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  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Yangon City Hall is a sprawling colonial era building in central Yangon and considered one of the best preserved colonial buildings. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture030.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Yangon City Hall is a sprawling colonial era building in central Yangon and considered one of the best preserved colonial buildings. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture029.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The Myanmar Port Authority is considered one of Yangon's better preserved colonial buildings. It was built in 1920. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture038.jpg
  • 08 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A banana shop in a colonial building built in 1928 on Strand Road in Yangon. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture052.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A man rides his bike past the Strand Hotel. The Strand Hotel in Yangon is now one of the most expensive hotels in Yangon. It opened in its current location in 1901 and is one of the jewels of Yangon's colonial architecture. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture042.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  Myanmar Customs House on Strand Road is considered one of the better preserved colonial buildings in Yangon. It was built in 1915. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture039.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The Myanmar Port Authority is considered one of Yangon's better preserved colonial buildings. It was built in 1920. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture037.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A renovated colonial era building in downtown Yangon. The building is now the Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank (MFTB). Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture036.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  A residential building with shops on the ground floor on 22nd Street in Yangon. The building is one of a number of small colonial era buildings still in use in Yangon. This building, which doesn't have a name was opened in 1924. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture027.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  A residential building with shops on the ground floor on 22nd Street in Yangon. The building is one of a number of small colonial era buildings still in use in Yangon. This building, which doesn't have a name was opened in 1926. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture026.jpg
  • 08 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A banana shop in a colonial building built in 1928 on Strand Road in Yangon. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture051.jpg
  • 08 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A colonial building on Lanmadaw Road in Yangon has restaurants on the ground floor and tenement apartments on the upper floor. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture050.jpg
  • 08 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A colonial building in disrepair nestled between two newer buildings on Bo Sun Pet (also spelled So Soon Pat) Street in Yangon. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture049.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The Strand Hotel in Yangon is now one of the most expensive hotels in Yangon. It opened in its current location in 1901 and is one of the jewels of Yangon's colonial architecture. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture043.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Women cross the street in front of the Strand Hotel. The Strand Hotel in Yangon is now one of the most expensive hotels in Yangon. It opened in its current location in 1901 and is one of the jewels of Yangon's colonial architecture. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture041.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  Myanmar Customs House on Strand Road is considered one of the better preserved colonial buildings in Yangon. It was built in 1915. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture040.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A renovated colonial era building in downtown Yangon. The building now houses tourist shops and cafes. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture031.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The entrance to a residential building with shops on the ground floor on 22nd Street in Yangon. The building is one of a number of small colonial era buildings still in use in Yangon. This building, which doesn't have a name was opened in 1924. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture028.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: An original part of the Yangon General Hospital. Yangon General Hospital is the largest hospital in Myanmar. It was opened in 1899 when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The main buildings, built in the Victorian style, were built in 1905. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture021.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: An interior staircase at the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture012.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Bananas ripen on a wall in the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture004.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The entrance to a teak building in the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture003.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A teak building in the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture002.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The main wing of the Yangon General Hospital. Yangon General Hospital is the largest hospital in Myanmar. It was opened in 1899 when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The main buildings, built in the Victorian style, were built in 1905. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture023.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The main wing of the Yangon General Hospital. Yangon General Hospital is the largest hospital in Myanmar. It was opened in 1899 when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The main buildings, built in the Victorian style, were built in 1905. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture022.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: An original part of the Yangon General Hospital. Yangon General Hospital is the largest hospital in Myanmar. It was opened in 1899 when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The main buildings, built in the Victorian style, were built in 1905. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture020.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The gates to the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture019.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A squater in his sleeping space in the old Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture017.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A squater in his sleeping space in the old Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture016.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A hallway at the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture015.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A door out to the grounds of the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture014.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: An interior door in the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture013.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The grounds of the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture011.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A meeting room at the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture010.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  The entrance to the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture009.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  The entrance to the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture008.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: An old fire extinguisher in a hotel wing at the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture007.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A wooden staircase at the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture006.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Broken windows in a doorway at the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture005.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Squaters in the Pegu Club. The Pegu Club in Yangon was the Officers' Club for the British Army when Myanmar was the British colony of Burma. The club, principally made of teak, is now abandoned and in decay. Squaters have moved into the parts of the complex still standing. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture018.jpg
  • 08 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The spire for St. John's Catholic Church in Yangon. It was built in 1900 and was one of the first Catholic churches built in Yangon. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture044.jpg
  • 08 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A buidling in the St. John's Catholic Church complex in Yangon. It was built in 1900 and was one of the first Catholic churches built in Yangon. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture048.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The High Court building in Yangon was built in 1914 and was formerly called the Parliament of Justice. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture035.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The High Court building in Yangon was built in 1914 and was formerly called the Parliament of Justice. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture034.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The High Court building in Yangon was built in 1914 and was formerly called the Parliament of Justice. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture033.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Immanuel Baptist Church in Yangon was originally built in 1885 and destroyed during World War 2, it was rebuilt in 1952 and is on Yangon's historic heritage list. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture032.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  The U Naw Memorial Baptist Church in Yangon is one of the oldest Christian churches in Yangon. It was established in 1816. The current building was built in the 1930s. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture024.jpg
  • 08 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  Sunday services at St. John's Catholic Church in Yangon. It was built in 1900 and was one of the first Catholic churches built in Yangon. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture047.jpg
  • 08 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  Sunday services at St. John's Catholic Church in Yangon. It was built in 1900 and was one of the first Catholic churches built in Yangon. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture046.jpg
  • 08 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  Sunday services at St. John's Catholic Church in Yangon. It was built in 1900 and was one of the first Catholic churches built in Yangon. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture045.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  The U Naw Memorial Baptist Church in Yangon is one of the oldest Christian churches in Yangon. It was established in 1816. The current building was built in the 1930s. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture025.jpg
  • 07 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The old railway headquarters in Yangon is closed. The complex is slated for redevelopment as a luxury hotel. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    YangonColonialArchitecture001.jpg
  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: DENNIS ARP, an Arizona beekeeper, checks and tends his hives on the Ft. McDowell Indian Reservation about 50 miles from Phoenix. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems. Arp said CCD has cost him about $60,000 (US) between replacement bees and contracts lost because so many of his hives have disappeared.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: Bees from Dennis Arp's hives on the combs in the hives. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
    BeeKeeper023.jpg
  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: DENNIS ARP, an Arizona beekeeper, checks and tends his hives on the Ft. McDowell Indian Reservation about 50 miles from Phoenix. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems. Arp said CCD has cost him about $60,000 (US) between replacement bees and contracts lost because so many of his hives have disappeared.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
    BeeKeeper022.jpg
  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: DENNIS ARP, an Arizona beekeeper, checks and tends his hives on the Ft. McDowell Indian Reservation about 50 miles from Phoenix. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems. Arp said CCD has cost him about $60,000 (US) between replacement bees and contracts lost because so many of his hives have disappeared.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
    BeeKeeper021.jpg
