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  • 24 SEPTEMBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Bananas grilling during the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 OCTOBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A vendor grills Thai and Chinese sausages at a street food stall near Yaowarat Road in Bangkok. Yaowarat Road is the center of the Bangkok Chinatown neighborhood and is famous for the street food. Most of the food stalls open after sunset.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 OCTOBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A vendor grills Thai and Chinese sausages at a street food stall near Yaowarat Road in Bangkok. Yaowarat Road is the center of the Bangkok Chinatown neighborhood and is famous for the street food. Most of the food stalls open after sunset.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A snack vendor in the Bangkok Flower Market. The Bangkok Flower Market (Pak Klong Talad) is the biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market in Bangkok.  The market is busiest between 3:30AM and 6AM. Thais grow and use a lot of flowers. Some, like marigolds and lotus, are used for religious purposes. Others are purely ornamental.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A snack vendor in the Bangkok Flower Market. The Bangkok Flower Market (Pak Klong Talad) is the biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market in Bangkok.  The market is busiest between 3:30AM and 6AM. Thais grow and use a lot of flowers. Some, like marigolds and lotus, are used for religious purposes. Others are purely ornamental.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 APRIL 2013 - CHIANG MAI, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND:  Thai meat snacks for sale at the Walking Street Market. The Walking Street Market starts at Thapae Gate and runs along the length of Ratchadamnoen Road through the heart of the Old City and has become a Chiang Mai institution. Chiang Mai is the largest town in northern Thailand and is popular with tourists and backpackers.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 7, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Grilled prawns for sale on a street in Bangkok, Thailand.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 29 JUNE 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A grilled meat vendor who has set up in front of a closed shophouse in the Bang Chak Market in Bangkok. The Bang Chak Market serves the community around Sois 91-97 on Sukhumvit Road in the Bangkok suburbs. About half of the market has been torn down, vendors in the remaining part of the market said they expect to be evicted by the end of the year. The old market, and many of the small working class shophouses and apartments near the market are being being torn down. People who live in the area said condominiums are being built on the land.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 JULY 2014 - HAT YAI, SONGKHLA, THAILAND: Grilled piglets for sale at a Chinese restaurant in Hat Yai, Thailand. Hat Yai is the 4th largest city in Thailand and the largest outside of the Bangkok metropolitan area. It's less the 50 miles from the Malaysian border and is a popular vacation spot for Malaysian and Singaporean tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 JUNE 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A grilled meat vendor who has set up in front of a closed shophouse in the Bang Chak Market in Bangkok. The Bang Chak Market serves the community around Sois 91-97 on Sukhumvit Road in the Bangkok suburbs. About half of the market has been torn down, vendors in the remaining part of the market said they expect to be evicted by the end of the year. The old market, and many of the small working class shophouses and apartments near the market are being being torn down. People who live in the area said condominiums are being built on the land.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 AUGUST 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A vendor grills bananas at a street stall in the Thonburi section of Bangkok.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 JUNE 2011 - CHIANG MAI, THAILAND: Sausage grilling in the market in Chiang Mai, Thailand.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A food vendor carries his yoke through the Bangkok Flower Market. He sells eggs he grills on a charcoal grill right in the basket on the front of the yoke. The Bangkok Flower Market (Pak Klong Talad) is the biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market in Bangkok.  The market is busiest between 3:30AM and 6AM. Thais grow and use a lot of flowers. Some, like marigolds and lotus, are used for religious purposes. Others are purely ornamental.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A food vendor carries his yoke through the Bangkok Flower Market. He sells eggs he grills on a charcoal grill right in the basket on the front of the yoke. The Bangkok Flower Market (Pak Klong Talad) is the biggest wholesale and retail fresh flower market in Bangkok.  The market is busiest between 3:30AM and 6AM. Thais grow and use a lot of flowers. Some, like marigolds and lotus, are used for religious purposes. Others are purely ornamental.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A restaurateur puts river prawn into a grill at Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok. It is reportedly the largest market in Thailand and the world's largest weekend market. Frequently called J.J., it covers more than 35 acres and contains upwards of 5,000 stalls.