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  • 17 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman takes a "selfie" during a break in  prewedding photos in the old Customs House in Bangkok. With its evocative architecture and turn of the century mood, the Customs House is a popular setting for wedding photos and portraits. The old Customs House was once the financial gateway to Thailand (before 1932 called Siam). It was designed by an Italian architect in the 1880s. In the 1950s, customs moved to new, more modern building and the Customs House became the headquarters for the Marine firefighters. The firefighters now live in the decrepit buildings with their families.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 AUGUST 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman takes a selfie with her smart phone in front of a cement statue of a tiger in the predator display at Dusit Zoo in Bangkok. The zoo opened in 1938. The zoo grounds were originally the Dusit Royal Garden. The zoo is scheduled to close by the end of August 2018 because it is being relocated to Nakhon Pathom province, south of Bangkok.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 NOVEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Women take a "selfie" before donating alms to Buddhist monks at a special "tak bat" or merit making ceremony in the Ratchaprasong skywalk of the Bangkok BTS system. The tak bat was to honor Bhumibol Adulyadej, the Late King of Thailand. Food and other goods were given to the monks, who in turn gave the items to charities that will distribute them to Bangkok's poor. More than 100 Buddhist monks participated in the merit making ceremony. The ceremony was organized by the merchants in the Ratchaprasong Intersection, which includes some of Bangkok's most upscale shopping centers.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2016 - NONTHABURI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: A woman takes selfie after she made merit by leaving blessed scarves at Wat Bua Khwan, a large Buddhist temple in Nonthaburi, north of Bangkok, Thailand.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 21 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist monks pose for a "selfie" at the Wat Saket temple fair. Wat Saket is on a man-made hill in the historic section of Bangkok. The temple has golden spire that is 260 feet high which was the highest point in Bangkok for more than 100 years. The temple construction began in the 1800s in the reign of King Rama III and was completed in the reign of King Rama IV. The annual temple fair is held on the 12th lunar month, for nine days around the November full moon. During the fair a red cloth (reminiscent of a monk's robe) is placed around the Golden Mount while the temple grounds hosts Thai traditional theatre, food stalls and traditional shows.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Girls take "selfies" with an iPhone of the prayer bells they donated at the chedi on top of Wat Saket during the annual temple fair. Wat Saket is on a man-made hill in the historic section of Bangkok. The temple has golden spire that is 260 feet high which was the highest point in Bangkok for more than 100 years. The temple construction began in the 1800s in the reign of King Rama III and was completed in the reign of King Rama IV. The annual temple fair is held on the 12th lunar month, for nine days around the November full moon. During the fair a red cloth (reminiscent of a monk's robe) is placed around the Golden Mount while the temple grounds hosts Thai traditional theatre, food stalls and traditional shows.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Girls take "selfies" with an iPhone of the prayer bells they donated at the chedi on top of Wat Saket during the annual temple fair. Wat Saket is on a man-made hill in the historic section of Bangkok. The temple has golden spire that is 260 feet high which was the highest point in Bangkok for more than 100 years. The temple construction began in the 1800s in the reign of King Rama III and was completed in the reign of King Rama IV. The annual temple fair is held on the 12th lunar month, for nine days around the November full moon. During the fair a red cloth (reminiscent of a monk's robe) is placed around the Golden Mount while the temple grounds hosts Thai traditional theatre, food stalls and traditional shows.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man takes a selfie with his iPhone at the start of the Ride for Mom in Bangkok. More than 100,000 people across Thailand participated in the Bike For Mom event in honor of Queen Sirikit, who celebrated her 83rd birthday August 12. In Bangkok, the ride was led by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, the Crown Prince of Thailand and Sirikit's only son. Queen Sirikit, who is in poor health and living in a hospital, was unable to attend the bike ride.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 AUGUST 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man takes a selfie with his iPhone at the start of the Ride for Mom in Bangkok. More than 100,000 people across Thailand participated in the Bike For Mom event in honor of Queen Sirikit, who celebrated her 83rd birthday August 12. In Bangkok, the ride was led by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, the Crown Prince of Thailand and Sirikit's only son. Queen Sirikit, who is in poor health and living in a hospital, was unable to attend the bike ride.