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  • 27 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man talks an amulet vendor in front of the vendor's stall on Maharat Road in Bangkok. Hundreds of vendors sell amulet and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors will be evicted from the area by Sunday, Nov. 29.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A street vendor puts together an amulet in his market stall while he chats with another vendor. Hundreds of vendors sell amulet and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors will be evicted from the area by Sunday, Nov. 29.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A vendor takes apart his amulet stand on his last day in business in the Amulet Market on Maharat Road in Bangkok. Hundreds of vendors used to sell amulets and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors were evicted from the area on Sunday, Nov. 29.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A food vendor sells grilled vegetables on her last day in the Amulet Market on Maharat Road in Bangkok.  Hundreds of vendors used to sell amulets and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors were evicted from the area on Sunday, Nov. 29.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  An amulet vendor on Maharat Road in Bangkok waits for customers. Hundreds of vendors sell amulet and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors will be evicted from the area by Sunday, Nov. 29.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A street vendor puts together cases for amulets in his market stall.  Hundreds of vendors used to sell amulets and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors were evicted from the area on Sunday, Nov. 29.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A street vendor puts together cases for amulets in his market stall.  Hundreds of vendors used to sell amulets and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors were evicted from the area on Sunday, Nov. 29.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A street vendor puts together cases for amulets in his market stall.  Hundreds of vendors used to sell amulets and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors were evicted from the area on Sunday, Nov. 29.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A street vendor puts together cases for amulets in his market stall.  Hundreds of vendors used to sell amulets and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors were evicted from the area on Sunday, Nov. 29.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A street vendor puts together cases for amulets in his market stall.  Hundreds of vendors used to sell amulets and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors were evicted from the area on Sunday, Nov. 29.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A food vendor sells grilled vegetables on her last day in the Amulet Market on Maharat Road in Bangkok.  Hundreds of vendors used to sell amulets and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors were evicted from the area on Sunday, Nov. 29.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A vendor in the Amulet Market on Maharat Road on the last day the market was open. Hundreds of vendors used to sell amulets and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors were evicted from the area on Sunday, Nov. 29.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: An amulet vendor points out an amulet to a potential customer at her street stall on Maharat Road. Hundreds of vendors sell amulet and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors will be evicted from the area by Sunday, Nov. 29.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A street vendor puts together an amulet in his market stall. Hundreds of vendors sell amulet and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors will be evicted from the area by Sunday, Nov. 29.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  An amulet vendor on Maharat Road in Bangkok waits for customers. Hundreds of vendors sell amulet and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors will be evicted from the area by Sunday, Nov. 29.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  An amulet vendor on Maharat Road in Bangkok waits for customers. Hundreds of vendors sell amulet and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors will be evicted from the area by Sunday, Nov. 29.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist shrine in an amulet vendor's street stall on Maharat Road in Bangkok. Hundreds of vendors sell amulet and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors will be evicted from the area by Sunday, Nov. 29.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  An amulet vendor on Maharat Road in Bangkok waits for customers. Hundreds of vendors sell amulet and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors will be evicted from the area by Sunday, Nov. 29.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  An amulet vendor on Maharat Road in Bangkok waits for customers. Hundreds of vendors sell amulet and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors will be evicted from the area by Sunday, Nov. 29.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: An amulet vendor reads a Thai newspaper while she waits for customers at her amulet stand on Maharat Road in Bangkok. Hundreds of vendors sell amulet and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors will be evicted from the area by Sunday, Nov. 29.