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  • 06 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: An Indian migrant worker sells a Nepali woman fresh fruit in Kathmandu. Many of the itinerant fruit peddlers in Kathmandu are migrant workers from India.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A fruit vendor with a vest and bowtie near the French Embassy in the Bang Rak district of Bangkok.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman selling fruit in a market in the Chinatown section of Bangkok.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Migrant construction workers from Myanmar (Burma) buy fruit from a Thai fruit vendor on Sukhumvit Soi 16 in Bangkok. They are working a construction site building a new hotel. Bangkok is experiencing a construction boom that is reshaping the city skyline. Most of the construction workers are from the Isan region of northeastern Thailand, but many also come from Laos and Myanmar to work in the Thai construction trade because they can make more than twice as much in Thailand and they can in their countries of origin.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Migrant construction workers from Myanmar (Burma) buy fruit from a Thai fruit vendor on Sukhumvit Soi 16 in Bangkok. They are working a construction site building a new hotel. Bangkok is experiencing a construction boom that is reshaping the city skyline. Most of the construction workers are from the Isan region of northeastern Thailand, but many also come from Laos and Myanmar to work in the Thai construction trade because they can make more than twice as much in Thailand and they can in their countries of origin.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Migrant construction workers from Myanmar (Burma) buy fruit from a Thai fruit vendor on Sukhumvit Soi 16 in Bangkok. They are working a construction site building a new hotel. Bangkok is experiencing a construction boom that is reshaping the city skyline. Most of the construction workers are from the Isan region of northeastern Thailand, but many also come from Laos and Myanmar to work in the Thai construction trade because they can make more than twice as much in Thailand and they can in their countries of origin.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Migrant construction workers from Myanmar (Burma) buy fruit from a Thai fruit vendor on Sukhumvit Soi 16 in Bangkok. They are working a construction site building a new hotel. Bangkok is experiencing a construction boom that is reshaping the city skyline. Most of the construction workers are from the Isan region of northeastern Thailand, but many also come from Laos and Myanmar to work in the Thai construction trade because they can make more than twice as much in Thailand and they can in their countries of origin.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Migrant construction workers from Myanmar (Burma) buy fruit from a Thai fruit vendor on Sukhumvit Soi 16 in Bangkok. They are working a construction site building a new hotel. Bangkok is experiencing a construction boom that is reshaping the city skyline. Most of the construction workers are from the Isan region of northeastern Thailand, but many also come from Laos and Myanmar to work in the Thai construction trade because they can make more than twice as much in Thailand and they can in their countries of origin.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Migrant construction workers from Myanmar (Burma) buy fruit from a Thai fruit vendor on Sukhumvit Soi 16 in Bangkok. They are working a construction site building a new hotel. Bangkok is experiencing a construction boom that is reshaping the city skyline. Most of the construction workers are from the Isan region of northeastern Thailand, but many also come from Laos and Myanmar to work in the Thai construction trade because they can make more than twice as much in Thailand and they can in their countries of origin.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Migrant construction workers from Myanmar (Burma) buy fruit from a Thai fruit vendor on Sukhumvit Soi 16 in Bangkok. They are working a construction site building a new hotel. Bangkok is experiencing a construction boom that is reshaping the city skyline. Most of the construction workers are from the Isan region of northeastern Thailand, but many also come from Laos and Myanmar to work in the Thai construction trade because they can make more than twice as much in Thailand and they can in their countries of origin.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   A crewman on a banana boat holds up a stalk of bananas. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Porters unload bananas from a river boat at the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Porters unload bananas from a river boat at the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Porters unload coconuts from a riverboat on the banana jetty. They unload the coconuts by throwing each coconut from the boat to a waiting truck on the shore. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Porters unload coconuts from a riverboat on the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A fruit vendor and other food vendors in front of Bobae Market on Krung Kasem Rd in Bangkok. Bobae Market is a 30 year old famous for fashion wholesale and is now very popular with exporters from around the world. Bobae Tower is next to the market and  advertises itself as having 1,300 stalls under one roof and claims to be the largest garment wholesale center in Thailand.