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women pose for "selfies" on the red carpet in front "EmQuartier," a new mall in Bangkok. "EmQuartier" is across Sukhumvit Rd from Emporium. Both malls have the same corporate owner, The Mall Group, which reportedly spent 20Billion Thai Baht (about $600 million US) on the new mall and renovating the existing Emporium. EmQuartier and Emporium have about 450,000 square meters of retail, several hotels, numerous restaurants, movie theaters and the largest man made waterfall in Southeast Asia. EmQuartier celebrated its grand opening Friday, March 27.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A contestant uses her smart phone to take a "selfie" before she goes on stage during the first round of the Miss Tiffany's contest at CentralWorld, a large shopping mall in Bangkok. Miss Tiffany's Universe is a beauty contest for transgender contestants; all of the contestants were born biologically male. The final round will be held on May 8 in the beach resort of Pattaya. The final round is televised of the  Miss Tiffany’s Universe contest is broadcast live on Thai television with an average of 15 million viewers.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A contestant uses the video function on her smart phone to video chat with friends before going on stage in the first round of the Miss Tiffany's contest at CentralWorld, a large shopping mall in Bangkok. Miss Tiffany's Universe is a beauty contest for transgender contestants; all of the contestants were born biologically male. The final round will be held on May 8 in the beach resort of Pattaya. The final round is televised of the  Miss Tiffany’s Universe contest is broadcast live on Thai television with an average of 15 million viewers.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A contestant uses the video function on her smart phone to video chat with friends before going on stage in the first round of the Miss Tiffany's contest at CentralWorld, a large shopping mall in Bangkok. Miss Tiffany's Universe is a beauty contest for transgender contestants; all of the contestants were born biologically male. The final round will be held on May 8 in the beach resort of Pattaya. The final round is televised of the  Miss Tiffany’s Universe contest is broadcast live on Thai television with an average of 15 million viewers.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A contestant uses her smart phone to take a "selfie" before she goes on stage during the first round of the Miss Tiffany's contest at CentralWorld, a large shopping mall in Bangkok. Miss Tiffany's Universe is a beauty contest for transgender contestants; all of the contestants were born biologically male. The final round will be held on May 8 in the beach resort of Pattaya. The final round is televised of the  Miss Tiffany’s Universe contest is broadcast live on Thai television with an average of 15 million viewers.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A contestant uses her smart phone to take a "selfie" before she goes on stage during the first round of the Miss Tiffany's contest at CentralWorld, a large shopping mall in Bangkok. Miss Tiffany's Universe is a beauty contest for transgender contestants; all of the contestants were born biologically male. The final round will be held on May 8 in the beach resort of Pattaya. The final round is televised of the  Miss Tiffany’s Universe contest is broadcast live on Thai television with an average of 15 million viewers.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  An exchange student takes a "selfie" of herself and a soldier in the Thai monkey army, a popular character from Thai mythology, during the 2015 Discover Thainess parade. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) sponsored the opening ceremony of the “2015 Discover Thainess” Campaign with a 3.5-kilometre parade through central Bangkok. The parade featured cultural shows from several parts of Thailand. Part of the “2015 Discover Thainess” campaign is a showcase of Thailand's culture and natural heritage and is divided into five categories that match the major regions of Thailand – Central Region, North, Northeast, East and South.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  An exchange student takes a "selfie" of herself and a soldier in the Thai monkey army, a popular character from Thai mythology, during the 2015 Discover Thainess parade. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) sponsored the opening ceremony of the “2015 Discover Thainess” Campaign with a 3.5-kilometre parade through central Bangkok. The parade featured cultural shows from several parts of Thailand. Part of the “2015 Discover Thainess” campaign is a showcase of Thailand's culture and natural heritage and is divided into five categories that match the major regions of Thailand – Central Region, North, Northeast, East and South.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Girls in traditional attire pose for a "selfie" before the 2015 Discover Thainess parade. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) sponsored the opening ceremony of the “2015 Discover Thainess” Campaign with a 3.5-kilometre parade through central Bangkok. The parade featured cultural shows from several parts of Thailand. Part of the “2015 Discover Thainess” campaign is a showcase of Thailand's culture and natural heritage and is divided into five categories that match the major regions of Thailand – Central Region, North, Northeast, East and South.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Girls in traditional attire pose for a "selfie" before the 2015 Discover Thainess parade. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) sponsored the opening ceremony of the “2015 Discover Thainess” Campaign with a 3.5-kilometre parade through central Bangkok. The parade featured cultural shows from several parts of Thailand. Part of the “2015 Discover Thainess” campaign is a showcase of Thailand's culture and natural heritage and is divided into five categories that match the major regions of Thailand – Central Region, North, Northeast, East and South.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 14 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A girl in traditional attire snaps a "selfie" before the 2015 Discover Thainess parade. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) sponsored the opening ceremony of the “2015 Discover Thainess” Campaign with a 3.5-kilometre parade through central Bangkok. The parade featured cultural shows from several parts of Thailand. Part of the “2015 Discover Thainess” campaign is a showcase of Thailand's culture and natural heritage and is divided into five categories that match the major regions of Thailand – Central Region, North, Northeast, East and South.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai women in traditional outfits pose for a "selfie" on the lawn of Government House during Children's Day. National Children’s Day falls on the second Saturday of the year. Thai government agencies sponsor child friendly events and the military usually opens army bases to children, who come to play on tanks and artillery pieces. This year Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha, hosted several events at Government House, the Prime Minister's office.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 JANUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women take "selfies" of each other in front of a statue of a revered Buddhist monk on Sanam Luang. Buddhist in Bangkok have a chance to meditate in front of seven large statues of revered Buddhist monks and worship a hair relic of the Buddha at a series of altars on Sanam Luang near the Grand Palace in Bangkok.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Thai women take selfies on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 JANUARY 2015 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Thai women take selfies on Pattaya beach. The Thai government has announced plans to clean up Pattaya beach, one of the most famous beaches in Thailand. Pattaya is about 2.5 hours from Bangkok. They plan to reduce the number of umbrella and chaise lounge vendors on the beach and regulate the personal watercraft and parasailing vendors on the beach. The government has already cleaned up beaches on Phuket island and Hua Hin.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 DECEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Women take a "selfie" under the lights at the New Year's party in Rathaprasong. Hundreds of thousands of people pack into the Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok for the city's annual New Year's Eve countdown. Many Thais go the Erawan Shrine and Wat Pathum Wanaram near the intersection to pray and make merit before going to their New Year's parties.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 DECEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Women take a "selfie" under the lights at the New Year's party in Rathaprasong. Hundreds of thousands of people pack into the Ratchaprasong Intersection in Bangkok for the city's annual New Year's Eve countdown. Many Thais go the Erawan Shrine and Wat Pathum Wanaram near the intersection to pray and make merit before going to their New Year's parties.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A tourist takes a "selfie" with his camera while he walks down a Bangkok street. The number of tourists arriving in Thailand in July fell 10.9 per cent from a year earlier, according to data from the Department of Tourism. The drop in arrivals is being blamed on continued uncertainty about Thailand's political situation. The tourist sector accounts for about 10 per cent of the Thai economy and suffered its biggest drop in visitors in June - the first full month after the army took power on May 22. Arrivals for the year to date are down 10.7% over the same period last year.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 OCTOBER 2012 - SAI BURI, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:   Photojournalist JACK KURTZ on Wasukrit beach in Sai Buri, Thailand. Sai Buri, in Narathiwat province, Thailand, has been the scene of several bloody attacks in Thailand's long running Muslin insurgency. In September, 2012, a large car bomb was detonated in front of a Buddhist owned business in the village killing more than 9. In October, 2012, in a possible revenge attack, hand grenades were rolled into a crowd of Muslim diners, injuring nine. More than 5,000 people have been killed and over 9,000 hurt in more than 11,000 incidents, or about 3.5 a day, in Thailand's three southernmost provinces and four districts of Songkhla since the insurgent violence erupted in January 2004, according to Deep South Watch, an independent research organization that monitors violence in Thailand's deep south region that borders Malaysia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A tourist dressed in a costume of the Royal Thai court circa 1800 takes pictures of herself with her iPhone in front of the central prang at Wat Arun. The outstanding feature of Wat Arun is its central prang (Khmer-style tower). The world-famous stupa will be closed for three years to undergo repairs and renovation along with other structures in the temple compound. This will be the biggest repair and renovation work on the stupa in the last 14 years. In the past, even while large-scale work was being done, the stupa used to remain open to tourists. It may be named "Temple of the Dawn" because the first light of morning reflects off the surface of the temple with a pearly iridescence. The height is reported by different sources as between 66,80 meters and 86 meters. The corners are marked by 4 smaller satellite prangs. The temple was built in the days of Thailand's ancient capital of Ayutthaya and originally known as Wat Makok (The Olive Temple). King Rama IV gave the temple the present name Wat Arunratchawararam. Wat Arun officially ordained its first westerner, an American, in 2005. The central prang symbolizes Mount Meru of the Indian cosmology. The temple's distinctive silhouette is the logo of the Tourism Authority of Thailand.