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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A farmer prepares his rice paddy for planting in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.  Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A farmer prepares his rice paddy for planting in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.  Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A woman shucks rice in her paddy near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaliRiceCulture010.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A man threshes rice in his paddy near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliRiceCulture018.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A man threshes rice in his paddy near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliRiceCulture017.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A man threshes rice in his paddy near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliRiceCulture016.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A man threshes rice in his paddy near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliRiceCulture015.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A woman shucks rice in her paddy near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliRiceCulture014.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A man harvests rice in his paddy near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A man harvests rice in his paddy near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliRiceCulture011.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A woman shucks rice in her paddy near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
    BaliRiceCulture010.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A woman shucks rice in her paddy near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliRiceCulture009.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A farmer prepares his rice paddy for planting in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.  Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliRiceCulture008.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A farmer prepares his rice paddy for planting in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.  Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliRiceCulture007.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A woman shucks rice in her paddy near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliFullSize044.jpg
  • Apr. 24 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Rice terraces near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.  Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.    Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A woman shucks rice in her paddy near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliRiceCulture020.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A man threshes rice in his paddy near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliRiceCulture019.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A woman shucks rice in her paddy near Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliRiceCulture013.jpg
  • 18 JULY 2016 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:    A large "Not For Sale" sign in a rice field near Ubud. Many rice fields around Ubud have been sold and turned into homes for foreign retirees or expensive hotels for foreign tourists. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 JULY 2016 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:    A farmer plants rice in a field near Ubud. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RicePlantingUbud012.jpg
  • Apr 23 - BALI, INDONESIA -  A man harvests rice in a paddy in Ubud, Bali. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand. Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
    BaliRiceCulture040.jpg
  • Apr 23 - BALI, INDONESIA - Rice terraces in the mountains of Bali. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand. Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
    BaliRiceCulture034.jpg
  • 18 JULY 2016 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:    A farmer plants rice in a field near Ubud. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RicePlantingUbud017.jpg
  • 18 JULY 2016 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:    A farmer plants rice in a field near Ubud. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RicePlantingUbud016.jpg
  • 18 JULY 2016 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:    A farmer plants rice in a field near Ubud. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RicePlantingUbud015.jpg
  • 18 JULY 2016 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:    A farmer plants rice in a field near Ubud. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RicePlantingUbud014.jpg
  • 18 JULY 2016 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:    A farmer plants rice in a field near Ubud. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RicePlantingUbud013.jpg
  • 18 JULY 2016 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:    Egrets pick insects out of recently tilled rice field near Ubud. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RicePlantingUbud011.jpg
  • 18 JULY 2016 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:    A farmer moves his tilling machine from one rice paddy to another. He was tilling fields near Ubud, preparing them for planting. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RicePlantingUbud010.jpg
  • 18 JULY 2016 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:     A mud splattered farmer after tilling a rice field before planting. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RicePlantingUbud009.jpg
  • 18 JULY 2016 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:    A farmer prepares a rice field for planting near Ubud. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RicePlantingUbud007.jpg
  • 18 JULY 2016 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:    A farmer prepares a rice field for planting near Ubud. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RicePlantingUbud006.jpg
  • 18 JULY 2016 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:    A farmer prepares a rice field for planting near Ubud. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RicePlantingUbud004.jpg
  • 18 JULY 2016 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:    A farmer moves his tilling machine from one rice paddy to another. He was tilling fields near Ubud, preparing them for planting. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RicePlantingUbud003.jpg
  • 18 JULY 2016 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:    Towers that house spirits for the rice fields near Ubud. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RicePlantingUbud002.jpg