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A street vendor puts together an amulet in his market stall. Hundreds of vendors sell amulet and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors will be evicted from the area by Sunday, Nov. 29.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A food vendor pushes her cart down to a cross river ferry on the Chao Phraya River. She was going from the Bangkok side of the river to the Thonburi side.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A street vendor in the Chinatown section of Bangkok. He was selling fruit.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A grilled meat vendor who has set up in front of a closed shophouse in the Bang Chak Market in Bangkok. The Bang Chak Market serves the community around Sois 91-97 on Sukhumvit Road in the Bangkok suburbs. About half of the market has been torn down, vendors in the remaining part of the market said they expect to be evicted by the end of the year. The old market, and many of the small working class shophouses and apartments near the market are being being torn down. People who live in the area said condominiums are being built on the land.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A snack vendor in Bangkok's Chinatown district makes vegan Chinese donuts for the Vegetarian Festival. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A fruit vendor in Pak Khlong Talat, the flower market in Bangkok.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A fruit vendor in Pak Khlong Talat, the flower market in Bangkok.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A fruit vendor with a vest and bowtie near the French Embassy in the Bang Rak district of Bangkok.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A grilled meat vendor who has set up in front of a closed shophouse in the Bang Chak Market in Bangkok. The Bang Chak Market serves the community around Sois 91-97 on Sukhumvit Road in the Bangkok suburbs. About half of the market has been torn down, vendors in the remaining part of the market said they expect to be evicted by the end of the year. The old market, and many of the small working class shophouses and apartments near the market are being being torn down. People who live in the area said condominiums are being built on the land.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A fruit vendor and other food vendors in front of Bobae Market on Krung Kasem Rd in Bangkok. Bobae Market is a 30 year old famous for fashion wholesale and is now very popular with exporters from around the world. Bobae Tower is next to the market and  advertises itself as having 1,300 stalls under one roof and claims to be the largest garment wholesale center in Thailand.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A food vendor cooks a meal in his street food stand on Skhumvit Soi 38. Sukhumvit Soi 38, near the Thong Lor BTS Station, is generally considered one of the best street food areas in Bangkok. Most of the food stalls are only open in the evening and they are usually crowded with both Thais and foreign tourists.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A food vendor cooks a meal in his street food stand on Skhumvit Soi 38. Sukhumvit Soi 38, near the Thong Lor BTS Station, is generally considered one of the best street food areas in Bangkok. Most of the food stalls are only open in the evening and they are usually crowded with both Thais and foreign tourists.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A food vendor cooks a meal in her street food stand on Skhumvit Soi 38. Sukhumvit Soi 38, near the Thong Lor BTS Station, is generally considered one of the best street food areas in Bangkok. Most of the food stalls are only open in the evening and they are usually crowded with both Thais and foreign tourists.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A food vendor cooks a meal in his street food stand on Skhumvit Soi 38. Sukhumvit Soi 38, near the Thong Lor BTS Station, is generally considered one of the best street food areas in Bangkok. Most of the food stalls are only open in the evening and they are usually crowded with both Thais and foreign tourists.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A Thai snack vendor shows off his vegan cakes on the first day of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2015 - SAMUT SONGKRAM, SAMUT SONGKRAM, THAILAND:  A fruit vendor in the market in Samut Songkram, Thailand.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A vendor sorts Kaffir lime leaves (Citrus hystrix DC., Rutaceae), also known as kieffer lime, makrut, or magrood in Pak Khlong Talad in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 MARCH 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A flower garland vendor walks between vehicles in traffic in Bangkok, Thailand. Flower garlands are frequently used as talismans by Thai taxi drivers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  A watermelon vendor carries her inventory on her head on the Dala ferry. The ferry to Dala runs continuously through the day between Yangon and Dala. Yangon, Myanmar (Rangoon, Burma). Yangon, with a population of over five million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial center.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 OCTOBER 2015 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  A newspaper vendor on the Dala ferry. The ferry to Dala runs continuously through the day between Yangon and Dala. Yangon, Myanmar (Rangoon, Burma). Yangon, with a population of over five million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial center.