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  • 09 MARCH 2006 - HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM: Women pray in Notre Dame Cathedral in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam. Vietnam has the second largest population of Catholics in southeast Asia. Religion was barely tolerated for years by the communist government but as more tourists flock to Vietnam and the economy has flourished, restrictions on the practice of religion have been loosened.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The entrance to Zen department store at Central World, the second largest shopping mall in southeast Asia. The mall was destroyed by arsonist working with the anti government Red Shirts in the Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok Thursday. The day after a military crackdown killed at least six people, Thai authorities continued mopping up operations around the site of the Red Shirt rally stage and battle fires set by Red Shirt supporters in the luxury malls around the intersection. Anti government forces set fire to the mall and several other locations across Bangkok after their leaders surrendered to police.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Central World, the second largest shopping mall in southeast Asia, was destroyed by arsonist working with the anti government Red Shirts in the Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok Thursday. The day after a military crackdown killed at least six people, Thai authorities continued mopping up operations around the site of the Red Shirt rally stage and battle fires set by Red Shirt supporters in the luxury malls around the intersection. Anti government forces set fire to the mall and several other locations across Bangkok after their leaders surrendered to police.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The main entrance to the Zen department store in Central World, the second largest shopping mall in southeast Asia, was destroyed by arsonist working with the anti government Red Shirts in the Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok Thursday. The day after a military crackdown killed at least six people, Thai authorities continued mopping up operations around the site of the Red Shirt rally stage and battle fires set by Red Shirt supporters in the luxury malls around the intersection. Anti government forces set fire to the mall and several other locations across Bangkok after their leaders surrendered to police.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BangkokAftermath016.jpg
  • 20 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Central World, the second largest shopping mall in southeast Asia, was destroyed by arsonist working with the anti government Red Shirts in the Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok Thursday. The day after a military crackdown killed at least six people, Thai authorities continued mopping up operations around the site of the Red Shirt rally stage and battle fires set by Red Shirt supporters in the luxury malls around the intersection. Anti government forces set fire to the mall and several other locations across Bangkok after their leaders surrendered to police.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BangkokAftermath011.jpg
  • 20 MAY 2010 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: An undamaged large Buddha head at Central World, the second largest shopping mall in southeast Asia. The mall was destroyed by arsonist working with the anti government Red Shirts in the Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok Thursday. The day after a military crackdown killed at least six people, Thai authorities continued mopping up operations around the site of the Red Shirt rally stage and battle fires set by Red Shirt supporters in the luxury malls around the intersection. Anti government forces set fire to the mall and several other locations across Bangkok after their leaders surrendered to police.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BangkokAftermath009.jpg
  • 06 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A tuk tuk driver sleeps in his tuk tuk in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. Tuk tuks are three wheeled taxis powered by motorcycles common in southeast Asia. Tuk tuks in Nakhon Phanom are called skylabs by the local people. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - UDONG, CAMBODIA: A tuk-tuk hauls passengers near Udong, Cambodia. Tuk-tuks are trailers attached to motorcycles and are commonly used to haul freight and passengers in Southeast Asia. They can be small and relatively ornate and cater primarily to tourists or large and utilitarian and used to haul freight or passengers depending on the need. In rural areas of Cambodia, the utilitarian ones are more common.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 09 MARCH 2006 - HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM: Different grades of rice for sale in the market in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam. Rice is a staple in many southeast Asian countries and as prices have skyrocketed some countries (including Vietnam) have restricted exports of rice so they can be sure of meeting their domestic needs.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a man a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a young man a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The man sitting to the right of the young man is waiting to receive a tattoo, the man to the left has just gotten a tattoo. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A young man prays while being tattooed at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:   The entrance to the tattooing room at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  People with their offerings wait to be tattooed at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  People with their offerings wait to be tattooed at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  The back of a man who has been tattooed is flecked with blood at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk tattoos a man at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  The back of a man who has been tattooed is flecked with blood at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  People wait to be tattooed at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    TattooTempleBW016.jpg
  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk sharpens his tattoo needle before tattooing a man at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The needles are sharpened on rough sandpaper. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a girl a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The man sitting to the right of the girl is waiting to receive a tattoo, the man to the left has just gotten a tattoo. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    TattooTempleBW014.jpg
  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a girl a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The man sitting to the right of the girl is waiting to receive a tattoo, the man to the left has just gotten a tattoo. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    TattooTempleBW013.jpg
