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  • 29 JULY 2017 - AIRKUNING, BALI, INDONESIA: A fisherman carries the outrigger from his fishing canoe in after returning to shore in Airkuning, a Muslim fishing village on the southwest corner of Bali. Villagers said their regular catch of fish has been diminishing for several years, and that are some mornings that they come back to shore with having caught any fish.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: POPE FRANCIS waves goodbye upon leaving the cathedral after the Papal Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral in Yangon. Thursday's mass was his last public appearance in Myanmar. From Myanmar the Pope went on to neighboring Bangladesh.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Stevedores unload a shipment of rice from a small barge (in the background) docked on the Twante Canal in Yangon. Myanmar's road system lags behind its neighbors in Southeast Asia and a lot of cargo is still moved by ships and barges. From here, export quality rice will be repackaged and shipped overseas and rice for domestic consumption will be shipped to other cities in Myanmar.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A woman prays in a shrine thought to bring material wealth to devotees at Botataung Pagoda in Yangon. Pope Francis is visiting Myanmar, September 27-30. It will be the first visit by a Pope to the overwhelmingly Buddhist nation. He will meet with the Aung San Suu Kyi and other political leaders and will participate in two masses in Yangon. The Pope is expected to talk about Rohingya issue while he is in Myanmar. The Rohingya are persecuted Muslim minority in Rakhine state in western Myanmar. It's not clear how Myanmar's politically powerful nationalist monks will react if the Pope openly talks about the Rohingya. In the past, the monks have led marches and demonstrations against foreign diplomatic missions when foreign ambassadors have spoken in defense of the Rohingya. There is not much visible sign of the Pope's imminent visit in Yangon, which is estimated to be more than 90% Buddhist.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2017 - POIPET, CAMBODIA: A Cambodian woman in Poipet sells Thai SIM cards to Cambodian migrant workers moving to Thailand. The Thai government proposed new rules for foreign workers recently. The new rules include fines of between 400,000 and 800,00 Thai Baht ($12,000 - $24,000 US) and jail sentences of up to five years for illegal workers and people who hire illegal workers. Hundreds of companies fired their Cambodian and Burmese workers and tens of thousands of workers left Thailand to return to their countries of origin. Employers and human rights activists complained about the severity of the punishment and sudden implementation of the rules. On Tuesday, 4 July, the Thai government suspended the new rules for 180 days and the Cambodian and Myanmar governments urged their citizens to stay in Thailand, but the exodus of workers continued through Wednesday.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 APRIL 2017 - ST. PAUL, MN: Nahuatl dancers perform near the Minnesota State Capitol during the March for Science. More than 10,000 people marched from the St. Paul Cathedral to the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul during the March for Science. March organizers said the march was non-partisan and was to show support for the sciences, including the sciences behind climate change and vaccines.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A woman lights butter lamps at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery next to Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu. Boudhanath Stupa is the holiest site in Nepali Buddhism. It is also the center of the Tibetan exile community in Kathmandu. The Stupa was badly damaged in the 2015 earthquake but was one of the first buildings renovated.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People holding photos of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, line up in Wat Phra Kaew to pay respects to the revered monarch. Thousands of Thais continue to line up in Wat Phra Kaew at the Grand Palace in Bangkok daily to pay respects to Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, who died on 13 October 2016. The government set a year long mourning period for the revered King, who will be cremated in late 2017.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A child aims an empty Royal Thai Army  TAR-21 assault rifle during Children's Day activities at the King's Guard, 2nd Cavalry Division base in Bangkok. Thailand National Children's Day is celebrated on the second Saturday in January. Known as "Wan Dek" in Thailand, Children’s Day is celebrated to give children the opportunity to have fun and to create awareness about their significant role towards the development of the country. Many government offices open to tours and military bases hold special children's day events. It was established as a holiday in 1955.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  People pray at the end of the Papal Mass in Yangon. Hundreds of thousands of Catholics from Myanmar attended the mass said by Pope Francis at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground in Yangon Wednesday. Pope Francis is on the first visit by a Pope to Myanmar.