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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A tuk tuk driver sleeps in his tuk tuk in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. Tuk tuks are three wheeled taxis powered by motorcycles common in southeast Asia. Tuk tuks in Nakhon Phanom are called skylabs by the local people. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A woman walks past fish vendors in the market in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A woman fries chicken in the market in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A fish monger in the market in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A flower garland vendor in the market in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Thai women on a motor scooter buy mangoes in the market in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Passengers from Laos disembark a passenger ferry from Laos on the Thai side of the Mekong River near That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Chilis for sale in the market in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: People entering Thailand from Laos pay 20 Thai Baht (about .60¢ US) so they can shop and sell their merchandise in the market in That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: WON BORIBOON, a Laotian boatman, walks back to his long tail boat on the Thai side of the Mekong River in That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. He said that in 50 years on the river he's never seen it as low as it is now. He doesn't know why the river is so low but speculates that it could be dams in China. He said the low water and numerous sand bars in the river makes it harder the navigate the crossing, but jokes that he uses much less gasoline for his motor now because the river is half its old width. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Stevedores from Laos carry charcoal made in Laos into the market in That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  Sun baked land in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. The region is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  Sun baked land in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Passengers from Laos disembark a passenger ferry from Laos on the Thai side of the Mekong River near That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A passenger ferry from Laos approaches the Thai side of the Mekong River near That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Stevedores from Laos carry charcoal made in Laos into the market in That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Researchers have not been able to identify the reasons the river levels have dropped. Some blame global warming, others blame dam construction in China and tributaries of the Mekong in Thailand and Laos. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  Sun baked land in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. The region is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A woman from Laos sorts eels she catches in her rice paddies in Laos and then brings to Thailand to sell in the market in That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  A boat is poled down the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand (Laos is in the background). Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 ARPIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: People leave the "beach" on the Thai side of the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom, on the Thai-Lao border, Apr. 5. Normally the river flows from just below the motorcycle in the bottom left of the photo but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. Thais have turned their side of the nearly empty river into a beach and playground. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. No one has determined the exact reason the river is so low. Some blame global warming, others the construction of dams in China.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 ARPIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: People leave the "beach" on the Thai side of the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom, on the Thai-Lao border, Apr. 5. Normally the river flows from just below the motorcycle in the bottom left of the photo but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. Thais have turned their side of the nearly empty river into a beach and playground. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. No one has determined the exact reason the river is so low. Some blame global warming, others the construction of dams in China.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 ARPIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: People leave the "beach" on the Thai side of the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom, on the Thai-Lao border, Apr. 5. Normally the river flows from just below the motorcycle in the bottom left of the photo but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. Thais have turned their side of the nearly empty river into a beach and playground. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. No one has determined the exact reason the river is so low. Some blame global warming, others the construction of dams in China.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 ARPIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: People leave the "beach" on the Thai side of the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom, on the Thai-Lao border, Apr. 5. Normally the river flows from just below the motorcycle in the bottom left of the photo but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. Thais have turned their side of the nearly empty river into a beach and playground. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. No one has determined the exact reason the river is so low. Some blame global warming, others the construction of dams in China.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: KUMHOON, a rice farmer in Nakhon Phanom province of Thailand, collects rice straw from his paddies. He will use the straw to feed livestock and as a bed for mushrooms he plans to plant. He said he doesn't know why the Mekong River is so low and why the region is gripped by drought. He said he heard on TV and in newspapers that "global warming" may be to blame, but that doesn't understand what global warming is. According to people who live here, the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 ARPIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Sisters play in the empty Mekong River near Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. Normally the river flows through the entire river bed, but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed, not visible in the background of the photo. Thais have turned their side of the nearly empty river into a beach and playground. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 ARPIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A tuk-tuk (three wheeled taxi) takes visitors out of the Mekong River bed in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. Thais have turned their side of the nearly empty river into a beach and playground. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: KUMHOON, a rice farmer in Nakhon Phanom province of Thailand, collects rice straw from his paddies. He will use the straw to feed livestock and as a bed for mushrooms he plans to plant. He said he doesn't know why the Mekong River is so low and why the region is gripped by drought. He said he heard on TV and in newspapers that "global warming" may be to blame, but that he doesn't understand what global warming is. He said he tried to grow potatoes because they use less water but he couldn't sell them in the local markets. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: KUMHOON, a rice farmer in Nakhon Phanom province of Thailand, collects rice straw from his paddies. He will use the straw to feed livestock and as a bed for mushrooms he plans to plant. He said he doesn't know why the Mekong River is so low and why the region is gripped by drought. He said he heard on TV and in newspapers that "global warming" may be to blame, but that he doesn't understand what global warming is. He said he tried to grow potatoes because they use less water but he couldn't sell them in the local markets. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: KUMHOON, a rice farmer in Nakhon Phanom province of Thailand, collects rice straw from his paddies. He will use the straw to feed livestock and as a bed for mushrooms he plans to plant. He said he doesn't know why the Mekong River is so low and why the region is gripped by drought. He said he heard on TV and in newspapers that "global warming" may be to blame, but that he doesn't understand what global warming is. He said he tried to grow potatoes because they use less water but he couldn't sell them in the local markets. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: KUMHOON, a rice farmer in Nakhon Phanom province of Thailand, collects rice straw from his paddies. He will use the straw to feed livestock and as a bed for mushrooms he plans to plant. He said he doesn't know why the Mekong River is so low and why the region is gripped by drought. He said he heard on TV and in newspapers that "global warming" may be to blame, but that he doesn't understand what global warming is. He said he tried to grow potatoes because they use less water but he couldn't sell them in the local markets. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: KUMHOON, a rice farmer in Nakhon Phanom province of Thailand, collects rice straw from his paddies. He will use the straw to feed livestock and as a bed for mushrooms he plans to plant. He said he doesn't know why the Mekong River is so low and why the region is gripped by drought. He said he heard on TV and in newspapers that "global warming" may be to blame, but that doesn't understand what global warming is. According to people who live here, the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - RENU NAKHON, THAILAND: Marigolds used as offering at  Wat That Renu Nakhon in Renu Nakhon, in northeast Thailand. The northeast of Thailand used to be a part of the ancient Lao kingdoms and most of the temples in the area are built in the Lao style.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Thai Border Police search Laotian citizens entering Thailand after crossing the Mekong River to shop in the market in That Phanom. According to people who live here, the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Thai Border Police search Laotian citizens entering Thailand after crossing the Mekong River to shop in the market in That Phanom. One police officer that it was easier for criminals, mostly drug runners and immigrant smugglers, to sneak into Thailand because they could just walk across the river. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - RENU NAKHON, THAILAND: A man prays in a courtyard at Wat That Renu Nakhon in Renu Nakhon, in northeast Thailand. The northeast of Thailand used to be a part of the ancient Lao kingdoms and most of the temples in the area are built in the Lao style.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A man carries merchandise from Thailand to a boat crossing the Mekong River to Laos in That Phanom, Thailand. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  A couple nets fish in a channel in the Mekong River. They said they used to have use a boat for this but now the river is so low they do it on foot. He said he doesn't know why the river is so low, that some people say it's global warming. "But I don't know what that is. I think it's when the factories send too much smoke into the air, but I don't understand it." He went onto to say that they catch much fewer fish now than they did in the past. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  Villagers collect shell fish in a channel in the Mekong River in Thailand. One of the women said the river is so low now that she can walk out into the channel and scrape the river bottom with her hands and feet for the mussels she uses in her soups. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  Thai children play in a channel in the Mekong River. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Boy who have entered the "Sangha" (Thai for Buddhist clergy) for their summer break go out on morning alms rounds with the monks from their temple. The boys go into the monastery for one month to six weeks and live and study with the monks. They go out for alms rounds, eat two meals per day, one early in the morning and the second just before noon and then don't eat again till morning and do not have any physical contact with women, including their mothers and members of their family. It's a traditional rite of passage for boys in rural Thailand.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  A couple nets fish in a channel in the Mekong River. They said they used to have use a boat for this but now the river is so low they do it on foot. He said he doesn't know why the river is so low, that some people say it's global warming. "But I don't know what that is. I think it's when the factories send too much smoke into the air, but I don't understand it." He went onto to say that they catch much fewer fish now than they did in the past. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Boy who have entered the "Sangha" (Thai for Buddhist clergy) for their summer break go out on morning alms rounds with the monks from their temple. The boys go into the monastery for one month to six weeks and live and study with the monks. They go out for alms rounds, eat two meals per day, one early in the morning and the second just before noon and then don't eat again till morning and do not have any physical contact with women, including their mothers and members of their family. It's a traditional rite of passage for boys in rural Thailand.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Boy who have entered the "Sangha" (Thai for Buddhist clergy) for their summer break go out on morning alms rounds with the monks from their temple. The boys go into the monastery for one month to six weeks and live and study with the monks. They go out for alms rounds, eat two meals per day, one early in the morning and the second just before noon and then don't eat again till morning and do not have any physical contact with women, including their mothers and members of their family. It's a traditional rite of passage for boys in rural Thailand.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A Thai woman sells home made balms and ointments to shoppers along the Mekong River in That Phanom, Thailand. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  Villagers collect shell fish in a channel in the Mekong River in Thailand. One of the women said the river is so low now that she can walk out into the channel and scrape the river bottom with her hands and feet for the mussels she uses in her soups but that in the past they worked from boats. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  Villagers collect shell fish in a channel in the Mekong River in Thailand. One of the women said the river is so low now that she can walk out into the channel and scrape the river bottom with her hands and feet for the mussels she uses in her soups. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  A couple nets fish in a channel in the Mekong River. They said they used to have use a boat for this but now the river is so low they do it on foot. He said he doesn't know why the river is so low, that some people say it's global warming. "But I don't know what that is. I think it's when the factories send too much smoke into the air, but I don't understand it." He went onto to say that they catch much fewer fish now than they did in the past. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  A couple nets fish in a channel in the Mekong River. They said they used to have use a boat for this but now the river is so low they do it on foot. He said he doesn't know why the river is so low, that some people say it's global warming. "But I don't know what that is. I think it's when the factories send too much smoke into the air, but I don't understand it." He went onto to say that they catch much fewer fish now than they did in the past. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  Villagers collect shell fish in a channel in the Mekong River in Thailand. One of the women said the river is so low now that she can walk out into the channel and scrape the river bottom with her hands and feet for the mussels she uses in her soups. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Boy who have entered the "Sangha" (Thai for Buddhist clergy) for their summer break go out on morning alms rounds with the monks from their temple. The boys go into the monastery for one month to six weeks and live and study with the monks. They go out for alms rounds, eat two meals per day, one early in the morning and the second just before noon and then don't eat again till morning and do not have any physical contact with women, including their mothers and members of their family. It's a traditional rite of passage for boys in rural Thailand.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Boy who have entered the "Sangha" (Thai for Buddhist clergy) for their summer break go out on morning alms rounds with the monks from their temple. The boys go into the monastery for one month to six weeks and live and study with the monks. They go out for alms rounds, eat two meals per day, one early in the morning and the second just before noon and then don't eat again till morning and do not have any physical contact with women, including their mothers and members of their family. It's a traditional rite of passage for boys in rural Thailand.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Boy who have entered the "Sangha" (Thai for Buddhist clergy) for their summer break go out on morning alms rounds with the monks from their temple. The boys go into the monastery for one month to six weeks and live and study with the monks. They go out for alms rounds, eat two meals per day, one early in the morning and the second just before noon and then don't eat again till morning and do not have any physical contact with women, including their mothers and members of their family. It's a traditional rite of passage for boys in rural Thailand.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  A couple nets fish in a channel in the Mekong River. They said they used to have use a boat for this but now the river is so low they do it on foot. He said he doesn't know why the river is so low, that some people say it's global warming. "But I don't know what that is. I think it's when the factories send too much smoke into the air, but I don't understand it." He went onto to say that they catch much fewer fish now than they did in the past. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  A couple nets fish in a channel in the Mekong River. They said they used to have use a boat for this but now the river is so low they do it on foot. He said he doesn't know why the river is so low, that some people say it's global warming. "But I don't know what that is. I think it's when the factories send too much smoke into the air, but I don't understand it." He went onto to say that they catch much fewer fish now than they did in the past. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  A couple nets fish in a channel in the Mekong River. They said they used to have use a boat for this but now the river is so low they do it on foot. He said he doesn't know why the river is so low, that some people say it's global warming. "But I don't know what that is. I think it's when the factories send too much smoke into the air, but I don't understand it." He went onto to say that they catch much fewer fish now than they did in the past. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Boy who have entered the "Sangha" (Thai for Buddhist clergy) for their summer break go out on morning alms rounds with the monks from their temple. The boys go into the monastery for one month to six weeks and live and study with the monks. They go out for alms rounds, eat two meals per day, one early in the morning and the second just before noon and then don't eat again till morning and do not have any physical contact with women, including their mothers and members of their family. It's a traditional rite of passage for boys in rural Thailand.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  A couple nets fish in a channel in the Mekong River. They said they used to have use a boat for this but now the river is so low they do it on foot. He said he doesn't know why the river is so low, that some people say it's global warming. "But I don't know what that is. I think it's when the factories send too much smoke into the air, but I don't understand it." He went onto to say that they catch much fewer fish now than they did in the past. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A Buddhist monk blesses people who made merit by giving alms to boys who have entered the "Sangha" (Thai for Buddhist clergy) for their summer break. The boys go into the monastery for one month to six weeks and live and study with the monks. They go out for alms rounds, eat two meals per day, one early in the morning and the second just before noon and then don't eat again till morning and do not have any physical contact with women, including their mothers and members of their family. It's a traditional rite of passage for boys in rural Thailand.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Boy who have entered the "Sangha" (Thai for Buddhist clergy) for their summer break go out on morning alms rounds with the monks from their temple. The boys go into the monastery for one month to six weeks and live and study with the monks. They go out for alms rounds, eat two meals per day, one early in the morning and the second just before noon and then don't eat again till morning and do not have any physical contact with women, including their mothers and members of their family. It's a traditional rite of passage for boys in rural Thailand.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Boy who have entered the "Sangha" (Thai for Buddhist clergy) for their summer break go out on morning alms rounds with the monks from their temple. The boys go into the monastery for one month to six weeks and live and study with the monks. They go out for alms rounds, eat two meals per day, one early in the morning and the second just before noon and then don't eat again till morning and do not have any physical contact with women, including their mothers and members of their family. It's a traditional rite of passage for boys in rural Thailand.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: People pray in a courtyard at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: The abbot shows a young novice how to put on his saffron monk's robes during an ordination ceremony for novice monks at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  A couple nets fish in a channel in the Mekong River. They said they used to have use a boat for this but now the river is so low they do it on foot. He said he doesn't know why the river is so low, that some people say it's global warming. "But I don't know what that is. I think it's when the factories send too much smoke into the air, but I don't understand it." He went onto to say that they catch much fewer fish now than they did in the past. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND:  A couple nets fish in a channel in the Mekong River. They said they used to have use a boat for this but now the river is so low they do it on foot. He said he doesn't know why the river is so low, that some people say it's global warming. "But I don't know what that is. I think it's when the factories send too much smoke into the air, but I don't understand it." He went onto to say that they catch much fewer fish now than they did in the past. Normally the river flows completely through the river bed but it's currently running through a channel in the bottom of the river bed. According to people who live here, the river is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Boy who have entered the "Sangha" (Thai for Buddhist clergy) for their summer break go out on morning alms rounds with the monks from their temple. The boys go into the monastery for one month to six weeks and live and study with the monks. They go out for alms rounds, eat two meals per day, one early in the morning and the second just before noon and then don't eat again till morning and do not have any physical contact with women, including their mothers and members of their family. It's a traditional rite of passage for boys in rural Thailand.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: A woman applies a piece of gold leaf to a door at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: The abbot shows a young novice how to put on his saffron monk's robes during an ordination ceremony for novice monks at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: The abbot shows a young novice how to put on his saffron monk's robes during an ordination ceremony for novice monks at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: The abbot shows a young novice how to put on his saffron monk's robes during an ordination ceremony for novice monks at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: The abbot shows a young novice how to put on his saffron monk's robes during an ordination ceremony for novice monks at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A Laotian woman sits in a "long tail boat," small passenger boats that ply the rivers in the region, waiting to return to Laos after shopping in Thailand. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: A monk looks over a group of novice monks during an ordination ceremony for novice monks at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: A fortune teller predicts a family's future at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: A woman presents her son with his saffron monk's robe during an ordination ceremony for novice monks at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: A man and his son pull a robe that rings a gong while praying at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: A woman presents her son with his saffron monk's robe during an ordination ceremony for novice monks at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: A novice monk holds his saffron robe during an ordination ceremony for novice monks at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: Money tied around the wrist of a novice monk during an ordination ceremony for novice monks at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: Money tied around the wrist of a novice monk during an ordination ceremony for novice monks at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: during an ordination ceremony for novice monks at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: An entrance to Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: A man and his son pull a robe that rings a gong while praying at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: Monks at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: A novice monk wipes sweat from his face during an ordination ceremony for novice monks at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: Mothers say goodbye to their sons during an ordination ceremony for novice monks at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The boys will study as monks during the school summer break. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: The gold covered That, or Lao style chedi at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    NakhonPhanomTravelFeatures012.jpg
  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: A fortune teller predicts a family's future at Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 APRIL 2010 - THAT PHANOM, THAILAND: Wat That Phanom in That Phanom, Thailand. The temple is one of the most sacred in Thailand, local legend says the Buddha's breast bone is in the temple. The temple was originally built in the 6th century AD and assumed its current form in the 15th century when the area was ruled by Lao Kings. The centerpiece of the temple is a 57 meter tall That, or Lao style chedi which is covered with 110 kilos of gold.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Dry earth and a dry depth gauge in the bottom of Hua Hin Sanon reservoir in Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. The 600 acre reservoir was built in 1985 and this the first year it's been empty. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Fighting cocks in a small private pit in Pla Pak district of Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Fighting cocks in a small private pit in Pla Pak district of Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Fighting cocks in a small private pit in Pla Pak district of Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: People try to fish in the bottom of Hua Hin Sanon reservoir in Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. The reservoir is so low tree stumps left behind when it was opened are now surfacing. The 600 acre reservoir was built in 1985 and this the first year it's been empty. The region is in the midst of a record setting drought and the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years, setting up an environmental disaster the region has never seen before. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 APRIL 2010 - DON NANG HANG, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Thai tobacco farmers have their crop graded and priced before they sell it at the Thai government tobacco warehouse in Don Nang Hang village in Nakhon Phanom province. The region, in northeast Thailand, is the center of the Thai tobacco industry.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 APRIL 2010 - DON NANG HANG, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Women wait to have their tobacco graded. Thai tobacco farmers have their crop graded and priced before they sell it at the Thai government tobacco warehouse in Don Nang Hang village in Nakhon Phanom province. The region, in northeast Thailand, is the center of the Thai tobacco industry.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A man tends to his fighting cock after it won its bout at a small cock pit in Nakhon Phanom province of Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A man tends to his fighting cock after it won its bout at a small cock pit in Nakhon Phanom province of Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Cockfighting044.jpg
  • 10 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: Fighting cocks in a small private pit in Pla Pak district of Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Cockfighting002.jpg
  • 11 APRIL 2010 - PLA PAK, NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: A man tends to his fighting cock after it won its bout at a small cock pit in Nakhon Phanom province of Thailand. Cockfighting is enormously popular in rural Thailand. A big fight can bring the ring operator as much as 200,000 Thai Baht (about $6,000 US), a large sum of money in rural Thailand. Fighting cocks live for about 10 years and only fight for 2nd and 3rd years of their lives. Most have only four fights per year. Fighting cocks in Thailand do not wear the spurs or razor blades that they do in some countries and most times the winner is based on which rooster stops fighting or tires first rather than which is the most severely injured. Although gambling is illegal in Thailand, many times fight promoters are able to get an exemption to the gambling laws and a lot of money is wagered on the fights. Many small rural communities have at least one cockfighting arena.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Cockfighting046.jpg
  • 10 APRIL 2010 - NAKHON PHANOM, THAILAND: People try to fish in the bottom of Hua Hin Sanon reservoir in Nakhon Phanom province, Thailand. The 600 acre reservoir was built in 1985 and this the first year it's been empty. According to people who live here, the Mekong River is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Many of the people who live along the river farm and fish. They claim their crops yields are greatly reduced and that many days they return from fishing with empty nets. The river is so shallow now that fisherman who used to go out in boats now work from the banks and sandbars on foot or wade into the river. In addition to low river levels the Isan region of Thailand is also in the midst of a record drought and heat wave. Farmers have been encouraged to switch from rice to less water intensive crops and to expect lower yields. Farmers here rely more on rain fall than irrigation to water their crops.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZPHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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