  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: DENNIS ARP, an Arizona beekeeper, checks and tends his hives on the Ft. McDowell Indian Reservation about 50 miles from Phoenix. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems. Arp said CCD has cost him about $60,000 (US) between replacement bees and contracts lost because so many of his hives have disappeared.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
    BeeKeeper020.jpg
  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: DENNIS ARP, an Arizona beekeeper, checks and tends his hives on the Ft. McDowell Indian Reservation about 50 miles from Phoenix. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems. Arp said CCD has cost him about $60,000 (US) between replacement bees and contracts lost because so many of his hives have disappeared.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
    BeeKeeper019.jpg
  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: DENNIS ARP, an Arizona beekeeper, checks and tends his hives on the Ft. McDowell Indian Reservation about 50 miles from Phoenix. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems. Arp said CCD has cost him about $60,000 (US) between replacement bees and contracts lost because so many of his hives have disappeared.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
    BeeKeeper018.jpg
  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: A honeybee backs out of a honeycomb in a beehive owned by Dennis Arp on the Ft. McDowell Indian Reservation about 50 miles from Phoenix, AZ. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
    BeeKeeper017.jpg
  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: Beeswax and honey in a beehive owned by Dennis Arp. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: DENNIS ARP, an Arizona beekeeper, checks and tends his hives on the Ft. McDowell Indian Reservation about 50 miles from Phoenix. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems. Arp said CCD has cost him about $60,000 (US) between replacement bees and contracts lost because so many of his hives have disappeared.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: DENNIS ARP, an Arizona beekeeper, checks and tends his hives on the Ft. McDowell Indian Reservation about 50 miles from Phoenix. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems. Arp said CCD has cost him about $60,000 (US) between replacement bees and contracts lost because so many of his hives have disappeared.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: Bees from Dennis Arp's hives on the combs in the hives. The queen bee (center) is a different color and does not have the stripes that mark the drone and worker bees. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: DENNIS ARP, an Arizona beekeeper, checks and tends his hives on the Ft. McDowell Indian Reservation about 50 miles from Phoenix. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems. Arp said CCD has cost him about $60,000 (US) between replacement bees and contracts lost because so many of his hives have disappeared.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: DENNIS ARP, an Arizona beekeeper, checks and tends his hives on the Ft. McDowell Indian Reservation about 50 miles from Phoenix. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems. Arp said CCD has cost him about $60,000 (US) between replacement bees and contracts lost because so many of his hives have disappeared.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: Bees from Dennis Arp's hives on the combs in the hives. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: DENNIS ARP, an Arizona beekeeper, checks and tends his hives on the Ft. McDowell Indian Reservation about 50 miles from Phoenix. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems. Arp said CCD has cost him about $60,000 (US) between replacement bees and contracts lost because so many of his hives have disappeared.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: Bees from Dennis Arp's hives on the combs in the hives. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: Bees from Dennis Arp's hives on the combs in the hives. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: Bees from Dennis Arp's hives on the combs in the hives. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: Bees from Dennis Arp's hives on the combs in the hives. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: Bees from Dennis Arp's hives on the combs in the hives. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: DENNIS ARP, an Arizona beekeeper, checks and tends his hives on the Ft. McDowell Indian Reservation about 50 miles from Phoenix. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems. Arp said CCD has cost him about $60,000 (US) between replacement bees and contracts lost because so many of his hives have disappeared.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: DENNIS ARP, an Arizona beekeeper, suits up before servicing his hives on the Ft. McDowell Indian Reservation about 50 miles from Phoenix. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 APRIL 2007 -- FT. MCDOWELL, AZ: DENNIS ARP, an Arizona beekeeper, drives his truck up to his hives on the Ft. McDowell Indian Reservation about 50 miles from Phoenix. Arp has been a commercial beekeeper in Flagstaff, AZ, for more than 20 years. He said he lost almost 50 percent of his hives in the last year for no apparent reason. The syndrome has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" and was first reported on the East Coast of the US last fall. Researchers do not know what is causing the disorder. Stress, parasites, disease, pesticides and a lack of genetic diversity are all being investigated. German researchers are also studying the possibility that radiation from cellphones is scrambling the bees' internal navigation systems.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 01 NOVEMBER 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Yangon City Hall is a sprawling colonial era building in central Yangon and considered one of the best preserved colonial buildings. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 NOVEMBER 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Yangon City Hall is a sprawling colonial era building in central Yangon and considered one of the best preserved colonial buildings. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 NOVEMBER 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: The Cha San Building, a colonial era structure, in Yangon. Yangon has the highest concentration of colonial style buildings still standing in Asia. Efforts are being made to preserve the buildings but many are in poor condition and not salvageable.