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 FEBRUARY 2017 - BAN LAEM, PETCHABURI, THAILAND: A salt field worker carries salt into a warehouse during the salt harvest in Petchaburi province of Thailand, about two hours south of Bangkok on the Gulf of Siam. Salt is collected in coastal flats that are flooded with sea water. The water evaporates and leaves the salt in large pans. Coastal provinces south of Bangkok used to be dotted with salt farms, but industrial development has pushed the salt farms down to remote parts of Petchaburi province. The harvest normally starts in early February and lasts until early May, but this year's harvest was delayed by a couple of weeks because of unseasonable rain in January that flooded many of the salt collection ponds.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 FEBRUARY 2016 - KHLONG LUANG, PATHUM THANI, THAILAND: Buddhist monks walk to their seat during the Makha Bucha Day service at Wat Phra Dhammakaya.  Makha Bucha Day is a public holiday in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Many people go to the temple to perform merit-making activities on Makha Bucha Day, which marks four important events in Buddhism: 1,250 disciples came to see the Buddha without being summoned, all of them were Arhantas, or Enlightened Ones, and all were ordained by the Buddha himself. The Buddha gave those Arhantas the principles of Buddhism. In Thailand, this teaching has been dubbed the “Heart of Buddhism.” Wat Phra Dhammakaya is the center of the Dhammakaya Movement, a Buddhist sect founded in the 1970s and led by Phra Dhammachayo. Makha Bucha Day is one of the most important holy days on the Thai Buddhist calender.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 JANUARY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Buddhist monks leave a prayer service in Phra Khanong Market in Bangkok. The market serves a mix of foreign residents, local people, and Burmese migrants.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: People on the street, who were not able to get into the cathedral, pray during the Papal Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral in Yangon. Thursday's mass was his last public appearance in Myanmar. From Myanmar the Pope went on to neighboring Bangladesh.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  POPE FRANCIS, standing in the "Popemobile," drives through the crowd at the Papal Mass in Yangon. Hundreds of thousands of Catholics from Myanmar attended the mass said by Pope Francis at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground in Yangon Wednesday. Pope Francis is on the first visit by a Pope to Myanmar.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A snack vendor prepares an order for a customer on the Yangon Circular Train. The Yangon Circular Train is a 45.9-kilometre (28.5 mi) 39-station two track loop system connects satellite towns and suburban areas to downtown. The train was built during the British colonial period, the second track was built in 1954. Trains currently run both directions (clockwise and counter-clockwise) around the city. The trains are the least expensive way to get across Yangon and they are very popular with Yangon's working class. About 100,000 people ride the train every day. A a ticket costs 200 Kyat (about .17¢ US) for the entire 28.5 mile loop.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Women wait for a train in the Yangon Central Railroad Station. The Yangon Circular Train is a 45.9-kilometre (28.5 mi) 39-station two track loop system connects satellite towns and suburban areas to downtown. The train was built during the British colonial period, the second track was built in 1954. Trains currently run both directions (clockwise and counter-clockwise) around the city. The trains are the least expensive way to get across Yangon and they are very popular with Yangon's working class. About 100,000 people ride the train every day. A a ticket costs 200 Kyat (about .17¢ US) for the entire 28.5 mile loop.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A Muslim man performs ablutions before Friday prayers in Surtee Sunni Jumma Mosque in Yangon. Many Muslims in overwhelmingly Buddhist Myanmar feel their religion is threatened by a series of laws that target non-Buddhists. Under the so called "Race and Religion Protection Laws," people aren't allowed to convert from Buddhism to another religion without permission from authorities, Buddhist women aren't allowed to marry non-Buddhist men without permission from the community and polygamy is outlawed. Pope Francis is to arrive in Myanmar next week and is expected to address the persecution of the Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic minority in western Myanmar. Some Muslims and Christians are concerned that if the Pope's comments take too strong of pro-Rohingya stance, he could exacerbate religious tensions in the country.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 NOVEMBER 2017 - PANTANAW, AYEYARWADY REGION, MYANMAR: Early morning light in the market in Pantanaw, a town near Pathien in the Ayeyarwady delta.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A man meditates in a chamber in the base of Botataung Pagoda in Yangon. Pope Francis is visiting Myanmar, September 27-30. It will be the first visit by a Pope to the overwhelmingly Buddhist nation. He will meet with the Aung San Suu Kyi and other political leaders and will participate in two masses in Yangon. The Pope is expected to talk about Rohingya issue while he is in Myanmar. The Rohingya are persecuted Muslim minority in Rakhine state in western Myanmar. It's not clear how Myanmar's politically powerful nationalist monks will react if the Pope openly talks about the Rohingya. In the past, the monks have led marches and demonstrations against foreign diplomatic missions when foreign ambassadors have spoken in defense of the Rohingya. There is not much visible sign of the Pope's imminent visit in Yangon, which is estimated to be more than 90% Buddhist.