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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker uses a blow torch to scorch the hair off of a pork leg in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker uses a blow torch to scorch the hair off of a pork leg in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Shoppers and workers walk through Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers kill and butcher catfish in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Shoppers and workers walk through Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A porter makes a delivery in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A food vendor serves a customer in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Butchers deliver sides of pork to venders in Khlong Toei market. 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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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Workers unload durian, a popular Thai fruit, at Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A banana vendor in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman makes "roti" a type of flat bread, in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman makes "roti" a type of flat bread, in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk makes his alms round in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A flower vendor in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A shopper on a motorcyle in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Butchers deliver sides of pork to venders in Khlong Toei market. 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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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Shoppers and workers walk through Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk makes his alms round in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker delivers a freshly butchered hog to a meat shop in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A porter makes a delivery in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A grilled meat vendor in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A vendor selling chilies and fresh vegetables in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Shoppers and workers walk through Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Morning traffic in front of Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man plays with his baby in front of a pile of plastic waste in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Workers unload durian, a popular Thai fruit, at Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk makes his alms round in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A flower vendor in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Freshly roasted chilies in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker delivers a freshly butchered hog to a meat shop in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A porter makes a delivery in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A vendor selling chilies and fresh vegetables in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A food vendor packages a to-go order for customer in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman makes "roti" a type of flat bread, in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A shopper buys snacks from a vendor who uses a hand truck in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker delivers a freshly butchered hog to a meat shop in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A vendor selling chilies and fresh vegetables in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A shopper in Khlong Toei market surrounded by produce in single use plastic bags. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A fish seller gives alms to a Buddhist monk in front of a pile of plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A porter packs up a customer's produce purchase, packaged in single use plastic bags. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Workers unload durian, a popular Thai fruit, at Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Burmese worker cleans up plastic waste in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Butchers deliver sides of pork to venders in Khlong Toei market. 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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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A shopper carrying her purchases in single use plastic bags walks through Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks walk through a market street cluttered with discarded single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man delivering single use plastic bags to shops in Khlong Toei market does paperwork in the back of his truck. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A shopper walks past garbage wrapped in single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman makes "roti" a type of flat bread, in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker delivers a freshly butchered hog to a meat shop in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A porter makes a delivery in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Morning traffic in front of Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers clean up discarded single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A worker sorts meat products wrapped in plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk makes his alms round in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers clean up discarded single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers clean up discarded single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers clean up discarded single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman selling towels in Khlong Toei market. 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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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Performers on stage during a Chinese Opera at the Phek Leng Shrine in the Khlong Toey section of Bangkok. The shrine traditionally hosts a Chinese Opera just after the end of Lunar New Year festivities. Thailand is home to the largest population of overseas Chinese in the world, and Chinese cultural practices, like Chinese opera, called "ngiew" in Thailand, are popular. Many of the performers are ethnic Thais who don't speak Chinese. They learn their lines phonetically.