader Thailand. Political and economic reforms have improved rice yields and new mills are being built across the country. Burmese eat more rice than any other people in the world. The average Burmese consumes 210 kilos of rice per year and rice makes up 75 percent of the diet.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyanmarRiceIndustry059.jpg
  • 14 JUNE 2013 -  PANTANAW, AYEYARWADY, MYANMAR:  Farm workers near Pantanaw, Myanmar use water buffalo, also called carabao, to till a rice paddy. Much of the agricultural industry in Myanmar still uses human and animal power to get work done, compared to neighboring Thailand, where the most of the work is mechanized. After decades of military mismanagement that led to years of rice imports, Myanmar (Burma) is on track to become one of the world's leading rice exporters in the next two years and could challenge traditional rice exporter leader Thailand. Political and economic reforms have improved rice yields and new mills are being built across the country. Burmese eat more rice than any other people in the world. The average Burmese consumes 210 kilos of rice per year and rice makes up 75 percent of the diet.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyanmarRiceIndustry058.jpg
  • 14 JUNE 2013 -  PANTANAW, AYEYARWADY, MYANMAR:  Farm workers near Pantanaw, Myanmar use water buffalo, also called carabao, to till a rice paddy. Much of the agricultural industry in Myanmar still uses human and animal power to get work done, compared to neighboring Thailand, where the most of the work is mechanized. After decades of military mismanagement that led to years of rice imports, Myanmar (Burma) is on track to become one of the world's leading rice exporters in the next two years and could challenge traditional rice exporter leader Thailand. Political and economic reforms have improved rice yields and new mills are being built across the country. Burmese eat more rice than any other people in the world. The average Burmese consumes 210 kilos of rice per year and rice makes up 75 percent of the diet.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyanmarRiceIndustry057.jpg
  • 14 JUNE 2013 -  PANTANAW, AYEYARWADY, MYANMAR:  Farm workers near Pantanaw, Myanmar use water buffalo, also called carabao, to till a rice paddy. Much of the agricultural industry in Myanmar still uses human and animal power to get work done, compared to neighboring Thailand, where the most of the work is mechanized. After decades of military mismanagement that led to years of rice imports, Myanmar (Burma) is on track to become one of the world's leading rice exporters in the next two years and could challenge traditional rice exporter leader Thailand. Political and economic reforms have improved rice yields and new mills are being built across the country. Burmese eat more rice than any other people in the world. The average Burmese consumes 210 kilos of rice per year and rice makes up 75 percent of the diet.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyanmarRiceIndustry056.jpg
  • 14 JUNE 2013 -  PANTANAW, AYEYARWADY, MYANMAR: Workers harvest baby rice plants for replanting in a field near Pantanaw, Myanmar. Much of the agricultural industry in Myanmar still uses human and animal power to get work done, compared to neighboring Thailand, where the most of the work is mechanized. After decades of military mismanagement that led to years of rice imports, Myanmar (Burma) is on track to become one of the world's leading rice exporters in the next two years and could challenge traditional rice exporter leader Thailand. Political and economic reforms have improved rice yields and new mills are being built across the country. Burmese eat more rice than any other people in the world. The average Burmese consumes 210 kilos of rice per year and rice makes up 75 percent of the diet.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyanmarRiceIndustry047.jpg
  • 14 JUNE 2013 -  PANTANAW, AYEYARWADY, MYANMAR: Workers harvest baby rice plants for replanting in a field near Pantanaw, Myanmar. Much of the agricultural industry in Myanmar still uses human and animal power to get work done, compared to neighboring Thailand, where the most of the work is mechanized. After decades of military mismanagement that led to years of rice imports, Myanmar (Burma) is on track to become one of the world's leading rice exporters in the next two years and could challenge traditional rice exporter leader Thailand. Political and economic reforms have improved rice yields and new mills are being built across the country. Burmese eat more rice than any other people in the world. The average Burmese consumes 210 kilos of rice per year and rice makes up 75 percent of the diet.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyanmarRiceIndustry046.jpg
  • 14 JUNE 2013 -  PANTANAW, AYEYARWADY, MYANMAR: Workers harvest baby rice plants for replanting in a field near Pantanaw, Myanmar. Much of the agricultural industry in Myanmar still uses human and animal power to get work done, compared to neighboring Thailand, where the most of the work is mechanized. After decades of military mismanagement that led to years of rice imports, Myanmar (Burma) is on track to become one of the world's leading rice exporters in the next two years and could challenge traditional rice exporter leader Thailand. Political and economic reforms have improved rice yields and new mills are being built across the country. Burmese eat more rice than any other people in the world. The average Burmese consumes 210 kilos of rice per year and rice makes up 75 percent of the diet.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyanmarRiceIndustry042.jpg