  • 18 JULY 2016 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:    Towers that house spirits for the rice fields near Ubud. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RicePlantingUbud001.jpg
  • Apr 23 - BALI, INDONESIA -  A man harvests rice in a paddy in Ubud, Bali. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand. Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
    BaliRiceCulture043.jpg
  • Apr 23 - BALI, INDONESIA -  A man harvests rice in a paddy in Ubud, Bali. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand. Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
    BaliRiceCulture042.jpg
  • Apr 23 - BALI, INDONESIA -  A man harvests rice in a paddy in Ubud, Bali. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand. Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
    BaliRiceCulture041.jpg
  • Apr 23 - BALI, INDONESIA -  A man harvests rice in a paddy in Ubud, Bali. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand. Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
    BaliRiceCulture038.jpg
  • Apr 23 - BALI, INDONESIA - Rice terraces in the mountains of Bali. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand. Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
    BaliRiceCulture036.jpg
  • Apr 23 - BALI, INDONESIA - Rice terraces in the mountains of Bali. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand. Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
    BaliRiceCulture035.jpg
  • Apr 23 - BALI, INDONESIA - Rice terraces in the mountains of Bali. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand. Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
    BaliRiceCulture033.jpg
  • Apr 23 - BALI, INDONESIA - Rice terraces in the mountains of Bali. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand. Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
    BaliRiceCulture032.jpg
  • Apr 23 - BALI, INDONESIA - A rice paddy in Bali. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand. Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
    BaliRiceCulture031.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A rice paddy in Ubud, Bali. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliRiceCulture029.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A boy walks through a rice paddy and past a Hindu shrine in Ubud, Bali. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliRiceCulture028.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  People walk out of a rice paddy and past a Hindu shrine in Ubud, Bali. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliRiceCulture027.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  People walk out of a rice paddy and past a Hindu shrine in Ubud, Bali. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliRiceCulture026.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  Women harvest rice in a paddy near Ubud, Bali. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliRiceCulture025.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  Workers leave a rice paddy in Ubud, Bali.  Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliRiceCulture023.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  Women harvest rice in a paddy near Ubud, Bali. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliRiceCulture022.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A woman carries harvest rice home near Ubud, Bali.  Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
    BaliRiceCulture021.jpg
  • 18 JULY 2016 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:     A mud splattered farmer after tilling a rice field before planting. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 JULY 2016 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:    A farmer prepares a rice field for planting near Ubud. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RicePlantingUbud005.jpg
  • Apr 23 - BALI, INDONESIA -  A man cuts grass from a dyke between rice paddies in Ubud, Bali. He will use the grass for his livestock. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand. Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
    BaliRiceCulture039.jpg
  • Apr 23 - BALI, INDONESIA - Hindu shrines mark the boundary of farmers' paddies in Bali. Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand. Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
    BaliRiceCulture030.jpg
  • Apr. 22 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  Workers leave a rice paddy in Ubud, Bali.  Rice is an integral part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby Thailand.   Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press.
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  • Apr. 21 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Farmers tend to their ducks in a rice paddy in Ubud, Bali. Many rice farmers in Bali keep ducks in their paddies.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A man transplants young rice plants in a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A man transplants young rice plants in a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  Men transplant young rice plants in a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  Men transplant young rice plants in a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A man transplants young rice plants in a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A man transplants young rice plants in a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 21 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Farmers tend to their ducks in a rice paddy in Ubud, Bali. Many rice farmers in Bali keep ducks in their paddies.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • Apr. 21 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Farmers tend to their ducks in a rice paddy in Ubud, Bali. Many rice farmers in Bali keep ducks in their paddies.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • Apr. 21 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Farmers tend to their ducks in a rice paddy in Ubud, Bali. Many rice farmers in Bali keep ducks in their paddies.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Ducks in a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures. Bali rice farmers use ducks in their fields. The ducks eat the insects that threaten crops and the duck guano is used to fertilize the fields.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A man transplants young rice plants in a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A man transplants young rice plants in a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A man transplants young rice plants in a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  Men transplant young rice plants in a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A man transplants young rice plants in a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A man wipes his face while transplanting rice plants in a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A man transplants young rice plants in a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Men rinse their feet off in a rice paddy after transplanting young plants in a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A man walks out of a rice field after using a mechanical transplanting machine in a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 21 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Farmers tend to their ducks in a rice paddy in Ubud, Bali. Many rice farmers in Bali keep ducks in their paddies.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