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 FEBRUARY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A street food vendor bags an order of grilled chicken in the neighborhood around Santa Cruz Church in the Thonburi section of Bangkok. He makes and sells spicy mango salad, grilled chicken and grilled fish on his push cart. Now the neighborhood around the church is known for the Thai adaptation of Portuguese cakes baked in the neighborhood. Several hundred Siamese (Thai) Buddhists converted to Catholicism in the 1770s. Some of the families started baking the cakes. When the Siamese Empire in Ayutthaya was sacked by the Burmese, the Portuguese and Thai Catholics fled to Thonburi, in what is now Bangkok. The Portuguese established a Catholic church near the new Siamese capital. There are still a large number of Thai Catholics living in the neighborhood around the church.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A restaurateur puts river prawn into a grill at Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok. It is reportedly the largest market in Thailand and the world's largest weekend market. Frequently called J.J., it covers more than 35 acres and contains upwards of 5,000 stalls.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A restaurateur puts river prawn into a grill at Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok. It is reportedly the largest market in Thailand and the world's largest weekend market. Frequently called J.J., it covers more than 35 acres and contains upwards of 5,000 stalls.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JANUARY 2002, GUANAJUATO, GUANAJUATO, MEXICO: The bell tower and steeple of Templo San Diego, a historic Catholic church, is framed by wrought iron grill work in the gazebo of Plaza Union Jardin in the city of Gunajuato, state of Guanajuato, Mexico, Jan. 16, 2002.  .PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2020 - CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA: PIERRELINE DESPINASSE cooks lunch on a grill in front of her building at Cedar Terrace Apartments in Cedar Rapids. The complex was destroyed by the derecho wind storm. Most of the tenants in the complex are refugees from Africa and Micronesia who have chosen the camp in front of the buildings rather than move to shelters because they're worried about looters taking their belongings. Cedar Rapids was the state's hardest hit city by the derecho that roared across Iowa last week. City officials said the damage left by the derecho was more extensive than the 2008 flood that destroyed much of its downtown. City residents are reporting that almost every home was damaged in the storm, many businesses were closed, and up to half of the city's tree canopy was destroyed. A week after the storm, more than 40,000 homes were still without power. A spokesman for Alliant Energy said the utility has replaced as many power poles in one week that they normally replace in 8 months. On Monday, President Trump approved a $4 billion emergency declaration for Iowa to aid in derecho recovery.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2020 - CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA: PIERRELINE DESPINASSE cooks lunch on a grill in front of her building at Cedar Terrace Apartments in Cedar Rapids. The complex was destroyed by the derecho wind storm. Most of the tenants in the complex are refugees from Africa and Micronesia who have chosen the camp in front of the buildings rather than move to shelters because they're worried about looters taking their belongings. Cedar Rapids was the state's hardest hit city by the derecho that roared across Iowa last week. City officials said the damage left by the derecho was more extensive than the 2008 flood that destroyed much of its downtown. City residents are reporting that almost every home was damaged in the storm, many businesses were closed, and up to half of the city's tree canopy was destroyed. A week after the storm, more than 40,000 homes were still without power. A spokesman for Alliant Energy said the utility has replaced as many power poles in one week that they normally replace in 8 months. On Monday, President Trump approved a $4 billion emergency declaration for Iowa to aid in derecho recovery.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 AUGUST 2020 - CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA: PIERRELINE DESPINASSE cooks lunch on a grill in front of her building at Cedar Terrace Apartments in Cedar Rapids. The complex was destroyed by the derecho wind storm. Most of the tenants in the complex are refugees from Africa and Micronesia who have chosen the camp in front of the buildings rather than move to shelters because they're worried about looters taking their belongings. Cedar Rapids was the state's hardest hit city by the derecho that roared across Iowa last week. City officials said the damage left by the derecho was more extensive than the 2008 flood that destroyed much of its downtown. City residents are reporting that almost every home was damaged in the storm, many businesses were closed, and up to half of the city's tree canopy was destroyed. A week after the storm, more than 40,000 homes were still without power. A spokesman for Alliant Energy said the utility has replaced as many power poles in one week that they normally replace in 8 months. On Monday, President Trump approved a $4 billion emergency declaration for Iowa to aid in derecho recovery.