  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a girl a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The man sitting to the right of the girl is waiting to receive a tattoo, the man to the left has just gotten a tattoo. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A man prays while he's tattooed at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    TattooTempleBW011.jpg
  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a man a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The man sitting to the right of the man is waiting to receive a tattoo, the man to the left has just gotten a tattoo. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    TattooTempleBW010.jpg
  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  People wait to be tattooed at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    TattooTemple016.jpg
  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A Sak Yent tattoo on a man's back at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    TattooTempleBW009.jpg
  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk sharpens his tattoo needle before tattooing a man at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The needles are sharpened on rough sandpaper. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    TattooTemple015.jpg
  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a girl a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The man sitting to the right of the girl is waiting to receive a tattoo, the man to the left has just gotten a tattoo. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    TattooTemple014.jpg
  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a young man a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The man sitting to the right of the young man is waiting to receive a tattoo, the man to the left has just gotten a tattoo. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    TattooTempleBW005.jpg
  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a girl a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The man sitting to the right of the girl is waiting to receive a tattoo, the man to the left has just gotten a tattoo. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    TattooTemple013.jpg
  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a girl a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The man sitting to the right of the girl is waiting to receive a tattoo, the man to the left has just gotten a tattoo. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:   A boy rides his bike into Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A man prays while he's tattooed at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a girl a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The man sitting to the right of the girl is waiting to receive a tattoo, the man to the left has just gotten a tattoo. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    TattooTempleBW003.jpg
  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a man a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The man sitting to the right of the man is waiting to receive a tattoo, the man to the left has just gotten a tattoo. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a girl a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The man sitting to the right of the girl is waiting to receive a tattoo, the man to the left has just gotten a tattoo. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:   Offerings left by people who have been tattooed at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    TattooTemple022.jpg
  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A Sak Yent tattoo on a man's back at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    TattooTemple009.jpg
  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  People with their offerings wait to be tattooed at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a man a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  People with their offerings wait to be tattooed at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    TattooTemple020.jpg
  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  The back of a man who has been tattooed is flecked with blood at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    TattooTemple019.jpg
  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a young man a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The man sitting to the right of the young man is waiting to receive a tattoo, the man to the left has just gotten a tattoo. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A young man prays while being tattooed at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk tattoos a man at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    TattooTemple018.jpg
  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  The back of a man who has been tattooed is flecked with blood at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a girl a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The man sitting to the right of the girl is waiting to receive a tattoo, the man to the left has just gotten a tattoo. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a girl a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a girl a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The man sitting to the right of the girl is waiting to receive a tattoo, the man to the left has just gotten a tattoo. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:   The entrance to the tattooing room at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:   Offerings left by people who have been tattooed at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a young man a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The man sitting to the right of the young man is waiting to receive a tattoo, the man to the left has just gotten a tattoo. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a girl a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a young man a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The man sitting to the right of the young man is waiting to receive a tattoo, the man to the left has just gotten a tattoo. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 29, 2010 - NAKORN CHAI SRI, THAILAND:  A monk gives a young man a Sak Yent tattoo at Wat Bang Phra about 30 miles from Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom province. The man sitting to the right of the young man is waiting to receive a tattoo, the man to the left has just gotten a tattoo. The temple is famous for its tattooing monks who give people "Sak Yent" tattoos, a form of sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand. The typical tattoo takes about 3,000 strikes to complete. When ready to begin, he will dip the tip of the needle into a mix of oil, probably palm oil, Chinese charcoal ink, and possibly snake venom. The monk dips the needle into the ink about every 30 seconds.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MARCH 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A woman sells live poultry at the pasr char or Old Market in central Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodians, like many in developing world, do their food shopping every day because most people lack reliable modern refrigeration. Many Asian countries have eliminated or reduced the sale of live poultry because of the H5N1 "bird flu" virus that started in Asia and has spread around the world. Cambodia, which does not have a large poultry industry, still permits the sale of live chickens in the markets.