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2017 - MORATUWA, SRI LANKA: Fishermen push their boat up the beach in Moratuwa, a fishing village south of Colombo. Fish is an important source for many Sri Lankans.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 OCTOBER 2017 - MORATUWA, WESTERN PROVINCE, SRI LANKA: The train from Colombo to Galle rolls through the countryside south of Colombo.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 OCTOBER 2017 - COLOMBO, SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka young people dance and party on Galleface, a popular public beach in Colombo.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MAY 2017 - ST. PAUL, MN: A child who participated in an immigrants' rights march at the Minnesota State Capitol tries to catch snowflakes on his tongue after the march. There was an unusual May snowstorm in St Paul after the march. About 300 people, representing immigrants' and workers' rights organizations, marched through the Minnesota State Capitol during a demonstration to mark May Day, International Workers' Day.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A man warms himself at a fire at the Kamaladi Ganesh Temple, the most important Hindu temple dedicated to Ganesh, known as the overcomer of obstacles, in Kathmandu. In Hindu theology, Tuesdays are the best day to pray to Ganesh and the temple is very busy on Tuesdays. People frequently visit temples dedicated to Ganesh when they buy a new home or start a new job.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 MARCH 2017 - BAGMATI, NEPAL: Workers carry unbaked bricks from the fields where they're molded to a kiln for drying at a brick factory in Bagmati, near Bhaktapur. There are almost 50 brick factories in the valley near Bagmati. The brick makers are very busy making bricks for the reconstruction of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and other cities in the Kathmandu valley that were badly damaged by the 2015 Nepal Earthquake. The brick factories have been in the Bagmati area for centuries because the local clay is a popular raw material for the bricks. Most of the workers in the brick factories are migrant workers from southern Nepal.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 MARCH 2017 - SANKHU, NEPAL: A man shaves in the open window of his home in Sankhu. His is one of the few homes in the town not damaged in the 2015 earthquake. There is more construction and rebuilding going on in Sankhu, west of central Kathmandu, than in many other parts of the Kathmandu Valley nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 FEBRUARY 2017 - BAN LAEM, PETCHABURI, THAILAND: A salt field worker with her rake during the salt harvest in Petchaburi province of Thailand, about two hours south of Bangkok on the Gulf of Siam. Salt is collected in coastal flats that are flooded with sea water. The water evaporates and leaves the salt in large pans. Coastal provinces south of Bangkok used to be dotted with salt farms, but industrial development has pushed the salt farms down to remote parts of Petchaburi province. The harvest normally starts in early February and lasts until early May, but this year's harvest was delayed by a couple of weeks because of unseasonable rain in January that flooded many of the salt collection ponds.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 FEBRUARY 2017 - BAN LAEM, PETCHABURI, THAILAND: A salt field worker wearing a floppy hat and face mask for protection from the sun during the salt harvest in Petchaburi province of Thailand, about two hours south of Bangkok on the Gulf of Siam. Salt is collected in coastal flats that are flooded with sea water. The water evaporates and leaves the salt in large pans. Coastal provinces south of Bangkok used to be dotted with salt farms, but industrial development has pushed the salt farms down to remote parts of Petchaburi province. The harvest normally starts in early February and lasts until early May, but this year's harvest was delayed by a couple of weeks because of unseasonable rain in January that flooded many of the salt collection ponds.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2017SaltHarvest023.jpg
  • 27 JANUARY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman prays at homemade family altar in a soi (alley) in Bangkok's Chinatown on Chinese New Year in Bangkok. 2017 is the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese zodiac. This year's Lunar New Year festivities in Bangkok were toned down because many people are still mourning the death Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand, who died on Oct 13, 2016. Chinese New Year is widely celebrated in Thailand, because ethnic Chinese are about 15% of the Thai population.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Myanmar police keep uncredentialed people out of the Cathedral before the Papal Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral in Yangon. Thursday's mass was his last public appearance in Myanmar. From Myanmar the Pope went on to neighboring Bangladesh.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PapalMassCathedral005.jpg