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JUNE 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: NADINE GARCIA, a worker at the American Grill trailer, waits for a customer's food at Fair Food Friday in Des Moines. The 2020 Iowa State Fair, like many state fairs in the Midwest, has been cancelled this year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The cancellation of the fair left many small vendors stranded with no income. Some of the fair food vendors in Iowa started "Fair Food Fridays" on a property a few miles south of the State Fairgrounds. People drive up and don't leave their cars while vendors bring them the usual midway fare; corndogs, fried tenderloin sandwiches, turkey legs, deep fried Oreos, lemonaide and smoothies. Fair Food Friday has been very successful. The vendors serve 450-500 people per Friday and during the lunch rush people wait in line in their cars 30 - 45 minutes to place an order.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JUNE 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: ENRIQUE HERNANDEZ makes deep fried foot long corn dogs in the American Grill trailer at Fair Food Friday in Des Moines. The 2020 Iowa State Fair, like many state fairs in the Midwest, has been cancelled this year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The cancellation of the fair left many small vendors stranded with no income. Some of the fair food vendors in Iowa started "Fair Food Fridays" on a property a few miles south of the State Fairgrounds. People drive up and don't leave their cars while vendors bring them the usual midway fare; corndogs, fried tenderloin sandwiches, turkey legs, deep fried Oreos, lemonaide and smoothies. Fair Food Friday has been very successful. The vendors serve 450-500 people per Friday and during the lunch rush people wait in line in their cars 30 - 45 minutes to place an order.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JUNE 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: ENRIQUE HERNANDEZ makes deep fried foot long corn dogs in the American Grill trailer at Fair Food Friday in Des Moines. The 2020 Iowa State Fair, like many state fairs in the Midwest, has been cancelled this year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The cancellation of the fair left many small vendors stranded with no income. Some of the fair food vendors in Iowa started "Fair Food Fridays" on a property a few miles south of the State Fairgrounds. People drive up and don't leave their cars while vendors bring them the usual midway fare; corndogs, fried tenderloin sandwiches, turkey legs, deep fried Oreos, lemonaide and smoothies. Fair Food Friday has been very successful. The vendors serve 450-500 people per Friday and during the lunch rush people wait in line in their cars 30 - 45 minutes to place an order.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JUNE 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: ENRIQUE HERNANDEZ makes deep fried foot long corn dogs in the American Grill trailer at Fair Food Friday in Des Moines. The 2020 Iowa State Fair, like many state fairs in the Midwest, has been cancelled this year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The cancellation of the fair left many small vendors stranded with no income. Some of the fair food vendors in Iowa started "Fair Food Fridays" on a property a few miles south of the State Fairgrounds. People drive up and don't leave their cars while vendors bring them the usual midway fare; corndogs, fried tenderloin sandwiches, turkey legs, deep fried Oreos, lemonaide and smoothies. Fair Food Friday has been very successful. The vendors serve 450-500 people per Friday and during the lunch rush people wait in line in their cars 30 - 45 minutes to place an order.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Bananas on a grill during a lunch in the Pom Mahakan slum. The Pom Mahakan community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only two of the forts are still standing, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could evict them. The city vowed to start the evictions on Sept 3, 2016, but this week Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-O-Cha, sided with the residents of the fort and said they should be allowed to stay. Residents are hopeful that the city will accede to the wishes of the Prime Minister and let them stay.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A food stall vendor grills chicken "satae," a marinted grilled meat on stick served with peanut sauce, on Sukhumvit Soi 38, one of the most famous street food areas in Bangkok. The food carts and small restaurants along the street have been popular with tourists and Thais alike for more than 40 years. The family that owns the land along the soi recently decided to sell to a condominium developer and not renew the restaurant owners' leases. More than 40 restaurants and food carts will have to close. Most of the restaurants on the street closed during the summer of 2015. The remaining restaurants are supposed to close by the end of this week.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A food stall vendor grills chicken "satae," a marinted grilled meat on stick served with peanut sauce, on Sukhumvit Soi 38, one of the most famous street food areas in Bangkok. The food carts and small restaurants along the street have been popular with tourists and Thais alike for more than 40 years. The family that owns the land along the soi recently decided to sell to a condominium developer and not renew the restaurant owners' leases. More than 40 restaurants and food carts will have to close. Most of the restaurants on the street closed during the summer of 2015. The remaining restaurants are supposed to close by the end of this week.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Soi38FoodstallsEnd020.jpg