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 9, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A fruit wholesaler sleeps in the flower and produce market on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. Every morning, flowers and produce from the provinces arrive in the market where they are bundled and sold at retail in Bangkok's consumer markets. Many of the flowers are sold in and around the Buddhist temples in Bangkok. People buy them as offerings or to "make merit." Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 29 JUNE 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A fruit vender on Soi Wanit 2 near the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok's Chinatown prepares an order of sliced pineapple for a customer.     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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  • 09 JANUARY 2007 - GRANADA, NICARAGUA: A woman gives her daughter some fruit from her stand on the street 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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  • 21 JANUARY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Fruit for sale in Phra Khanong Market in Bangkok. The market serves a mix of foreign residents, local people, and Burmese migrants.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2015 - SAMUT SONGKRAM, SAMUT SONGKRAM, THAILAND:  A fruit vendor in the market in Samut Songkram, Thailand.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MAY 2015 - SAMUT SONGKRAM, SAMUT SONGKRAM, THAILAND:  A fruit vendor in the market in Samut Songkram, Thailand.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JULY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men sort bananas in the fruit section of the flower market in the old section of Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Thai Buddhists set up their stand selling durian fruit in front of the Pakistan Mosque (Masjid) in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND:   Mangosteen fruit for sale in Hat Yai. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Thai Buddhists set up their stand selling durian fruit in front of the Pakistan Mosque (Masjid) in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Stevedores offload 110 pound (50 kilo) sacks of fish meal from a river freighter on the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Stevedores offload 110 pound (50 kilo) sacks of fish meal from a river freighter on the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   A porter unloads coconuts from a riverboat on the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Stevedores wait to go to work offloading 110 pound (50 kilo) sacks of fish meal from a river freighter on the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   A banana boat comes to the jetty in Yangon. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   A banana boat comes to the jetty in Yangon. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Porters unload bananas from a river boat at the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Porters unload bananas from a river boat at the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Yangon2014108.jpg
  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Porters unload bananas from a river boat at the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   A small banana boat comes into shore at that banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Merchants buy and sell bananas on the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Yangon2014104.jpg
  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Merchants buy and sell bananas on the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Yangon2014103.jpg
  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Porters unload bananas from a river boat at the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Yangon2014102.jpg
  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Porters unload bananas from a river boat at the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Porters unload bananas from a river boat at the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Porters unload bananas from a river boat at the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Porters unload bananas from a river boat at the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Porters unload coconuts from a riverboat on the banana jetty. They unload the coconuts by throwing each coconut from the boat to a waiting truck on the shore. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Unloading bananas on the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Unloading bananas on the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Porters unload coconuts from a riverboat on the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Porters unload coconuts from a riverboat on the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Porters unload coconuts from a riverboat on the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Men on a mango boat wait out a monsoon storm on the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Betel vendors on the banana jetty.  The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   Porters carry boxes candles to a waiting river boat on the banana jetty. The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JUNE 2014 - YANGON, MYANMAR:   The "banana jetty" is on the Yangon River north of central Yangon on Strand Road. Bananas, coconuts and other fruit are brought in here from upcountry, sold and reshipped to other parts of Myanmar (Burma). All of the labor here is done by hand. Porters carry the produce to the jetty and porters load the boats before they steam upriver.