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  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A man walks past the Temple of the Goddess of Mercy in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  Traditional Malaysian shophouses in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  People walk through a crowded market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes055.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A woman meditates in the Sri Mahamariamman Hindu Temple in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A produce vendor in a market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes028.jpg
  • 16 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Boys play in an alley in the Little India section of George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes025.jpg
  • 16 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Boys play in an alley in the Little India section of George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes024.jpg
  • 16 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Boys play in an alley in the Little India section of George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes022.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A pedicab driver pushes his bike home before a thunderstorm in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.            PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes019.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A man pushes his bike past a food stall on Kimberly Street, one of George Town's better known "food streets." George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes014.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A man repairs his fishing nets on the Chew Jetty, one of the traditional Chinese clan jetties in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes011.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: People dance in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover059.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Bar patrons dance with the singer in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover049.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Members of the Foreign Tourist Police Assistants (FTPA) patrol Walking Street in Pataya. The FTPA assist local police in dealing with foreign tourists but don't have arrest powers. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover044.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Members of the Foreign Tourist Police Assistants (FTPA) talk to an Italian tourist on Walking Street in Pataya. The FTPA assist local police in dealing with foreign tourists but don't have arrest powers. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover040.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: People in front of a go-go bar that advertises dancers from Russia on Walking Street in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover029.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A woman sells flowers in front of a go-go bar on Walking Street in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover025.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A man walks into a go-go bar near Walking Street in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover024.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A tourist walks up Pataya Beach. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover010.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  Rental beach umbrellas line Pattaya Beach, completely filling the public beach. Tourists rent space under the umbrellas by the hour. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover003.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A shopper leaves the Campbell Street Market, one of the few remaining traditional markets in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes061.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A local woman leaves Toh Soon Cafe in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Toh Soon Cafe is one of the most popular places in George Town for a typical Malaysian breakfast on half boiled (soft boiled) eggs and toast served with Penang white coffee. It's located in a small alley off Campbell Street and on most mornings there's a long line to get a seat. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A shop owner sets out his merchandise in a shop in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes058.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A flower vendor in the market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes057.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A flower vendor in the market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes056.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A man sells "stink beans" (called that because they have a sharp odor when cooked) in a market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes054.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A fish monger descales a fish in a market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes052.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A produce vendor in a market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes051.jpg
  • 16 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Boys play in an alley in the Little India section of George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes050.jpg
  • 16 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Boys play in an alley in the Little India section of George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes049.jpg
  • 16 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A garbage scavenger and recycler steers his bike through traffic in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  The Tokong Han Jiang Temple in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism. The temple serves Penang's Teochow community.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A pedicab driver stopped in front of the entrance to the Sri Mahamariamman Hindu Temple in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  The entrance to the Sri Mahamariamman Hindu Temple in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes045.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A vendor reads a newspaper while she waits for customers in the Campbell Street Market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism. The market is not very busy anymore.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes043.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A vendor waits for customers in the Campbell Street Market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism. The market is not very busy anymore.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes042.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  The entrance to the Campbell Street Market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism. The market is not very busy anymore.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes041.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  Men cook and sell Chinese dough sticks in a marker in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes040.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  Men cook and sell Chinese dough sticks in a marker in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes039.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  Men cook and sell Chinese dough sticks in a marker in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes038.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A Muslim woman sells plumbing supplies in a market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes037.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A shop owner sets out his merchandise in a shop in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes036.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  People walk through a crowded market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes035.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  People walk through a crowded market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes034.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  People walk through a crowded market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes033.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A man sells "stink beans" (called that because they have a sharp odor when cooked) in a market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes032.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  The fish market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A butcher cuts pork in a market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism. Malaysia is predominantly Muslim and pork sellers in Penang have their own section of the market so halal consumers don't have to touch pork products.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A hawker sells home cleaning supplies in a market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A fish monger sells snakehead fish in a market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Boys play in an alley in the Little India section of George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes026.jpg