  • 04 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A grilled meat vendor works at his stand on Sukhumvit Rd in Bangkok, Thailand. He sells grilled chicken's feet and Thai sausage. Thailand in general, and Bangkok in particular, has a vibrant tradition of street food and "eating on the run." In recent years, Bangkok's street food has become something of an international landmark and is being written about in glossy travel magazines and in the pages of the New York Times.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A grilled meat vendor works at his stand on Sukhumvit Rd in Bangkok, Thailand. He sells grilled chicken's feet and Thai sausage. Thailand in general, and Bangkok in particular, has a vibrant tradition of street food and "eating on the run." In recent years, Bangkok's street food has become something of an international landmark and is being written about in glossy travel magazines and in the pages of the New York Times.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    StreetFood1004011.jpg
  • 18 AUGUST 2020 - CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA: PIERRELINE DESPINASSE cooks lunch on a grill in front of her building at Cedar Terrace Apartments in Cedar Rapids. The complex was destroyed by the derecho wind storm. Most of the tenants in the complex are refugees from Africa and Micronesia who have chosen the camp in front of the buildings rather than move to shelters because they're worried about looters taking their belongings. Cedar Rapids was the state's hardest hit city by the derecho that roared across Iowa last week. City officials said the damage left by the derecho was more extensive than the 2008 flood that destroyed much of its downtown. City residents are reporting that almost every home was damaged in the storm, many businesses were closed, and up to half of the city's tree canopy was destroyed. A week after the storm, more than 40,000 homes were still without power. A spokesman for Alliant Energy said the utility has replaced as many power poles in one week that they normally replace in 8 months. On Monday, President Trump approved a $4 billion emergency declaration for Iowa to aid in derecho recovery.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    CedarRapidsStormDamage042.jpg
  • 26 JUNE 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: NADINE GARCIA, a worker at the American Grill trailer, delivers corn dogs to a customer at Fair Food Friday in Des Moines. The 2020 Iowa State Fair, like many state fairs in the Midwest, has been cancelled this year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The cancellation of the fair left many small vendors stranded with no income. Some of the fair food vendors in Iowa started "Fair Food Fridays" on a property a few miles south of the State Fairgrounds. People drive up and don't leave their cars while vendors bring them the usual midway fare; corndogs, fried tenderloin sandwiches, turkey legs, deep fried Oreos, lemonaide and smoothies. Fair Food Friday has been very successful. The vendors serve 450-500 people per Friday and during the lunch rush people wait in line in their cars 30 - 45 minutes to place an order.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    FairFoodFriday043.jpg
  • 26 JUNE 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: NADINE GARCIA, a worker at the American Grill trailer, waits for a customer's food at Fair Food Friday in Des Moines. The 2020 Iowa State Fair, like many state fairs in the Midwest, has been cancelled this year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The cancellation of the fair left many small vendors stranded with no income. Some of the fair food vendors in Iowa started "Fair Food Fridays" on a property a few miles south of the State Fairgrounds. People drive up and don't leave their cars while vendors bring them the usual midway fare; corndogs, fried tenderloin sandwiches, turkey legs, deep fried Oreos, lemonaide and smoothies. Fair Food Friday has been very successful. The vendors serve 450-500 people per Friday and during the lunch rush people wait in line in their cars 30 - 45 minutes to place an order.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JUNE 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: ENRIQUE HERNANDEZ makes deep fried foot long corn dogs in the American Grill trailer at Fair Food Friday in Des Moines. The 2020 Iowa State Fair, like many state fairs in the Midwest, has been cancelled this year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The cancellation of the fair left many small vendors stranded with no income. Some of the fair food vendors in Iowa started "Fair Food Fridays" on a property a few miles south of the State Fairgrounds. People drive up and don't leave their cars while vendors bring them the usual midway fare; corndogs, fried tenderloin sandwiches, turkey legs, deep fried Oreos, lemonaide and smoothies. Fair Food Friday has been very successful. The vendors serve 450-500 people per Friday and during the lunch rush people wait in line in their cars 30 - 45 minutes to place an order.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    FairFoodFriday036.jpg