    BaliFullSize009.jpg
  • Apr. 21 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Farmers tend to their ducks in a rice paddy in Ubud, Bali. Many rice farmers in Bali keep ducks in their paddies.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
    BaliRiceCulture006.jpg
  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Ducks in a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures. Bali rice farmers use ducks in their fields. The ducks eat the insects that threaten crops and the duck guano is used to fertilize the fields.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  Men transplant young rice plants in a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A man transplants young rice plants in a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA:  A farmer walks through a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. An upscale tourist hotel, that charges about $300 (US) per night is in the background. Hotels are being built in the fields because tourists want to stay in the fields.  Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A high end tourist hotel that charges about $300 (US) per night, overlooks a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A high end tourist hotel that charges about $300 (US) per night, overlooks a rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A recently transplanted rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 AUGUST 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A recently transplanted rice field about 1.5 kilometers from downtown Ubud. Rice is the most important crop grown on Bali and is important as a food source and a symbol of Balinese culture. In accordance with Balinese tradition, men transplant the young rice plants from nurseries to the fields and women harvest the rice when it matures.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Apr. 21 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A woman walks through a rice paddy in the rain in Ubud, Bali.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • Apr. 21 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A woman walks through a rice paddy in the rain in Ubud, Bali.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • Apr. 21 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A woman walks through a rice paddy in the rain in Ubud, Bali.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • Apr. 21 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: A woman walks through a rice paddy in the rain in Ubud, Bali.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • Apr 23 - BALI, INDONESIA -  A woman picks up rice she was drying by the side of the road in the mountains of central Bali before a rain storm rolled in.  Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 31 JULY 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Hotels and tourists oriented businesses surround a rice field in Ubud, Bali. Bali's rice growing tradition is threatened by the tourist boom as more and more tourist housing is built on land that used to be used for growing rice.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JULY 2017 - UBUD, BALI, INDONESIA: Hotels and tourists oriented businesses surround a rice field in Ubud, Bali. Bali's rice growing tradition is threatened by the tourist boom as more and more tourist housing is built on land that used to be used for growing rice.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JULY 2016 - TAMPAKSIRING, GIANYAR, BALI:  Women move their rice thrasher to a new place in a rice paddy. New homes built as rental properties for foreign tourists and retirees are in the background. Many rice fields around Ubud are being sold to real estate developers who are building expensive homes in the paddies. Rice is an important part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby countries. Because of its dependable growing weather and number of micro-climates, rice cultivation is a year round activity in Bali. Some farmers can be harvesting rice, while farmers just a few kilometers away can be planting rice. Most rice in Bali is still harvested by hand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JULY 2016 - TAMPAKSIRING, GIANYAR, BALI: Women work during the rice harvest in Bali. The woman on the left was cutting rice, the woman on the right was thrashing it. Rice is an important part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby countries. Because of its dependable growing weather and number of micro-climates, rice cultivation is a year round activity in Bali. Some farmers can be harvesting rice, while farmers just a few kilometers away can be planting rice. Most rice in Bali is still harvested by hand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JULY 2016 - TAMPAKSIRING, GIANYAR, BALI:  A woman threshes rice to separate the kernels from the stalk during the rice harvest in Tampaksiring, Bali. Rice is an important part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby countries. Because of its dependable growing weather and number of micro-climates, rice cultivation is a year round activity in Bali. Some farmers can be harvesting rice, while farmers just a few kilometers away can be planting rice. Most rice in Bali is still harvested by hand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JULY 2016 - TAMPAKSIRING, GIANYAR, BALI:  A woman threshes rice to separate the kernels from the stalk during the rice harvest in Tampaksiring, Bali. Rice is an important part of the Balinese culture. The rituals of the cycle of planting, maintaining, irrigating, and harvesting rice enrich the cultural life of Bali beyond a single staple can ever hope to do. Despite the importance of rice, Bali does not produce enough rice for its own needs and imports rice from nearby countries. Because of its dependable growing weather and number of micro-climates, rice cultivation is a year round activity in Bali. Some farmers can be harvesting rice, while farmers just a few kilometers away can be planting rice. Most rice in Bali is still harvested by hand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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