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A tourist dressed in a costume of the Royal Thai court circa 1800 takes pictures of herself with her iPhone in front of the central prang at Wat Arun. The outstanding feature of Wat Arun is its central prang (Khmer-style tower). The world-famous stupa will be closed for three years to undergo repairs and renovation along with other structures in the temple compound. This will be the biggest repair and renovation work on the stupa in the last 14 years. In the past, even while large-scale work was being done, the stupa used to remain open to tourists. It may be named "Temple of the Dawn" because the first light of morning reflects off the surface of the temple with a pearly iridescence. The height is reported by different sources as between 66,80 meters and 86 meters. The corners are marked by 4 smaller satellite prangs. The temple was built in the days of Thailand's ancient capital of Ayutthaya and originally known as Wat Makok (The Olive Temple). King Rama IV gave the temple the present name Wat Arunratchawararam. Wat Arun officially ordained its first westerner, an American, in 2005. The central prang symbolizes Mount Meru of the Indian cosmology. The temple's distinctive silhouette is the logo of the Tourism Authority of Thailand.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 DECEMBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Photojournalist JACK KURTZ photographs  a protest for constitutional reform from inside a "tuk-tuk" (three wheeled taxi) on Ratchadamnoen Avenue in Bangkok Monday. The Thai government announced on Monday, which is Constitution Day in Thailand, that will speed up its campaign to write a new charter. December 10 marks passage of the first permanent constitution in 1932 and Thailand's transition from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy. Several thousand "Red Shirts," supporters of ousted and exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, motorcaded through the city, stopping at government offices and the offices of the Pheu Thai ruling party to present demands for a new charter.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 FEBRUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People take "selfies" in front of a small shrine in Bangkok's Chinatown district during the celebration of the Lunar New Year. Chinese New Year is also called Lunar New Year or Tet (in Vietnamese communities). This year is the "Year of the Monkey." Thailand has the largest overseas Chinese population in the world; about 14 percent of Thais are of Chinese ancestry and some Chinese holidays, especially Chinese New Year, are widely celebrated in Thailand.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 OCTOBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Japanese tourists take a "selfie" in the Grand Palace in Bangkok. The number of tourists arriving in Thailand in July fell 10.9 per cent from a year earlier, according to data from the Department of Tourism. The drop in arrivals is being blamed on continued uncertainty about Thailand's political situation. The tourist sector accounts for about 10 per cent of the Thai economy and suffered its biggest drop in visitors in June - the first full month after the army took power on May 22. Arrivals for the year to date are down 10.7% over the same period last year.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 AUGUST 2005 - A self portrait of photographer Jack Kurtz taken at a construction project in Scottsdale, AZ. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 31 JANUARY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A man takes a self portrait with a Chinese deity on Yaowarat Road during Lunar New Year festivities, also know as Tet and Chinese New Year, in Bangkok. This year is the Year of the Horse. Ethnic Chinese make up about 14% of Thailand and Chinese holidays are widely celebrated in Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thais take self portraits with their smart phone in the Christmas lights at Siam Paragon shopping center in the Ratchaprasong area of Bangkok. Thailand is overwhelmingly Buddhist. Christmas is not a legal holiday in Thailand, but Christmas has become an important commercial holiday in Thailand, especially in Bangkok and communities with a large expatriate population.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thais take self portraits with their smart phone in the Christmas lights at Siam Paragon shopping center in the Ratchaprasong area of Bangkok. Thailand is overwhelmingly Buddhist. Christmas is not a legal holiday in Thailand, but Christmas has become an important commercial holiday in Thailand, especially in Bangkok and communities with a large expatriate population.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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