  • 26 JUNE 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: ENRIQUE HERNANDEZ makes deep fried foot long corn dogs in the American Grill trailer at Fair Food Friday in Des Moines. The 2020 Iowa State Fair, like many state fairs in the Midwest, has been cancelled this year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The cancellation of the fair left many small vendors stranded with no income. Some of the fair food vendors in Iowa started "Fair Food Fridays" on a property a few miles south of the State Fairgrounds. People drive up and don't leave their cars while vendors bring them the usual midway fare; corndogs, fried tenderloin sandwiches, turkey legs, deep fried Oreos, lemonaide and smoothies. Fair Food Friday has been very successful. The vendors serve 450-500 people per Friday and during the lunch rush people wait in line in their cars 30 - 45 minutes to place an order.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JUNE 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: ENRIQUE HERNANDEZ makes deep fried foot long corn dogs in the American Grill trailer at Fair Food Friday in Des Moines. The 2020 Iowa State Fair, like many state fairs in the Midwest, has been cancelled this year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The cancellation of the fair left many small vendors stranded with no income. Some of the fair food vendors in Iowa started "Fair Food Fridays" on a property a few miles south of the State Fairgrounds. People drive up and don't leave their cars while vendors bring them the usual midway fare; corndogs, fried tenderloin sandwiches, turkey legs, deep fried Oreos, lemonaide and smoothies. Fair Food Friday has been very successful. The vendors serve 450-500 people per Friday and during the lunch rush people wait in line in their cars 30 - 45 minutes to place an order.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A family in the Pom Mahakan slum waits to be served eviction notices behind the locked grill of the their home. Final eviction notices were posted today and residents of the slum have been told they must leave the fort by September 3, 2016. The Pom Mahakan community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only two of the forts are still standing, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JULY 2006 - UDONG, CAMBODIA: A woman grills frogs for customers at a picnic area in Udong, Cambodia. Grilled frogs are a Cambodian delicacy. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 26 JUNE 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: PAT GARCIA serves grilled turkey legs in the Turkey Time booth at Fair Food Friday in Des Moines. The 2020 Iowa State Fair, like many state fairs in the Midwest, has been cancelled this year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The cancellation of the fair left many small vendors stranded with no income. Some of the fair food vendors in Iowa started "Fair Food Fridays" on a property a few miles south of the State Fairgrounds. People drive up and don't leave their cars while vendors bring them the usual midway fare; corndogs, fried tenderloin sandwiches, turkey legs, deep fried Oreos, lemonaide and smoothies. Fair Food Friday has been very successful. The vendors serve 450-500 people per Friday and during the lunch rush people wait in line in their cars 30 - 45 minutes to place an order.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JUNE 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: PAT GARCIA serves grilled turkey legs in the Turkey Time booth at Fair Food Friday in Des Moines. The 2020 Iowa State Fair, like many state fairs in the Midwest, has been cancelled this year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The cancellation of the fair left many small vendors stranded with no income. Some of the fair food vendors in Iowa started "Fair Food Fridays" on a property a few miles south of the State Fairgrounds. People drive up and don't leave their cars while vendors bring them the usual midway fare; corndogs, fried tenderloin sandwiches, turkey legs, deep fried Oreos, lemonaide and smoothies. Fair Food Friday has been very successful. The vendors serve 450-500 people per Friday and during the lunch rush people wait in line in their cars 30 - 45 minutes to place an order.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JUNE 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: PAT GARCIA serves grilled turkey legs in the Turkey Time booth at Fair Food Friday in Des Moines. The 2020 Iowa State Fair, like many state fairs in the Midwest, has been cancelled this year because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The cancellation of the fair left many small vendors stranded with no income. Some of the fair food vendors in Iowa started "Fair Food Fridays" on a property a few miles south of the State Fairgrounds. People drive up and don't leave their cars while vendors bring them the usual midway fare; corndogs, fried tenderloin sandwiches, turkey legs, deep fried Oreos, lemonaide and smoothies. Fair Food Friday has been very successful. The vendors serve 450-500 people per Friday and during the lunch rush people wait in line in their cars 30 - 45 minutes to place an order.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 AUGUST 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Representative SETH MOULTON (D-MA) eats a grilled pork belly at the Iowa State Fair Saturday.  