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker uses a blow torch to scorch the hair off of a pork leg in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker uses a blow torch to scorch the hair off of a pork leg in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk makes his alms round in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Porters wait for customers in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks walk through a market street cluttered with discarded single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Grilled catfish in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A porter packs up a customer's produce purchase, packaged in single use plastic bags. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Butchers deliver sides of pork to venders in Khlong Toei market. 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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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A flower vendor in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker delivers a freshly butchered hog to a meat shop in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers clean up discarded single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers clean up discarded single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A worker sorts meat products wrapped in plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A worker sorts discarded single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Porters check their smart phones while they wait for customers in Khlong Toei market.  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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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A worker hauls a barrel of trash past a pile of discarded plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers clean up discarded single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers clean up discarded single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man delivering single use plastic bags to shops in Khlong Toei market does paperwork in the back of his truck. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Performers put on their makeup before a Chinese Opera at the Phek Leng Shrine in the Khlong Toey section of Bangkok. The shrine traditionally hosts a Chinese Opera just after the end of Lunar New Year festivities. Thailand is home to the largest population of overseas Chinese in the world, and Chinese cultural practices, like Chinese opera, called "ngiew" in Thailand, are popular. Many of the performers are ethnic Thais who don't speak Chinese. They learn their lines phonetically.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Workers clean up discarded single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A worker sorts discarded single use plastic bags in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman selling women's underwear carries her merchandise in her hands in a plastic bag. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. 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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  • 04 DECEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Burmese worker cleans up plastic waste in Khlong Toei market. The issue of plastic waste became a public one in early June when a whale in Thai waters died after ingesting 18 pounds of plastic. In a recent report, Ocean Conservancy claimed that Thailand, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam were responsible for as much as 60 percent of the plastic waste in the world's oceans. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. December 4 was supposed to be a plastic free day in Bangkok but many market venders continued to use plastic.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A performer puts on his costume boots while a stage hand checks his smart phone before a Chinese Opera at the Phek Leng Shrine in the Khlong Toey section of Bangkok. The shrine traditionally hosts a Chinese Opera just after the end of Lunar New Year festivities. Thailand is home to the largest population of overseas Chinese in the world, and Chinese cultural practices, like Chinese opera, called "ngiew" in Thailand, are popular. Many of the performers are ethnic Thais who don't speak Chinese. They learn their lines phonetically.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A performer puts on parts of a costume before a Chinese Opera at the Phek Leng Shrine in the Khlong Toey section of Bangkok. The shrine traditionally hosts a Chinese Opera just after the end of Lunar New Year festivities. Thailand is home to the largest population of overseas Chinese in the world, and Chinese cultural practices, like Chinese opera, called "ngiew" in Thailand, are popular. Many of the performers are ethnic Thais who don't speak Chinese. They learn their lines phonetically.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A boy backstage while adult performers put on their makeup before a Chinese Opera at the Phek Leng Shrine in the Khlong Toey section of Bangkok. The shrine traditionally hosts a Chinese Opera just after the end of Lunar New Year festivities. Thailand is home to the largest population of overseas Chinese in the world, and Chinese cultural practices, like Chinese opera, called "ngiew" in Thailand, are popular. Many of the performers are ethnic Thais who don't speak Chinese. They learn their lines phonetically.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A performer gets into costume before a Chinese Opera at the Phek Leng Shrine in the Khlong Toey section of Bangkok. The shrine traditionally hosts a Chinese Opera just after the end of Lunar New Year festivities. Thailand is home to the largest population of overseas Chinese in the world, and Chinese cultural practices, like Chinese opera, called "ngiew" in Thailand, are popular. Many of the performers are ethnic Thais who don't speak Chinese. They learn their lines phonetically.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: during a Chinese Opera at the Phek Leng Shrine in the Khlong Toey section of Bangkok. The shrine traditionally hosts a Chinese Opera around the Lunar New Year.