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 DECEMBER 2017 - HANOI, VIETNAM: An example of a cell block used by the French colonial authorities to imprison Vietnamese nationalists in Hoa Lo Prizon. Hoa Lo Prison in Hanoi was used by French colonial authorities to imprison Vietnamese political prisoners and later, during the "American War" by the North Vietnamese, to house American Prisoners of War, including John McCain and Pete Peterson. Then it earned the nickname the "Hanoi Hilton." Peterson became the first American ambassador to Vietnam after relations were normalized.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: The roofline of colonial era buildings that have been renovated into tourist hotels, spas and restaurants in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A colonial era house that has been refurbished and turned into a spa in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  A tourist peddles past a French colonial house that has been turned into a spa in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  A Lao family on a motorcycle rides past a French colonial house that has been turned into a spa in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A colonial style shophouse turned into tourists' boutiques and souvenir shops in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  A colonial era building turned into a guest house for tourists in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  A colonial era building turned into a guest house for tourists in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  A colonial style shophouse turned into tourists' boutiques and souvenir shops in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  A colonial style shophouse turned into tourists' boutiques and souvenir shops in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  A colonial style shophouse turned into tourists' boutiques and souvenir shops in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 APRIL 2012 - HANOI, VIETNAM: A mock up of what living conditions were like for Vietnamese imprisoned by French colonial authorities in Hoa Lo Prison. After Vietnam's independence the prisons became known infamously as the Hanoi Hilton, in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. In colonial times, the French used Hoa Lo to house and torture political prisoners and common criminals. During the "American War" (what the Vietnamese call the war with the US), the prison was used to house American flyers shot down over the north. Most of the prison has been torn down and the grounds turned into an expensive international hotel.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A colonial style shophouse turned into tourists' boutiques and souvenir shops in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A colonial style shophouse turned into tourists' boutiques and souvenir shops in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 APRIL 2012 - HANOI, VIETNAM: A mock up of what living conditions were like for Vietnamese imprisoned by French colonial authorities in Hoa Lo Prison. After Vietnam's independence the prisons became known infamously as the Hanoi Hilton, in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. In colonial times, the French used Hoa Lo to house and torture political prisoners and common criminals. During the "American War" (what the Vietnamese call the war with the US), the prison was used to house American flyers shot down over the north. Most of the prison has been torn down and the grounds turned into an expensive international hotel.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 AUGUST 2019 - ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA: A shrine dedicated to Hmong leaders in the Hmong Village, a Hmong market in St. Paul. The men honored are, Kiatong Lor Blia Yao, the first Hmong person to become a civil administrator in colonial French ruled Laos, General Vang Pao, a close ally of the US during the "Secret War" in Laos and leader of the Hmong forces who fought with the US, and Phagna Damrong Ritthikai, Touby Lyfoung, a civil administrator in Laos after the French colonial period and before the communist victory in 1974. Thousands of Hmong people, originally from the mountains of central Laos, settled in the Twin Cities in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Most were refugees displaced by the American war in Southeast Asia. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, there are now 66,000 ethnic Hmong in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, making it the largest urban Hmong population in the world. There are two large Hmong markers in St. Paul. The Hmongtown Marketplace has are more than 125 shops, 11 restaurants, and a farmers’ market in the summer. Hmong Village is newer and has more than 250 shops and 17 restaurants.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2017 - HANOI, VIETNAM: Catholic nuns in the crowd watch the Christmas show at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Hanoi. There are about 5.6 million Catholics in Vietnam. The Cathedral was one of the first structures built by the French during the colonial era and was opened in 1886. It's one of the most popular tourist attractions in Hanoi.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2017 - HANOI, VIETNAM: A woman with her children, wearing Santa Claus hats, during the Christmas show at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Hanoi. There are about 5.6 million Catholics in Vietnam. The Cathedral was one of the first structures built by the French during the colonial era and was opened in 1886. It's one of the most popular tourist attractions in Hanoi.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2017 - HANOI, VIETNAM: The opening number during the Christmas show at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Hanoi. There are about 5.6 million Catholics in Vietnam. The Cathedral was one of the first structures built by the French during the colonial era and was opened in 1886. It's one of the most popular tourist attractions in Hanoi.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 DECEMBER 2017 - HANOI, VIETNAM: A child in a Santa Claus outfit plays at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Hanoi while she waits for the Christmas show to start. There are about 5.6 million Catholics in Vietnam. The Cathedral was one of the first structures built by the French during the colonial era and was opened in 1886. It's one of the most popular tourist attractions in Hanoi.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JANUARY 2007 - GRANADA, NICARAGUA: A fruit vendor at her stand in Granada, Nicaragua. Granada, founded in 1524, is one of the oldest cities in the Americas. Granada was relatively untouched by either the Nicaraguan revolution or the Contra War, so its colonial architecture survived relatively unscathed. It has emerged as the heart of Nicaragua's tourism revival.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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