Moulton, a US Marine veteran who served in Iraq, is running to be the Democratic candidate for the US Presidency in 2020 and spent Saturday campaigning at the fair. Iowa traditionally hosts the the first selection event of the presidential election cycle. The Iowa Caucuses will be on Feb. 3, 2020.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 AUGUST 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Representative SETH MOULTON (D-MA) eats a grilled pork belly at the Iowa State Fair Saturday.  Moulton, a US Marine veteran who served in Iraq, is running to be the Democratic candidate for the US Presidency in 2020 and spent Saturday campaigning at the fair. Iowa traditionally hosts the the first selection event of the presidential election cycle. The Iowa Caucuses will be on Feb. 3, 2020.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 AUGUST 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Representative SETH MOULTON (D-MA) eats a grilled pork belly at the Iowa State Fair Saturday.  Moulton, a US Marine veteran who served in Iraq, is running to be the Democratic candidate for the US Presidency in 2020 and spent Saturday campaigning at the fair. Iowa traditionally hosts the the first selection event of the presidential election cycle. The Iowa Caucuses will be on Feb. 3, 2020.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 AUGUST 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Representative SETH MOULTON (D-MA) eats a grilled pork belly at the Iowa State Fair Saturday.  Moulton, a US Marine veteran who served in Iraq, is running to be the Democratic candidate for the US Presidency in 2020 and spent Saturday campaigning at the fair. Iowa traditionally hosts the the first selection event of the presidential election cycle. The Iowa Caucuses will be on Feb. 3, 2020.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 AUGUST 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Representative SETH MOULTON (D-MA) eats a grilled pork belly at the Iowa State Fair Saturday.  Moulton, a US Marine veteran who served in Iraq, is running to be the Democratic candidate for the US Presidency in 2020 and spent Saturday campaigning at the fair. Iowa traditionally hosts the the first selection event of the presidential election cycle. The Iowa Caucuses will be on Feb. 3, 2020.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 AUGUST 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Representative SETH MOULTON (D-MA) eats a grilled pork belly at the Iowa State Fair Saturday.  Moulton, a US Marine veteran who served in Iraq, is running to be the Democratic candidate for the US Presidency in 2020 and spent Saturday campaigning at the fair. Iowa traditionally hosts the the first selection event of the presidential election cycle. The Iowa Caucuses will be on Feb. 3, 2020.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 MARCH 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A worker in the Ratchada Night Market grills durian, a pungent fruit popular in Southeast Asia. The Ratchada Night Market is the newest night market in Bangkok. It was originally a small night market popular with local people but now is tourism destination. Most nights the market is jammed with foreign tourists.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 FEBRUARY 2019 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A street food vender in Bangkok's Chinatown plates up a customer's order of grilled pork and rice. Bangkok, a city of about 14 million, is famous for its raucous nightlife. But Bangkok's real nightlife is seen in its markets and street stalls, many of which are open through the night.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man sells grilled fish in Klong San market, next to the ICONSIAM development. ICONSIAM is a mixed-use development on the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya River. It is expected to open in 2018 and will include two large malls, with more than 520,000 square meters of retail space, an amusement park, two residential towers and a riverside park. It is the first large scale high end development on the Thonburi side of the river and will feature the first Apple Store in Thailand and the first Takashimaya department store in Thailand. Rents for shopkeepers in Klong San market are up to 30,000 Thai Baht per month (about $920US) and some in Bangkok are concerned that Klong San Market will lose its local character when the huge mall opens.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2018 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A butcher cuts a piece of grilled pork belly for a customer in Chowrasta Market in central George Town. Chowrasta Market was originally built in 1890 and is the older of two traditional markets in George Town. The original building was torn down and replaced with a modern building in 1961 and has been renovated several times since.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 AUGUST 2018 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Grilled pork belly for sale in Chowrasta Market in central George Town. Chowrasta Market was originally built in 1890 and is the older of two traditional markets in George Town. The original building was torn down and replaced with a modern building in 1961 and has been renovated several times since.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 AUGUST 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A vender sells grilled and fried meat on a stick 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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  • 10 JUNE 2018 - SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: A grilled octopus stand on Myeong-dong.