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 04 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Cambodians gather around an elephant on Sisowath Quay, the main riverfront boulevard in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A boxer gets help and advice from his corner man during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Between rounds during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Boxing action during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A boxer waits for his bout to begin during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A boxer waits for his bout to begin during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Fans cheer for their fighter during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Fans cheer for their fighter during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Boxing fans cheer for their boxer during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Boxing fans cheer for their boxer during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A boxer prays before his bout during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A boxer prays before his bout during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: The loser gets a "ten count" during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: The loser gets a "ten count" during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A boxer gets a rubdown between rounds during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Boxing action during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Boxing action during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Boxing action during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Between rounds during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Boxing action during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 01 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Motor scooters at a rail crossing in Phnom Penh. 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
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  • 14 MARCH 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Motor scooter and cyclo traffic in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MARCH 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Motor scooter and cyclo traffic in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MARCH 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A man with a cup of holy water at a Buddhist shrine in central Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The water will be used to bathe a Buddhist icon or sprinkle on himself when he is done praying.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2006 - KAMPONG CHHNANG, KAMPONG CHHNANG, CAMBODIA: A woman prays at a Buddhist blessing ceremony in Kampong Chhnang on the Tonle Sap River in central Cambodia. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 04 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: An elephant crosses Sisowath Quay, the main riverfront boulevard in Phom Penh, Cambodia.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A boxer thanks the crowd for their applause and tips after he won his bout during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A boxer prays before his bout during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A boxer and his corner crew wait to enter the ring during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Medics and officials check out a fighter after he lost in a knockout during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Boxing action during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A boxer gets advice from his corner man during a traditional Khmer boxing match in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Khmer boxing is the same sport as Muay Thai (traditional Thai kick boxing) but because off animosity between Thailand and Cambodia it is called Khmer Boxing in Cambodia. The Cambodians claim to have invented the sport, which is also practiced in Laos and Burma. Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: NGE, a Burmese refugee from the Mon hill tribe, works in the weaving shop at the Baan Unrak Children's Home in Sangklaburi, Thailand. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND:  CHOMA (foreground) and WAWA, Burmese refugees, work in the sewing shop at Baan Unrak Children's Home in Sangklaburi, Thailand. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND:  WAWA, a Burmese refugee, works in the sewing shop at Baan Unrak Children's Home in Sangklaburi, Thailand. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND:  WAWA, a Burmese refugee, works in the sewing shop at Baan Unrak Children's Home in Sangklaburi, Thailand. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: An 18 day old Burmese refugee child who was abandoned by her mother, is comforted by a care giver at the Baan Unrak home in Sangklaburi, Thailand. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Second grade Burmese refugee students study English at Baan Unrak School in Sangklaburi, Thailand. The school's curriculum is in taught in Thai but the children start studying English in second grade. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Class schedules are posted in Thai on a door in the Baan Unrak School. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 19 FEBRUARY 2008 -- SANGKLABURI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: A Karen woman teaches Burmese children the Thai language at the Baan Unrak School in Sangklaburi, Thailand. The school's curriculum is in Thai, but many of the Burmese children don't speak Thai, so they have to take remedial Thai. Baan Unrak children’s home and school, established in 1991 in Sangklaburi, Thailand, gives destitute children and mothers a home and career training for a better future. Baan Unrak, the “Home of Joy,” provides basic needs to well over 100 children, and  abandoned mothers. The home is funded by donations and the proceeds from the weaving and sewing shops at the home. The home is a few kilometers from the Burmese border. All of the women and children at the home are refugees from political violence and extreme poverty in Burma, most are Karen hill tribe people, the others are Mon hill tribe people. The home was started in 1991 when Didi Devamala went to Sangklaburi to start an agricultural project. An abandoned wife asked Devmala to help her take care of her child. Devmala took the child in and soon other Burmese women approached her looking for help.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 18 FEBRUARY 2008 -- BONG TI, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: A Christian Karen woman reads her bible while her grandson stands next to her in a 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 woman and her grandson in a 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: Women relax and chat at 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.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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