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2015 - SAMUT SONGKRAM, SAMUT SONGKRAM, THAILAND:  A fruit vendor in the market in Samut Songkram, Thailand.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A streetfood vendor pushes her cart across Thanon Thoet Thai in the Thonburi section of Bangkok. Thanon is the Thai word for "street."     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: An inflatable toy vendor near the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: An inflatable toy vendor rides his motorcycle past the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: An inflatable toy vendor rides his motorcycle past the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A vegetable vendor goes door to door in the Santa Cruz neighborhood in the Thonburi section of Bangkok. There has been a Catholic church on the site since 1770. The current church was finished in 1916. It is one of the oldest Catholic churches in Thailand. Now the neighborhood around the church is known for the Thai adaptation of Portuguese cakes baked in the neighborhood. Several hundred Siamese (Thai) Buddhists converted to Catholicism in the 1770s. Some of the families started baking the cakes. When the Siamese Empire in Ayutthaya was sacked by the Burmese, the Portuguese and Thai Catholics fled to Thonburi, in what is now Bangkok. The Portuguese established a Catholic church near the new Siamese capital. There are still a large number of Thai Catholics living in the neighborhood around the church.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A street food vendor (left) talks to her neighbor while her husband prepares their cart before starting work. After months of relative calm following the May 2014 coup, tensions are increasing in Bangkok. The military backed junta has threatened to crack down on anyone who opposes the government. Relations with the United States have deteriorated after Daniel Russel, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Asian and Pacific Affairs, said that normalization of relations between Thailand and the US would depend on the restoration of a credible democratically elected government in Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 OCTOBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A vendor who sells fresh fruit from a push cart loads up his carts at the start of his day in Bangkok.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A coconut vendor cuts open coconuts in the back of his pickup truck. Coconuts, and coconut water have become a very popular natural drink.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A water vendor in Yangon. He refills plastic water bottles by running tap water over a block of ice. Yangon, formerly Rangoon, is the largest city in Myanmar. It is the former capital of the Southeast Asian country. It's still Myanmar's economic capital.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 MARCH 2104 - MAE KASA, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese snack vendor sells sweets to TB patients the Sanatorium Center for Border Communities in Mae Kasa, about 30 minutes north of Mae Sot, Thailand. The Sanatorium provides treatment and housing for people with tuberculosis in an isolated setting for about 68 patients, all Burmese. The clinic is operated by the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit and works with several other NGOs that assist Burmese people in Thailand. Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. Funding cuts could jeopardize programs at the clinic. TB is a serious health challenge in Burma, which has one of the highest rates of TB in the world. The TB rate in Thailand is ¼ to â…• the rate in Burma.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 MARCH 2104 - MAE KASA, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese snack vendor sells sweets to TB patients the Sanatorium Center for Border Communities in Mae Kasa, about 30 minutes north of Mae Sot, Thailand. The Sanatorium provides treatment and housing for people with tuberculosis in an isolated setting for about 68 patients, all Burmese. The clinic is operated by the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit and works with several other NGOs that assist Burmese people in Thailand. Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. Funding cuts could jeopardize programs at the clinic. TB is a serious health challenge in Burma, which has one of the highest rates of TB in the world. The TB rate in Thailand is ¼ to â…• the rate in Burma.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 MARCH 2104 - MAE KASA, TAK, THAILAND: A Burmese snack vendor pushes his bicycle into the Sanatorium Center for Border Communities in Mae Kasa, about 30 minutes north of Mae Sot, Thailand. He sells traditional Burmese sweets to the patients. The Sanatorium provides treatment and housing for people with tuberculosis in an isolated setting for about 68 patients, all Burmese. The clinic is operated by the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit and works with several other NGOs that assist Burmese people in Thailand. Reforms in Myanmar have alllowed NGOs to operate in Myanmar, as a result many NGOs are shifting resources to operations in Myanmar, leaving Burmese migrants and refugees in Thailand vulnerable. Funding cuts could jeopardize programs at the clinic. TB is a serious health challenge in Burma, which has one of the highest rates of TB in the world. The TB rate in Thailand is ¼ to â…• the rate in Burma.