  • 16 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Boys play in an alley in the Little India section of George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes023.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A worker in a toy store on Kimberly Street in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A street food hawker (vendor) spot on Kimberly Street, one of George Town's better known "food streets." George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A street food vendor sets up his umbrella on Kimberly Street, one of George Town's better known "food streets." George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A street food vendor makes fried rice on Kimberly Street, one of George Town's better known "food streets." George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Traditional colonial style shop house architecture on Campbell Street in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A man repairs his fishing nets on the Chew Jetty, one of the traditional Chinese clan jetties in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A man repairs his fishing nets on the Chew Jetty, one of the traditional Chinese clan jetties in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes010.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A boat tied up at the Chew Jetty, one of the traditional Chinese clan jetties in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes009.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A boat tied up at the Chew Jetty, one of the traditional Chinese clan jetties in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes008.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: The George Town - Butterworth Ferry sails towards Butterworth on the Malaysian mainland. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Women pray in the Temple of the Goddess of Mercy in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Women pray in the Temple of the Goddess of Mercy in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Women pray in the Temple of the Goddess of Mercy in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes004.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: An alter in the Temple of the Goddess of Mercy in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A volunteer cleans an alter in the Temple of the Goddess of Mercy in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A street food vendor sells noodles from his cart in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  Lao women wait to present monks with alms during the tak bat in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A mor lam band performs in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Mor lam is a type of music popular in northeastern Thailand. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A mor lam band performs in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Mor lam is a type of music popular in northeastern Thailand. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover060.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: People dance in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Women dance in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover057.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Women dance in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover056.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Women dance in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover055.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Women dance in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover054.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Women dance in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover053.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Women dance in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover052.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Women dance in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PattayaMakeover051.jpg
  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Bar patrons dance with the singer in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Bar patrons dance with the singer in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: People cheer for a mor lam music act in a local bar that caters to mostly Thais in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A man sells flowers on Walking Street in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Members of the Foreign Tourist Police Assistants (FTPA) patrol Walking Street in Pataya. The FTPA assist local police in dealing with foreign tourists but don't have arrest powers. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Members of the Foreign Tourist Police Assistants (FTPA) patrol Walking Street in Pataya. The FTPA assist local police in dealing with foreign tourists but don't have arrest powers. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Members of the Foreign Tourist Police Assistants (FTPA) patrol Walking Street in Pataya. The FTPA assist local police in dealing with foreign tourists but don't have arrest powers. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Members of the Foreign Tourist Police Assistants (FTPA) talk to an Italian tourist on Walking Street in Pataya. The FTPA assist local police in dealing with foreign tourists but don't have arrest powers. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Members of the Foreign Tourist Police Assistants (FTPA) patrol Walking Street in Pataya. The FTPA assist local police in dealing with foreign tourists but don't have arrest powers. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Tourist police process "katoeys" or Ladyboys, (the Thai term for a transgendered prostitute) on Walking Street in Pattaya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: STEVE MANDALA, a volunteer with the Foreign Tourist Police Assistants (FTPA) falls into formation with other Tourist Police officers at the start of their shift on Walking Street in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: STEVE MANDALA, a volunteer with the Foreign Tourist Police Assistants (FTPA) falls into formation with other Tourist Police officers at the start of their shift on Walking Street in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Tourist police start their shift on Walking Street in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A Korean tourist poses with Muay Thai boxers in a beer bar in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Muay Thai boxers put on a demonstration fight in a beer bar in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Muay Thai boxers put on a demonstration fight in a beer bar in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Tourists on Walking Street, the red light district in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Touts try to lure tourists into bars on Walking Street in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Tourists on Walking Street, the red light district in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Tourists on Walking Street, the red light district in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 SEPTEMBER 2014 - PATTAYA, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Tourists on Walking Street, the red light district in Pataya. Pataya, a beach resort about two hours from Bangkok, has wrestled with a reputation of having a high crime rate and being a haven for sex tourism. After the coup in May, the military government cracked down on other Thai beach resorts, notably Phuket and Hua Hin, putting military officers in charge of law enforcement and cleaning up unlicensed businesses that encroached on beaches. Pattaya city officials have launched their own crackdown and clean up in order to prevent a military crackdown. City officials have vowed to remake Pattaya as a "family friendly" destination. City police and tourist police now patrol "Walking Street," Pattaya's notorious red light district, and officials are cracking down on unlicensed businesses on the beach.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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