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 AUGUST 2017 - MENGWI, BALI, INDONESIA: A man cooks sate (grilled meat) in the Bringkit Market, about 30 minutes from Denpasar. Bringkit Market is famous on Bali for its Sunday livestock and poultry market. Hundreds of the small Bali cows are bought and sold there every week. 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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  • 06 AUGUST 2017 - MENGWI, BALI, INDONESIA: A woman cooks sate (grilled meat) in the Bringkit Market, about 30 minutes from Denpasar. Bringkit Market is famous on Bali for its Sunday livestock and poultry market. Hundreds of the small Bali cows are bought and sold there every week. 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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  • 06 AUGUST 2017 - MENGWI, BALI, INDONESIA: A woman cooks sate (grilled meat) in the Bringkit Market, about 30 minutes from Denpasar. Bringkit Market is famous on Bali for its Sunday livestock and poultry market. Hundreds of the small Bali cows are bought and sold there every week. 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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  • 08 JUNE 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Grilled catfish in Khlong Toey Market, Bangkok's main fresh market. Thai consumer confidence dropped for the first time in six months in May following a pair of bombings in Bangkok, low commodity prices paid to farmers and a sharp rise in the value of the Thai Baht versus the US Dollar and the EU Euro. The Baht is surging because of political uncertainty, related to Donald Trump, in the US and Europe. The Baht's rise is being blamed for a drop in Thai exports. This week the Baht has been trading at around 33.90 Baht to $1US, it's highest point in two years.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A chef at a street food stall on Yaowarat Road grills prawns. City officials in Bangkok have taken steps to rein in street food vendors. The steps were originally reported as a "ban" on street food, but after an uproar in local and international news outlets, city officials said street food vendors wouldn't be banned but would be regulated, undergo health inspections and be restricted to certain hours on major streets. On Yaowarat Road, in the heart of Bangkok's touristy Chinatown, the city has closed some traffic lanes to facilitate the vendors. But in other parts of the city, the vendors have been moved off of major streets and sidewalks.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Grilled fish rubbed in sea salt at a street food stall in Bangkok's Chinatown. Phat Thai is fried rice noodles and Thailand's unofficial national dish. City officials in Bangkok have taken steps to rein in street food vendors. The steps were originally reported as a "ban" on street food, but after an uproar in local and international news outlets, city officials said street food vendors wouldn't be banned but would be regulated, undergo health inspections and be restricted to certain hours on major streets. On Yaowarat Road, in the heart of Bangkok's touristy Chinatown, the city has closed some traffic lanes to facilitate the vendors. But in other parts of the city, the vendors have been moved off of major streets and sidewalks.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman grills fish on a street in Bangkok's Chinatown. City officials in Bangkok have taken steps to rein in street food vendors. The steps were originally reported as a "ban" on street food, but after an uproar in local and international news outlets, city officials said street food vendors wouldn't be banned but would be regulated, undergo health inspections and be restricted to certain hours on major streets. On Yaowarat Road, in the heart of Bangkok's touristy Chinatown, the city has closed some traffic lanes to facilitate the vendors. But in other parts of the city, the vendors have been moved off of major streets and sidewalks.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MAY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman grills fish on a street in Bangkok's Chinatown. City officials in Bangkok have taken steps to rein in street food vendors. The steps were originally reported as a "ban" on street food, but after an uproar in local and international news outlets, city officials said street food vendors wouldn't be banned but would be regulated, undergo health inspections and be restricted to certain hours on major streets. On Yaowarat Road, in the heart of Bangkok's touristy Chinatown, the city has closed some traffic lanes to facilitate the vendors. But in other parts of the city, the vendors have been moved off of major streets and sidewalks.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man sells grilled shrimp in the market in the Samut Songkhram train station. The train from Baen Laem to Samut Songkhram (Mae Khlong) recently resumed service. The 33 kilometer track was closed for repair for almost a year. In Samut Songkhram, the train passes over the market. Vendors pull their stands out of the way and people step out of the way as the train passes through the market. It is one of the most famous train stations in Thailand and has become an important tourist attraction in the community.