  • 25 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Buddhist monks walk on the tracks of the Yangon Circular Train in the countryside outside of Yangon. The Yangon Circular Train is a 45.9-kilometre (28.5 mi) 39-station two track loop system connects satellite towns and suburban areas to downtown. The train was built during the British colonial period, the second track was built in 1954. Trains currently run both directions (clockwise and counter-clockwise) around the city. The trains are the least expensive way to get across Yangon and they are very popular with Yangon's working class. About 100,000 people ride the train every day. A a ticket costs 200 Kyat (about .17¢ US) for the entire 28.5 mile loop.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CircularTrain2017050.jpg
  • 21 NOVEMBER 2017 - MAUBIN, AYEYARWADY REGION, MYANMAR: Workers carry freshly harvested rice to the edge of the paddy in the Ayeyarwady  Delta. Myanmar is the world's sixth largest rice producer and more than half of Myanmar's arable land is used for rice cultivation. The Ayeyarwady Delta is the most important rice growing region and is sometimes called "Myanmar's Granary." The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is predicting that the 2017 harvest will increase over 2016 and that exports will surge to 1.8 million tonnes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    DeltaRiceHarvest048.jpg
  • 07 AUGUST 2017 - BEBANDEM, BALI, INDONESIA: A woman leaves the market in Bebandem, in far eastern Bali, at the end of her work day. The market is known for baskets, which are woven in the area. Bali's local markets are open on an every three day rotating schedule because venders travel from town to town. Before modern refrigeration and convenience stores became common place on Bali, markets were thriving community gatherings. Fewer people shop at markets now as more and more consumers go to convenience stores and more families have refrigerators.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 MAY 2017 - CHACHOENGSAO, THAILAND: A passenger catches up on news on her smart phone while she waits for the 5.45AM train to leave the train station in Chachoengsao, a provincial town about 50 miles and about an hour by train from Bangkok. The train from Chachoengsao to Bangkok takes a little over an hour but traffic on the roads is so bad that the same drive can take two to three hours. Thousands of Thais live outside of Bangkok and commute into the city for work on trains, busses and boats.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2017 - BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL: A Nepali man stands under the spray of hose during Holi celebrations in Bhaktapur. Holi, a Hindu religious festival, has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others. Holi celebrations in Nepal are not as wild as they are in India.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A Buddhist lama walks around the stupa during the consecration ceremony at Boudhanath Stupa. Boudhanath Stupa, the most important Buddhist site in Nepal and a popular tourist attraction, was consecrated Tuesday in a ceremony attended by thousands of Buddhist monks and Buddhist people from Nepal and Tibet. The stupa was badly damaged in the 2015 earthquake that devastated Nepal. The stupa, which reopened in November 2016, was repaired in about 18 months. The repair was financed by private donations raised by international Buddhist organizations.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 MARCH 2017 - BAGMATI, NEPAL: A woman balances finished bricks on her head to carry them to a truck at a brick factory in Bagmati, near Bhaktapur. There are almost 50 brick factories in the valley near Bagmati. The brick makers are very busy making bricks for the reconstruction of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and other cities in the Kathmandu valley that were badly damaged by the 2015 Nepal Earthquake. The brick factories have been in the Bagmati area for centuries because the local clay is a popular raw material for the bricks. Most of the workers in the brick factories are migrant workers from southern Nepal.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BhaktapurBrickFactories052.jpg
  • 04 FEBRUARY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chinese opera performers put on their makeup before an opera performance for the Lunar New Year at the Phek Leng Keng Shrine in the Khlong Toey section of Bangkok. Many Chinese shrines and temples host Chinese operas during the Lunar New Year. Lunar New Year was January 28 this year and opera troupes are finishing their holiday engagements at the local temples.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: Passengers get off water taxis at the San Pya Fish Market Pier. San Pya Fish Market is one of the largest fish markets in Yangon. It's a 24 hour market, but busiest early in the morning. Most of the fish in the market is wild caught but aquaculture is expanding in Myanmar and more farmed fresh water fish is being sold now than in the past.