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JANUARY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A vendor in the flower market in Bangkok.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A street food vendor in the flower market in Bangkok. The Bangkok Flower Market (Pak Klong Talad) is the biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market in Bangkok. The market is busiest between 3:30AM and 6AM. Thais grow and use a lot of flowers. Some, like marigolds and lotus, are used for religious purposes. Others are purely ornamental.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A vendor sells marigold flower garlands in Pak Khlong Talad in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A vendor sorts Kaffir lime leaves (Citrus hystrix DC., Rutaceae), also known as kieffer lime, makrut, or magrood in Pak Khlong Talad in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A market vendor sorts chilies while she waits for customers at Pak Klong Talat in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A vendor writes up a receipt  in a produce market in Bangkok. Thailand entered a “technical” recession this month after the economy shrank by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year. The 0.3% contraction in gross domestic product between April and June followed a previous fall of 1.7% during the first quarter of 2013. The contraction is being blamed on a drop in demand for exports, a drop in domestic demand and a loss of consumer confidence. At the same time, the value of the Thai Baht against the US Dollar has dropped significantly, from a high of about 28Baht to $1 in April to 32THB to 1USD in August.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A juice vendor works in a market in Yangon. Yangon, formerly Rangoon, is the largest city in Myanmar. It is the former capital of the Southeast Asian country. It's still Myanmar's economic capital.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A juice vendor works in a market in Yangon. Yangon, formerly Rangoon, is the largest city in Myanmar. It is the former capital of the Southeast Asian country. It's still Myanmar's economic capital.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A water vendor in Yangon. He refills plastic water bottles by running tap water over a block of ice. Yangon, formerly Rangoon, is the largest city in Myanmar. It is the former capital of the Southeast Asian country. It's still Myanmar's economic capital.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A water vendor in Yangon. He refills plastic water bottles by running tap water over a block of ice. Yangon, formerly Rangoon, is the largest city in Myanmar. It is the former capital of the Southeast Asian country. It's still Myanmar's economic capital.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A water vendor in Yangon. He refills plastic water bottles by running tap water over a block of ice. Yangon, formerly Rangoon, is the largest city in Myanmar. It is the former capital of the Southeast Asian country. It's still Myanmar's economic capital.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A water vendor in Yangon. He refills plastic water bottles by running tap water over a block of ice. Yangon, formerly Rangoon, is the largest city in Myanmar. It is the former capital of the Southeast Asian country. It's still Myanmar's economic capital.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JUNE 2013 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A water vendor in Yangon. He refills plastic water bottles by running tap water over a block of ice. Yangon, formerly Rangoon, is the largest city in Myanmar. It is the former capital of the Southeast Asian country. It's still Myanmar's economic capital.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A produce vendor in the flower market in Bangkok. The Bangkok Flower Market (Pak Klong Talad) is the biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market in Bangkok. The market is located in the old part of the city, south of Wat Po (Temple of the Reclining Buddha) and the Grand Palace.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A drink vendor waits for customers on Krung Kasem Road in Bobae Market. Bobae Market is a 30 year old famous for fashion wholesale and is now very popular with exporters from around the world. Bobae Tower is next to the market and  advertises itself as having 1,300 stalls under one roof and claims to be the largest garment wholesale center in Thailand.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A chilies vendor bags his produce in the flower market in Bangkok. The Bangkok Flower Market (Pak Klong Talad) is the biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market in Bangkok. It is also one of the largest fresh fruit and produce markets in the city. The market is located in the old part of the city, south of Wat Po (Temple of the Reclining Buddha) and the Grand Palace.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A sweetened drink and dessert vendor waits for customers in the flower market in Bangkok. The Bangkok Flower Market (Pak Klong Talad) is the biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market in Bangkok. It is also one of the largest fresh fruit and produce markets in the city. The market is located in the old part of the city, south of Wat Po (Temple of the Reclining Buddha) and the Grand Palace.