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 AUGUST 2013 - HONG KONG: A woman shops for fruit in a wet market in Kennedytown in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is one of the two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China, Macau is the other. It is situated on China's south coast and, enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is known for its skyline and deep natural harbour. Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world, the  population is 93.6% ethnic Chinese and 6.4% from other groups. The Han Chinese majority originate mainly from the cities of Guangzhou and Taishan in the neighbouring Guangdong province.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Fruit vendors in front of Bobae Market on Krung Kasem Rd in Bangkok. Bobae Market is a 30 year old market famous for fashion wholesale and is now very popular with exporters from around the world. Bobae Tower is next to the market and  advertises itself as having 1,300 stalls under one roof and claims to be the largest garment wholesale center in Thailand.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JUNE 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Fruit vendors in front of Bobae Market on Krung Kasem Rd in Bangkok. Bobae Market is a 30 year old famous for fashion wholesale and is now very popular with exporters from around the world. Bobae Tower is next to the market and  advertises itself as having 1,300 stalls under one roof and claims to be the largest garment wholesale center in Thailand.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A basket of pineapple in a small fruit market near Bobae Market in Bangkok. Bobae Market is a 30 year old famous for fashion wholesale and is now very popular with exporters from around the world. Bobae Tower is next to the market and  advertises itself as having 1,300 stalls under one roof and claims to be the largest garment wholesale center in Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 MAY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A man cuts up durian fruit before selling it near Bobae Market in Bangkok. Bobae Market is a 30 year old famous for fashion wholesale and is now very popular with exporters from around the world. Bobae Tower is next to the market and  advertises itself as having 1,300 stalls under one roof and claims to be the largest garment wholesale center in Thailand.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A man sets up a street stand to sell durian, a fruit popular in Thailand, along Chareon Krung Road, a main street in Talat Noi. The Talat Noi neighborhood in Bangkok started as a blacksmith's quarter. As cars and buses replaced horse and buggy, the blacksmiths became mechanics and now the area is lined with car mechanics' shops. It is one the last neighborhoods in Bangkok that still has some original shophouses and pre World War II architecture. It is also home to a  Teo Chew Chinese emigrant community.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A couple sets up their durian stand (durian a Thai fruit) in Talat Noi. The Talat Noi neighborhood in Bangkok started as a blacksmith's quarter. As cars and buses replaced horse and buggy, the blacksmiths became mechanics and now the area is lined with car mechanics' shops. It is one the last neighborhoods in Bangkok that still has some original shophouses and pre World War II architecture. It is also home to a  Teo Chew Chinese emigrant community.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A man sets up a street stand to sell durian, a fruit popular in Thailand, along Chareon Krung Road, a main street in Talat Noi. The Talat Noi neighborhood in Bangkok started as a blacksmith's quarter. As cars and buses replaced horse and buggy, the blacksmiths became mechanics and now the area is lined with car mechanics' shops. It is one the last neighborhoods in Bangkok that still has some original shophouses and pre World War II architecture. It is also home to a  Teo Chew Chinese emigrant community.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A man sets up a street stand to sell durian, a fruit popular in Thailand, along Chareon Krung Road, a main street in Talat Noi. The Talat Noi neighborhood in Bangkok started as a blacksmith's quarter. As cars and buses replaced horse and buggy, the blacksmiths became mechanics and now the area is lined with car mechanics' shops. It is one the last neighborhoods in Bangkok that still has some original shophouses and pre World War II architecture. It is also home to a  Teo Chew Chinese emigrant community.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A man sets up a street stand to sell durian, a fruit popular in Thailand, along Chareon Krung Road, a main street in Talat Noi. The Talat Noi neighborhood in Bangkok started as a blacksmith's quarter. As cars and buses replaced horse and buggy, the blacksmiths became mechanics and now the area is lined with car mechanics' shops. It is one the last neighborhoods in Bangkok that still has some original shophouses and pre World War II architecture. It is also home to a  Teo Chew Chinese emigrant community.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A fruit and vegetable stand in Talat Noi. The Talat Noi neighborhood in Bangkok started as a blacksmith's quarter. As cars and buses replaced horse and buggy, the blacksmiths became mechanics and now the area is lined with car mechanics' shops. It is one the last neighborhoods in Bangkok that still has some original shophouses and pre World War II architecture. It is also home to a  Teo Chew Chinese emigrant community.