  • 14 JUNE 2013 -  PANTANAW, AYEYARWADY, MYANMAR: Workers harvest baby rice plants for replanting in a field near Pantanaw, Myanmar. Much of the agricultural industry in Myanmar still uses human and animal power to get work done, compared to neighboring Thailand, where the most of the work is mechanized. After decades of military mismanagement that led to years of rice imports, Myanmar (Burma) is on track to become one of the world's leading rice exporters in the next two years and could challenge traditional rice exporter leader Thailand. Political and economic reforms have improved rice yields and new mills are being built across the country. Burmese eat more rice than any other people in the world. The average Burmese consumes 210 kilos of rice per year and rice makes up 75 percent of the diet.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyanmarRiceIndustry041.jpg
  • 14 JUNE 2013 -  PANTANAW, AYEYARWADY, MYANMAR: Workers harvest baby rice plants for replanting in a field near Pantanaw, Myanmar. Much of the agricultural industry in Myanmar still uses human and animal power to get work done, compared to neighboring Thailand, where the most of the work is mechanized. After decades of military mismanagement that led to years of rice imports, Myanmar (Burma) is on track to become one of the world's leading rice exporters in the next two years and could challenge traditional rice exporter leader Thailand. Political and economic reforms have improved rice yields and new mills are being built across the country. Burmese eat more rice than any other people in the world. The average Burmese consumes 210 kilos of rice per year and rice makes up 75 percent of the diet.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyanmarRiceIndustry037.jpg
  • 14 JUNE 2013 -  PANTANAW, AYEYARWADY, MYANMAR: Workers harvest baby rice plants for replanting in a field near Pantanaw, Myanmar. Much of the agricultural industry in Myanmar still uses human and animal power to get work done, compared to neighboring Thailand, where the most of the work is mechanized. After decades of military mismanagement that led to years of rice imports, Myanmar (Burma) is on track to become one of the world's leading rice exporters in the next two years and could challenge traditional rice exporter leader Thailand. Political and economic reforms have improved rice yields and new mills are being built across the country. Burmese eat more rice than any other people in the world. The average Burmese consumes 210 kilos of rice per year and rice makes up 75 percent of the diet.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyanmarRiceIndustry032.jpg
  • 12 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Steverdores unload rice barges along the Irrawaddy River in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar, formerly Burma, was to be the biggest rice producer and exporter in the world before World War II. But since the war, Myanmar's rice production has plummeted and now it is a rice importer.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyanmarRiceIndustry006.jpg
  • 12 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Steverdores unload rice barges along the Irrawaddy River in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar, formerly Burma, was to be the biggest rice producer and exporter in the world before World War II. But since the war, Myanmar's rice production has plummeted and now it is a rice importer.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyanmarRiceIndustry003.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A worker at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi carries a stack of credentials for people going to the Papal Mass in Yangon on November 29. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass060.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People line up at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi to get tickets to attend the Papal Mass in Yangon. The public mass will be held November 29. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass059.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People line up at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi to get tickets to attend the Papal Mass in Yangon. The public mass will be held November 29. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass056.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People line up at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi to get tickets to attend the Papal Mass in Yangon. The public mass will be held November 29. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass055.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People line up at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi to get tickets to attend the Papal Mass in Yangon. The public mass will be held November 29. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass054.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A girl with a papal flag she bought at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass052.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A woman with a papal flag she bought at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass051.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A woman with a papal flag she bought at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass050.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People walk under a portrait of Pope Francis as they leave Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon, after mass. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass045.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A woman comforts her baby during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. A portrait of Pope Francis hangs over the entrance of the church. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass044.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: The front of Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass043.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: The sanctuary is so full people sit on the floor during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass042.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People pray during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass041.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Father JOHN LEE (right) serves communion at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass040.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: Father JOHN LEE (right) serves communion at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass039.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People pray during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass038.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People pray during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass037.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People pray during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass036.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People pray during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass035.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: People pray during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass034.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR:  A man kneels in the portico during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. More than 500 people attend mass at Sacred Heart's, and the sanctuary was full. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass032.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR:  A man kneels in the portico during mass at Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. More than 500 people attend mass at Sacred Heart's, and the sanctuary was full. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass031.jpg
  • 19 NOVEMBER 2017 - HWAMBI, YANGON REGION, MYANMAR: A banner announcing the visit of Pope Francis to Myanmar hangs in front of Sacred Heart’s Catholic Church in Hwambi, about 90 minutes north of Yangon. Catholics in Myanmar are preparing for the visit of Pope Francis. He is coming to the Buddhist majority country November 27-30. There about 500,000 Catholics in Myanmar, about 1% of the population. Catholicism was originally brought to what is now Myanmar more than 500 years ago by Portuguese missionaries and traders.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    HwambiCatholicMass002.jpg
  • 08 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  A Muslim woman drops her completed ballot into the ballot box in central Yangon. The citizens of Myanmar went to the polls Sunday to vote in the most democratic elections since 1990. The National League for Democracy, (NLD) the party of Aung San Suu Kyi is widely expected to get the most votes in the election, but it is not certain if they will get enough votes to secure an outright victory. The polls opened at 6AM. In Yangon, some voters started lining up at 4AM and lines were reported to long in many polling stations in Myanmar's largest city. Myanmar's treatment of its Muslim minority has emerged an issue in this election. None of the major parties fielded Muslim candidates.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElectionDay018.jpg
  • 08 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A Muslim woman leaves a polling place after voting (left) while other voters wait to get into it in central Yangon. The citizens of Myanmar went to the polls Sunday to vote in the most democratic elections since 1990. The National League for Democracy, (NLD) the party of Aung San Suu Kyi is widely expected to get the most votes in the election, but it is not certain if they will get enough votes to secure an outright victory. The polls opened at 6AM. In Yangon, some voters started lining up at 4AM and lines were reported to long in many polling stations in Myanmar's largest city. Myanmar's treatment of its Muslim minority has emerged an issue in this election. None of the major parties fielded Muslim candidates.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElectionDay019.jpg
  • 08 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  A Muslim woman waits to vote in central Yangon. The citizens of Myanmar went to the polls Sunday to vote in the most democratic elections since 1990. The National League for Democracy, (NLD) the party of Aung San Suu Kyi is widely expected to get the most votes in the election, but it is not certain if they will get enough votes to secure an outright victory. The polls opened at 6AM. In Yangon, some voters started lining up at 4AM and lines were reported to long in many polling stations in Myanmar's largest city. Myanmar's treatment of its Muslim minority has emerged an issue in this election. None of the major parties fielded Muslim candidates.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElectionDay017.jpg
  • 08 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  A Muslim woman waits to vote in central Yangon. The citizens of Myanmar went to the polls Sunday to vote in the most democratic elections since 1990. The National League for Democracy, (NLD) the party of Aung San Suu Kyi is widely expected to get the most votes in the election, but it is not certain if they will get enough votes to secure an outright victory. The polls opened at 6AM. In Yangon, some voters started lining up at 4AM and lines were reported to long in many polling stations in Myanmar's largest city. Myanmar's treatment of its Muslim minority has emerged an issue in this election. None of the major parties fielded Muslim candidates.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ElectionDay016.jpg