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A sweetened drink and dessert vendor waits for customers in the flower market in Bangkok. The Bangkok Flower Market (Pak Klong Talad) is the biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market in Bangkok. It is also one of the largest fresh fruit and produce markets in the city. The market is located in the old part of the city, south of Wat Po (Temple of the Reclining Buddha) and the Grand Palace.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A sweetened drink and dessert vendor waits for customers in the flower market in Bangkok. The Bangkok Flower Market (Pak Klong Talad) is the biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market in Bangkok. It is also one of the largest fresh fruit and produce markets in the city. The market is located in the old part of the city, south of Wat Po (Temple of the Reclining Buddha) and the Grand Palace.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A souvenir vendor walks through the red light district of Soi Cowboy trying to sell knick-knacks to tourists. Prostitution in Thailand is illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A souvenir vendor walks through the red light district of Soi Cowboy trying to sell knick-knacks to tourists. Prostitution in Thailand is illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A souvenir vendor walks through the red light district of Soi Cowboy trying to sell knick-knacks to tourists. Prostitution in Thailand is illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A souvenir vendor walks through the red light district of Soi Cowboy trying to sell knick-knacks to tourists. Prostitution in Thailand is illegal, although in practice it is tolerated and partly regulated. Prostitution is practiced openly throughout the country. The number of prostitutes is difficult to determine, estimates vary widely. Since the Vietnam War, Thailand has gained international notoriety among travelers from many countries as a sex tourism destination. One estimate published in 2003 placed the trade at US$ 4.3 billion per year or about three percent of the Thai economy. It has been suggested that at least 10% of tourist dollars may be spent on the sex trade. According to a 2001 report by the World Health Organisation: "There are between 150,000 and 200,000 sex workers (in Thailand)."    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 DECEMBER 2012 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE: A vendor sorts and stacks fresh fruit in Tekka Market in the Little India section of Singapore.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 DECEMBER 2012 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE: A woman buys apples from a fruit vendor in Tekka Market in the Little India section of Singapore. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 DECEMBER 2012 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE: A vendor sorts leafy greens in the Tekka Market in the Little India section of Singapore. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 OCTOBER 2012 - SUNGAI KOLOK, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:    A snack vendor on a northbound train from Sungai Kolok, province of Narathiwat, Thailand.  Sungai Kolok has been a center of extremist violence. Several car bombs have been detonated in the city, which is on the Malaysian border and very popular with Malaysian tourists. More than 5,000 people have been killed and over 9,000 hurt in more than 11,000 incidents, or about 3.5 a day, in Thailand's three southernmost provinces and four districts of Songkhla since the insurgent violence erupted in January 2004, according to Deep South Watch, an independent research organization that monitors violence in Thailand's deep south region that borders Malaysia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:      A vendor sells fried snacks in the market in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is the largest in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:      A vendor sells fried snacks in the market in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is the largest in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2012 - HAT YAI, THAILAND:      A flower vendor in the market in Hat Yai wearing an umbrella hat because of the rain. Hat Yai is the largest in southern Thailand. It is an important commercial center and tourist destination. It is especially popular with Malaysian, Singaporean and Chinese tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A food vendor carries his yoke through the Bangkok Flower Market. He sells eggs he grills on a charcoal grill right in the basket on the front of the yoke. The Bangkok Flower Market (Pak Klong Talad) is the biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market in Bangkok.  The market is busiest between 3:30AM and 6AM. Thais grow and use a lot of flowers. Some, like marigolds and lotus, are used for religious purposes. Others are purely ornamental.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A food vendor carries his yoke through the Bangkok Flower Market. He sells eggs he grills on a charcoal grill right in the basket on the front of the yoke. The Bangkok Flower Market (Pak Klong Talad) is the biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market in Bangkok.  The market is busiest between 3:30AM and 6AM. Thais grow and use a lot of flowers. Some, like marigolds and lotus, are used for religious purposes. Others are purely ornamental.