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 NOVEMBER 2017 - MAUBIN, AYEYARWADY REGION, MYANMAR: A woman harvests rice in the Ayeyarwady  Delta. Myanmar is the world's sixth largest rice producer and more than half of Myanmar's arable land is used for rice cultivation. The Ayeyarwady Delta is the most important rice growing region and is sometimes called "Myanmar's Granary." The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is predicting that the 2017 harvest will increase over 2016 and that exports will surge to 1.8 million tonnes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 APRIL 2017 - MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA: A "ladyboy" (drag queen) performance at the Songkran Uptown festival. Several thousand people attended Songkran Uptown on Hennepin Ave in Minneapolis for the city's first celebration of Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year. Events included a Thai parade, a performance of the Ramakien (the Thai version of the Indian Ramayana), a "Ladyboy" (drag queen) show, and Thai street food.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR:  A woman peels sugarcane sold to stevedores and port workers as a snack in one of the small domestic cargo ports on the Twante Canal in Yangon.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JULY 2017 - AIRKUNING, BALI, INDONESIA: An outrigger fishing canoe offloads in Airkuning, Bali.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 JULY 2017 - SINGAPORE: Guest workers from the Indian sub-continent in front of a mural in Singapore. There are hundreds of thousands of guest workers from the Indian sub-continent in Singapore. Most work 5 ½ to six days per week. On Sundays, the normal day off, they come into Singapore's "Little India" neighborhood to eat, drink, send money home, go to doctors and dentists and socialize. Most of the workers live in dormitory style housing far from central Singapore and Sunday is the only day they have away from their job sites. Most work in blue collar fields, like construction or as laborers.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 MAY 2017 - ST. PAUL, MN: A man walks up the stairs in the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 APRIL 2017 - CHANHASSEN, MN: Women draw graffiti and write notes honoring Prince in the pedestrian tunnel in front of Paisley Park, his former home and recording studio. The tunnel has become a memorial to Prince, people have drawn graffiti in the tunnel honoring him and they leave memorials in the tunnel. The superstar died from an accidental overdose of the opioid fentanyl on April 21, 2016. Friday was the first anniversary of his death. Crowds of people gathered at Paisley Park, which is now a museum, to honor the Minnesota born musician.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 MARCH 2017 - KATHMANDU, NEPAL: A Buddhist monk prostrates himself while making a pilgrimage at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu. The stupa is the holiest site in Nepali Buddhism. It is also the center of the Tibetan exile community in Kathmandu. The Stupa was badly damaged in the 2015 earthquake but was one of the first buildings renovated.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 FEBRUARY 2017 - BAN LAEM, PETCHABURI, THAILAND: Workers carry salt out of a field during the salt harvest in Petchaburi province of Thailand, about two hours south of Bangkok on the Gulf of Siam. Salt is collected in coastal flats that are flooded with sea water. The water evaporates and leaves the salt in large pans. Coastal provinces south of Bangkok used to be dotted with salt farms, but industrial development has pushed the salt farms down to remote parts of Petchaburi province. The harvest normally starts in early February and lasts until early May, but this year's harvest was delayed by a couple of weeks because of unseasonable rain in January that flooded many of the salt collection ponds.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2017SaltHarvest043.jpg
  • 24 JANUARY 2017 - PHRA THAEN, KANCHANABURI, THAILAND: Sugarcane workers cut cane on a sugarcane plantation in Phra Thaen. Thai government  officials recently announced that they plan to float sugar prices later this year or early in 2018. Wholesale prices are currently set by the Cane and Sugar Board, a part of the Industry Ministry, while the Commerce Ministry sets the retail price. Thailand has fixed retail prices of sugar to guarantee a profit for farmers. Thailand is the world's leading exporter of sugar, after Brazil. Thai sugar production is expected to drop by more than three percent because of the lingering drought that crippled agriculture through 2015 and 2016.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 NOVEMBER 2017 - YANGON, MYANMAR: A woman prays in a chapel at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Yangon. About 1,500 people are camping at the church before the papal mass at Kyaikkasan Sports Ground, about three kilometers from the church.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JULY 2017 - MENDOYO, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: Farmers use buffalo and oxen to till a rice field in Bali.     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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  • 01 MARCH 2017 - BUNGAMATI, NEPAL: Laborers dig out a home in Bungamati destroyed in the 2015 earthquake. Recovery seems to have barely begun nearly two years after the earthquake of 25 April 2015 that devastated Nepal. In some villages in the Kathmandu valley workers are working by hand to remove ruble and dig out destroyed buildings. About 9,000 people were killed and another 22,000 injured by the earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was east of the Gorka district.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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