  • 03 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   U THU WAI, a former political prisoner, and chairman of the Democratic Party Myanmar, speaks at a Democratic Party Myanmar rally in Yangon. The Democratic Party of Myanmar was established in the wake of the 1988 protests and contested the 2010 elections. The party is running candidates in several races for the Myanmar legislature.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonElexFeatures007.jpg
  • 03 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   U THU WAI, a former political prisoner, and chairman of the Democratic Party Myanmar, speaks at a Democratic Party Myanmar rally in Yangon. The Democratic Party of Myanmar was established in the wake of the 1988 protests and contested the 2010 elections. The party is running candidates in several races for the Myanmar legislature.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonElexFeatures005.jpg
  • 03 NOVEMBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A man wearing a Democratic Party Myanmar hat and other people in downtown Yangon listen to speakers at a Democratic Party Myanmar campaign rally. The Democratic Party of Myanmar was established in the wake of the 1988 protests and contested the 2010 elections. The party is running candidates in several races for the Myanmar legislature.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonElexFeatures004.jpg
  • 14 JUNE 2013 -  PANTANAW, AYEYARWADY, MYANMAR:  Farm workers near Pantanaw, Myanmar use water buffalo, also called carabao, to till a rice paddy. Much of the agricultural industry in Myanmar still uses human and animal power to get work done, compared to neighboring Thailand, where the most of the work is mechanized. After decades of military mismanagement that led to years of rice imports, Myanmar (Burma) is on track to become one of the world's leading rice exporters in the next two years and could challenge traditional rice exporter leader Thailand. Political and economic reforms have improved rice yields and new mills are being built across the country. Burmese eat more rice than any other people in the world. The average Burmese consumes 210 kilos of rice per year and rice makes up 75 percent of the diet.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Myanmar1014.jpg
  • 12 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Steverdores unload rice barges along the Irrawaddy River in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar, formerly Burma, was to be the biggest rice producer and exporter in the world before World War II. But since the war, Myanmar's rice production has plummeted and now it is a rice importer.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Myanmar1004.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): A pedicab driver takes a family into Myawaddy, Myanmar. Pedicabs are still used in much of Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302016.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): A pedicab driver takes a family into Myawaddy, Myanmar. Pedicabs are still used in much of Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302015.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): A pedicab driver takes a family into Myawaddy, Myanmar. Pedicabs are still used in much of Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302014.jpg
  • 02 MARCH 2014 - MYAWADDY, KAYIN, MYANMAR (BURMA): A pedicab driver takes women into Myawaddy, Myanmar. Pedicabs are still used in much of Myanmar (Burma). Myawaddy is separated from the Thai border town of Mae Sot by the Moei River. Myawaddy is the most important trading point between Myanmar and Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyawaddyMyanmar0302012.jpg
  • 12 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Steverdores play a form of jacks while taking a break from unloading a rice barge along the Irrawaddy River in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar, formerly Burma, was to be the biggest rice producer and exporter in the world before World War II. But since the war, Myanmar's rice production has plummeted and now it is a rice importer.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    ScenesOfYangon022.jpg
  • 14 JUNE 2013 -  PANTANAW, AYEYARWADY, MYANMAR: Farm workers near Pantanaw, Myanmar use water from a canal to wash up working in a rice paddy. Much of the agricultural industry in Myanmar still uses human and animal power to get work done, compared to neighboring Thailand, where the most of the work is mechanized. After decades of military mismanagement that led to years of rice imports, Myanmar (Burma) is on track to become one of the world's leading rice exporters in the next two years and could challenge traditional rice exporter leader Thailand. Political and economic reforms have improved rice yields and new mills are being built across the country. Burmese eat more rice than any other people in the world. The average Burmese consumes 210 kilos of rice per year and rice makes up 75 percent of the diet.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    MyanmarRiceIndustry065.jpg
Next
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
x

Jack Kurtz, Photojournalist & Travel Photographer

  • Published Work
  • Photographs
    • All Galleries
    • Search
    • Cart
    • Lightbox
    • Client Area
  • Jack on Instagram
  • About
  • Contact
  • My Occasional Blog
  • Portfolios on Behance
  • Portfolio