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 24, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A noodle vendor does business in front of the "SuperStar Bar" in the "Patpong" district of Bangkok. Patpong used to be Bangkok's red light district but it now presents a more "family friendly" atmosphere and the hard core red light districts have moved out to Soi Nana and Soi Cowboy on Sukhumvit Rd.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 12 APRIL 2012 - HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM:  A grilled meat vendor on a street in Cholon, the Chinese-influenced section of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon). It is the largest "Chinatown" in Vietnam. Cholon consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6. The Vietnamese name Cholon literally means "big" (lon) "market" (cho). Incorporated in 1879 as a city 11 km from central Saigon. By the 1930s, it had expanded to the city limit of Saigon. On April 27, 1931, French colonial authorities merged the two cities to form Saigon-Cholon. In 1956, "Cholon" was dropped from the name and the city became known as Saigon. During the Vietnam War (called the American War by the Vietnamese), soldiers and deserters from the United States Army maintained a thriving black market in Cholon, trading in various American and especially U.S Army-issue items.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 APRIL 2012 - HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM:  Schoolchildren buy shaved ice from a vendor in Cholon, the Chinese-influenced section of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon). It is the largest "Chinatown" in Vietnam. Cholon consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6. The Vietnamese name Cholon literally means "big" (lon) "market" (cho). Incorporated in 1879 as a city 11 km from central Saigon. By the 1930s, it had expanded to the city limit of Saigon. On April 27, 1931, French colonial authorities merged the two cities to form Saigon-Cholon. In 1956, "Cholon" was dropped from the name and the city became known as Saigon. During the Vietnam War (called the American War by the Vietnamese), soldiers and deserters from the United States Army maintained a thriving black market in Cholon, trading in various American and especially U.S Army-issue items.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 APRIL 2012 - HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM:  Schoolchildren buy shaved ice from a vendor in Cholon, the Chinese-influenced section of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon). It is the largest "Chinatown" in Vietnam. Cholon consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6. The Vietnamese name Cholon literally means "big" (lon) "market" (cho). Incorporated in 1879 as a city 11 km from central Saigon. By the 1930s, it had expanded to the city limit of Saigon. On April 27, 1931, French colonial authorities merged the two cities to form Saigon-Cholon. In 1956, "Cholon" was dropped from the name and the city became known as Saigon. During the Vietnam War (called the American War by the Vietnamese), soldiers and deserters from the United States Army maintained a thriving black market in Cholon, trading in various American and especially U.S Army-issue items.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 APRIL 2012 - HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM:  A sandwich vendor sells lunch sandwiches on a street in Cholon, the Chinese-influenced section of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon). It is the largest "Chinatown" in Vietnam. Cholon consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6. The Vietnamese name Cholon literally means "big" (lon) "market" (cho). Incorporated in 1879 as a city 11 km from central Saigon. By the 1930s, it had expanded to the city limit of Saigon. On April 27, 1931, French colonial authorities merged the two cities to form Saigon-Cholon. In 1956, "Cholon" was dropped from the name and the city became known as Saigon. During the Vietnam War (called the American War by the Vietnamese), soldiers and deserters from the United States Army maintained a thriving black market in Cholon, trading in various American and especially U.S Army-issue items.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 APRIL 2012 - HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM:  A woman wearing a traditional Vietnamese conical hat completes a purchase from a vendor in Binh Tay Market. Binh Tay market is the largest market in Ho Chi Minh City and is the central market of Cholon. Cholon is the Chinese-influenced section of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon). It is the largest "Chinatown" in Vietnam. Cholon consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6. The Vietnamese name Cholon literally means "big" (lon) "market" (cho). Incorporated in 1879 as a city 11 km from central Saigon. By the 1930s, it had expanded to the city limit of Saigon. On April 27, 1931, French colonial authorities merged the two cities to form Saigon-Cholon. In 1956, "Cholon" was dropped from the name and the city became known as Saigon. During the Vietnam War (called the American War by the Vietnamese), soldiers and deserters from the United States Army maintained a thriving black market in Cholon, trading in various American and especially U.S Army-issue items.