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A performer puts on parts of a costume before a Chinese Opera at the Phek Leng Shrine in the Khlong Toey section of Bangkok. The shrine traditionally hosts a Chinese Opera just after the end of Lunar New Year festivities. Thailand is home to the largest population of overseas Chinese in the world, and Chinese cultural practices, like Chinese opera, called "ngiew" in Thailand, are popular. Many of the performers are ethnic Thais who don't speak Chinese. They learn their lines phonetically.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Performers put on their makeup before a Chinese Opera at the Phek Leng Shrine in the Khlong Toey section of Bangkok. The shrine traditionally hosts a Chinese Opera just after the end of Lunar New Year festivities. Thailand is home to the largest population of overseas Chinese in the world, and Chinese cultural practices, like Chinese opera, called "ngiew" in Thailand, are popular. Many of the performers are ethnic Thais who don't speak Chinese. They learn their lines phonetically.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Performers put on their makeup before a Chinese Opera at the Phek Leng Shrine in the Khlong Toey section of Bangkok. The shrine traditionally hosts a Chinese Opera just after the end of Lunar New Year festivities. Thailand is home to the largest population of overseas Chinese in the world, and Chinese cultural practices, like Chinese opera, called "ngiew" in Thailand, are popular. Many of the performers are ethnic Thais who don't speak Chinese. They learn their lines phonetically.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Chinese opera performer prays at a small alter set up backstage at the Pek Leng Keng Mangkorn Khiew Shrine in the Khlong Toey slum in Bangkok. Chinese opera was once very popular in Thailand, where it is called “Ngiew.” It is usually performed in the Teochew language. Millions of Chinese emigrated to Thailand (then Siam) in the 18th and 19th centuries and brought their culture with them. Recently the popularity of ngiew has faded as people turn to performances of opera on DVD or movies. There are still as many 30 Chinese opera troupes left in Bangkok and its environs. They are especially busy during Chinese New Year and Chinese holiday when they travel from Chinese temple to Chinese temple performing on stages they put up in streets near the temple, sometimes sleeping on hammocks they sling under their stage. Most of the Chinese operas from Bangkok travel to Malaysia for Ghost Month, leaving just a few to perform in Bangkok.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A performer puts on his costume boots while a stage hand checks his smart phone before a Chinese Opera at the Phek Leng Shrine in the Khlong Toey section of Bangkok. The shrine traditionally hosts a Chinese Opera just after the end of Lunar New Year festivities. Thailand is home to the largest population of overseas Chinese in the world, and Chinese cultural practices, like Chinese opera, called "ngiew" in Thailand, are popular. Many of the performers are ethnic Thais who don't speak Chinese. They learn their lines phonetically.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Performers on stage during a Chinese Opera at the Phek Leng Shrine in the Khlong Toey section of Bangkok. The shrine traditionally hosts a Chinese Opera just after the end of Lunar New Year festivities. Thailand is home to the largest population of overseas Chinese in the world, and Chinese cultural practices, like Chinese opera, called "ngiew" in Thailand, are popular. Many of the performers are ethnic Thais who don't speak Chinese. They learn their lines phonetically.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A performer gets into costume before a Chinese Opera at the Phek Leng Shrine in the Khlong Toey section of Bangkok. The shrine traditionally hosts a Chinese Opera just after the end of Lunar New Year festivities. Thailand is home to the largest population of overseas Chinese in the world, and Chinese cultural practices, like Chinese opera, called "ngiew" in Thailand, are popular. Many of the performers are ethnic Thais who don't speak Chinese. They learn their lines phonetically.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A performer backstage before a Chinese Opera at the Phek Leng Shrine in the Khlong Toey section of Bangkok. The shrine traditionally hosts a Chinese Opera just after the end of Lunar New Year festivities. Thailand is home to the largest population of overseas Chinese in the world, and Chinese cultural practices, like Chinese opera, called "ngiew" in Thailand, are popular. Many of the performers are ethnic Thais who don't speak Chinese. They learn their lines phonetically.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Performers put on their makeup before a Chinese Opera at the Phek Leng Shrine in the Khlong Toey section of Bangkok. The shrine traditionally hosts a Chinese Opera just after the end of Lunar New Year festivities. Thailand is home to the largest population of overseas Chinese in the world, and Chinese cultural practices, like Chinese opera, called "ngiew" in Thailand, are popular. Many of the performers are ethnic Thais who don't speak Chinese. They learn their lines phonetically.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A performer puts on parts of a costume before a Chinese Opera at the Phek Leng Shrine in the Khlong Toey section of Bangkok. The shrine traditionally hosts a Chinese Opera just after the end of Lunar New Year festivities. Thailand is home to the largest population of overseas Chinese in the world, and Chinese cultural practices, like Chinese opera, called "ngiew" in Thailand, are popular. Many of the performers are ethnic Thais who don't speak Chinese. They learn their lines phonetically.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Performers put on their makeup before a Chinese Opera at the Phek Leng Shrine in the Khlong Toey section of Bangkok. The shrine traditionally hosts a Chinese Opera just after the end of Lunar New Year festivities. Thailand is home to the largest population of overseas Chinese in the world, and Chinese cultural practices, like Chinese opera, called "ngiew" in Thailand, are popular. Many of the performers are ethnic Thais who don't speak Chinese. They learn their lines phonetically.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: during a Chinese Opera at the Phek Leng Shrine in the Khlong Toey section of Bangkok. The shrine traditionally hosts a Chinese Opera around the Lunar New Year.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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