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman in her fruit stall in Talat Noi (Talat means Market, Noi means Small. Literally Small Market). The Talat Noi neighborhood in Bangkok started as a blacksmith's quarter. As cars and buses replaced horse and buggy, the blacksmiths became mechanics and now the area is lined with car mechanics' shops. It is one the last neighborhoods in Bangkok that still has some original shophouses and pre World War II architecture. It is also home to a  Teo Chew Chinese emigrant community.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A man reads in his living room, which is also a fruit stall in Talat Noi (Talat means Market, Noi means Small. Literally Small Market). The Talat Noi neighborhood in Bangkok started as a blacksmith's quarter. As cars and buses replaced horse and buggy, the blacksmiths became mechanics and now the area is lined with car mechanics' shops. It is one the last neighborhoods in Bangkok that still has some original shophouses and pre World War II architecture. It is also home to a  Teo Chew Chinese emigrant community.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 DECEMBER 2012 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE: A vendor sorts and stacks fresh fruit in Tekka Market in the Little India section of Singapore.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 DECEMBER 2012 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE: A woman buys apples from a fruit vendor in Tekka Market in the Little India section of Singapore. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 DECEMBER 2012 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE: A vendor sorts and stacks fresh fruit in Tekka Market in the Little India section of Singapore.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 DECEMBER 2012 - SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE: A vendor sorts and stacks fresh fruit in Tekka Market in the Little India section of Singapore.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Guava vendors sort fruit in their booth in the Bangkok Flower Market. The Bangkok Flower Market (Pak Klong Talad) is the biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market in Bangkok.  The market is busiest between 3:30AM and 6AM. Thais grow and use a lot of flowers. Some, like marigolds and lotus, are used for religious purposes. Others are purely ornamental.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman sorts and grades limes in the Bangkok Flower Market. The back of the market is also used to sell fruit and produce. The Bangkok Flower Market (Pak Klong Talad) is the biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market in Bangkok.  The market is busiest between 3:30AM and 6AM. Thais grow and use a lot of flowers. Some, like marigolds and lotus, are used for religious purposes. Others are purely ornamental.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman sorts and grades limes in the Bangkok Flower Market. The back of the market is also used to sell fruit and produce. The Bangkok Flower Market (Pak Klong Talad) is the biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market in Bangkok.  The market is busiest between 3:30AM and 6AM. Thais grow and use a lot of flowers. Some, like marigolds and lotus, are used for religious purposes. Others are purely ornamental.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A pineapple vendor cuts up a pineapple in front of the Bangkok Flower Market. The Bangkok Flower Market (Pak Klong Talad) is the biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market in Bangkok. It is also one of the largest fresh fruit and produce markets in the city. The market is located in the old part of the city, south of Wat Po (Temple of the Reclining Buddha) and the Grand Palace.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A pineapple vendor cuts fresh pineapple at her cart in front of the Bangkok Flower Market. The Bangkok Flower Market (Pak Klong Talad) is the biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market in Bangkok. It is also one of the largest fresh fruit and produce markets in the city. The market is located in the old part of the city, south of Wat Po (Temple of the Reclining Buddha) and the Grand Palace.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A banana vendor in the Bangkok Flower Market. The Bangkok Flower Market (Pak Klong Talad) is the biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market in Bangkok. It is also one of the largest fresh fruit and produce markets in the city. The market is located in the old part of the city, south of Wat Po (Temple of the Reclining Buddha) and the Grand Palace.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 APRIL 2012 - HANOI, VIETNAM: A woman selling fruit walks down a sidewalk in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar 22, 2009 -- A blind woman sells fruit in the Wong Wian Yai train station in Thonburi. The Mahachai Rail Line is a commuter line that runs from the Wong Wian Yai train station in the Thonburi section of Bangkok to the fishing port and market town of Samut Sakhon, which used to be known as Mahachai. A second line from Baan Laem to Samut Songkhram, another fishing port south of Samut Sakhon. Each stretch of the line takes about an hour.    Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 9, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women package and sort fruit in the flower and produce market on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. Every morning, flowers and produce from the provinces arrive in the market where they are bundled and sold at retail in Bangkok's consumer markets. Many of the flowers are sold in and around the Buddhist temples in Bangkok. People buy them as offerings or to "make merit." Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • Mar. 9, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women package and sort fruit in the flower and produce market on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. Every morning, flowers and produce from the provinces arrive in the market where they are bundled and sold at retail in Bangkok's consumer markets. Many of the flowers are sold in and around the Buddhist temples in Bangkok. People buy them as offerings or to "make merit." Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 03 AUGUST 2007 -- BERN, SWITZERLAND: Fruit for sale in a public market in Bern, the federal capital of Switzerland. The city was founded in the 12th century by Berchtold V, Duke of Zahringen, who established a fort on the site of the present day city. Because of its well maintained downtown core, preserved arcades and fountains, Bern is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 03 AUGUST 2007 -- BERN, SWITZERLAND: Fruit for sale in a public market in Bern, the federal capital of Switzerland. The city was founded in the 12th century by Berchtold V, Duke of Zahringen, who established a fort on the site of the present day city. Because of its well maintained downtown core, preserved arcades and fountains, Bern is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo by Jack Kurtz/ZUMA Press
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  • 26 JUNE 2006 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A fruit vendor in the main market in Siem Reap, Cambodia, site of the world famous Angkor Wat. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 20 FEBRUARY 2008 -- KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Fruit vendors in the market in Kanchanaburi, Thailand.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 20 FEBRUARY 2008 -- KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Fruit vendors in the market in Kanchanaburi, Thailand.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 20 FEBRUARY 2008 -- KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Fruit vendors in the market in Kanchanaburi, Thailand.  Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 23 JULY 2002 - TRINIDAD, SANCTI SPIRITUS, CUBA: A door to door fruit seller does business in the colonial city of Trinidad, province of Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, July 23, 2002. Trinidad is one of the oldest cities in Cuba and was founded in 1514. .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      A mango seller in Khlong Toey Market in Bangkok. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      A mango seller in Khlong Toey Market in Bangkok. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 OCTOBER 2015 - INSEIN, MYANMAR:  Watermelon for sale by the slice at Danyin Market (also known as Da Nyin) in Insein, Myanmar, about 90 minutes from Yangon. Vendors in the market sell just about everything people in the area need, but mostly it's a "wet market" with fruits, vegetables and meats. Most people in Myanmar still do not have refrigerators in their homes, so people go to market almost every day.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 OCTOBER 2015 - INSEIN, MYANMAR:  Selling bananas at Danyin Market (also known as Da Nyin) in Insein, Myanmar, about 90 minutes from Yangon. Vendors in the market sell just about everything people in the area need, but mostly it's a "wet market" with fruits, vegetables and meats. Most people in Myanmar still do not have refrigerators in their homes, so people go to market almost every day.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 OCTOBER 2015 - INSEIN, MYANMAR:  Selling bananas at Danyin Market (also known as Da Nyin) in Insein, Myanmar, about 90 minutes from Yangon. Vendors in the market sell just about everything people in the area need, but mostly it's a "wet market" with fruits, vegetables and meats. Most people in Myanmar still do not have refrigerators in their homes, so people go to market almost every day.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 OCTOBER 2015 - INSEIN, MYANMAR:  Selling bananas at Danyin Market (also known as Da Nyin) in Insein, Myanmar, about 90 minutes from Yangon. Vendors in the market sell just about everything people in the area need, but mostly it's a "wet market" with fruits, vegetables and meats. Most people in Myanmar still do not have refrigerators in their homes, so people go to market almost every day.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A pomegranate juice vendor in Bangkok's Chinatown with Vegetarian Festival flags behind him. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A pomegranate juice vendor in Bangkok's Chinatown with Vegetarian Festival flags behind him. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 APRIL 2015 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  Thai pumpkins for sale in the market in Chiang Mai.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JUNE 2014 - IRRAWADDY DELTA,  AYEYARWADY REGION, MYANMAR:  A woman sells bananas in the market in Pantanaw, a town in the Irrawaddy Delta (or Ayeyarwady Delta) in Myanmar. The region is Myanmar's largest rice producer, so its infrastructure of road transportation has been greatly developed during the 1990s and 2000s. Two thirds of the total arable land is under rice cultivation with a yield of about 2,000-2,500 kg per hectare. FIshing and aquaculture are also important economically. Because of the number of rivers and canals that crisscross the Delta, steamship service is widely available.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MARCH 2014 - MAE SOT, TAK, THAILAND:  A mango vendor pushes his cart through the Burmese market section of Mae Sot, Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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