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 APRIL 2012 - HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM:   A vendor does his books in Binh Tay Market. Binh Tay market is the largest market in Ho Chi Minh City and is the central market of Cholon. Cholon is the Chinese-influenced section of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon). It is the largest "Chinatown" in Vietnam. Cholon consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6. The Vietnamese name Cholon literally means "big" (lon) "market" (cho). Incorporated in 1879 as a city 11 km from central Saigon. By the 1930s, it had expanded to the city limit of Saigon. On April 27, 1931, French colonial authorities merged the two cities to form Saigon-Cholon. In 1956, "Cholon" was dropped from the name and the city became known as Saigon. During the Vietnam War (called the American War by the Vietnamese), soldiers and deserters from the United States Army maintained a thriving black market in Cholon, trading in various American and especially U.S Army-issue items.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 APRIL 2012 - HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM:   A children's clothing vendor in her shop in Binh Tay Market. Binh Tay market is the largest market in Ho Chi Minh City and is the central market of Cholon. Cholon is the Chinese-influenced section of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon). It is the largest "Chinatown" in Vietnam. Cholon consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6. The Vietnamese name Cholon literally means "big" (lon) "market" (cho). Incorporated in 1879 as a city 11 km from central Saigon. By the 1930s, it had expanded to the city limit of Saigon. On April 27, 1931, French colonial authorities merged the two cities to form Saigon-Cholon. In 1956, "Cholon" was dropped from the name and the city became known as Saigon. During the Vietnam War (called the American War by the Vietnamese), soldiers and deserters from the United States Army maintained a thriving black market in Cholon, trading in various American and especially U.S Army-issue items.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 APRIL 2012 - HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM:   A children's clothing vendor in her shop in Binh Tay Market. Binh Tay market is the largest market in Ho Chi Minh City and is the central market of Cholon. Cholon is the Chinese-influenced section of Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon). It is the largest "Chinatown" in Vietnam. Cholon consists of the western half of District 5 as well as several adjoining neighborhoods in District 6. The Vietnamese name Cholon literally means "big" (lon) "market" (cho). Incorporated in 1879 as a city 11 km from central Saigon. By the 1930s, it had expanded to the city limit of Saigon. On April 27, 1931, French colonial authorities merged the two cities to form Saigon-Cholon. In 1956, "Cholon" was dropped from the name and the city became known as Saigon. During the Vietnam War (called the American War by the Vietnamese), soldiers and deserters from the United States Army maintained a thriving black market in Cholon, trading in various American and especially U.S Army-issue items.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 APRIL 2012 - HANOI, VIETNAM:  A pineapple vendor cuts fruit on a street in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Hanoi, established in 1010 AD, is one of the oldest permanent cities in Southeast Asia. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 APRIL 2012 - HANOI, VIETNAM:  A pineapple vendor cuts fruit on a street in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Hanoi, established in 1010 AD, is one of the oldest permanent cities in Southeast Asia. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2012 - HAI PHONG, VIETNAM: A vendor sells newspapers on the Hanoi to Hai Phong Express Train. The Hanoi to Hai Phong Express Train runs several times a day between Long Bien Station in Hanoi and the Hai Phong Station. Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and Hai Phong is the 4th largest city in Vietnam. Hai Phong is the principal industrial port in the northern part of Vietnam. It was heavily bombed and mined during the American War (what Americans call the Vietnam War).   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 24, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A noodle vendor does business in front of the "SuperStar Bar" in the "Patpong" district of Bangkok. Patpong used to be Bangkok's red light district but it now presents a more "family friendly" atmosphere and the hard core red light districts have moved out to Soi Nana and Soi Cowboy on Sukhumvit Rd.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 30 JUNE 2006 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A vendor grills corn while a freight train pulls through the yards in the Phnom Penh train station. Hundreds of people live in the train station, some in abandoned train cars, others in small shacks near the tracks. While much of Cambodia's infrastructure has been rebuilt since the wars which tore the country apart in the late 1980s, the train system is still in disrepair. There is now only one passenger train in the country. It runs from Phnom Penh to the provincial capitol Battambang and it runs only one day a week. It takes 12 hours to complete the 190 mile journey.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 16 JANUARY 2002, GUANAJUATO, GUANAJUATO, MEXICO: A chicharone (fried pork skins) vendor walks through the market in the city of Gunajuato, state of Guanajuato, Mexico, Jan. 16, 2002. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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