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man sells grilled shrimp in the market in the Samut Songkhram train station. The train from Baen Laem to Samut Songkhram (Mae Khlong) recently resumed service. The 33 kilometer track was closed for repair for almost a year. In Samut Songkhram, the train passes over the market. Vendors pull their stands out of the way and people step out of the way as the train passes through the market. It is one of the most famous train stations in Thailand and has become an important tourist attraction in the community.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A man sells grilled shrimp in the market in the Samut Songkhram train station. The train from Baen Laem to Samut Songkhram (Mae Khlong) recently resumed service. The 33 kilometer track was closed for repair for almost a year. In Samut Songkhram, the train passes over the market. Vendors pull their stands out of the way and people step out of the way as the train passes through the market. It is one of the most famous train stations in Thailand and has become an important tourist attraction in the community.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A grilled meat vendor cooks chicken, squid and fish before a Likay performance in Pom Mahakan Fort. The performance was to support residents of the old fort, who are fighting eviction orders by the city of Bangkok. City officials have made repeated attempts to evict people since Sept 3, 2016, but about 44 families are still living in the community. Likay is a form of popular folk theatre from Thailand. It uses a combination of extravagant costumes, barely equipped stages and vague storylines. The performances depend mainly on the actors’ skills of improvisation and the audiences’ imagination. There used to be several Likay troupes based in the old fort, but they left the community more than 50 years ago. The troupe that performed Sunday night was an amateur troupe comprised of college students and office workers.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A grilled banana vendor cooks bananas during a weekend lunch for residents of the Pom Mahakan slum community. The Pom Mahakan community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only two of the forts are still standing, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could evict them. The city vowed to start the evictions on Sept 3, 2016, but this week Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-O-Cha, sided with the residents of the fort and said they should be allowed to stay. Residents are hopeful that the city will accede to the wishes of the Prime Minister and let them stay.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A grilled banana vendor cooks bananas during a weekend lunch for residents of the Pom Mahakan slum community. The Pom Mahakan community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only two of the forts are still standing, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could evict them. The city vowed to start the evictions on Sept 3, 2016, but this week Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-O-Cha, sided with the residents of the fort and said they should be allowed to stay. Residents are hopeful that the city will accede to the wishes of the Prime Minister and let them stay.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman grills Thai sausages and pork balls in her home in the Pom Mahakan slum. Residents of the slum have been told they must leave the fort and that their community will be torn down. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only of two are remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. Eviction notices have been posted in the community but most residents have refused to move. Residents think Bangkok city officials will start evictions around August 15, but there has not been any official word from the city.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman grills Thai sausages and pork balls in her home in the Pom Mahakan slum. Residents of the slum have been told they must leave the fort and that their community will be torn down. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only of two are remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. Eviction notices have been posted in the community but most residents have refused to move. Residents think Bangkok city officials will start evictions around August 15, but there has not been any official word from the city.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman grills Thai sausages and pork balls in her home in the Pom Mahakan slum. Residents of the slum have been told they must leave the fort and that their community will be torn down. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only of two are remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. Eviction notices have been posted in the community but most residents have refused to move. Residents think Bangkok city officials will start evictions around August 15, but there has not been any official word from the city.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman grills Thai sausages and pork balls in her home in the Pom Mahakan slum. Residents of the slum have been told they must leave the fort and that their community will be torn down. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only of two are remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. Eviction notices have been posted in the community but most residents have refused to move. Residents think Bangkok city officials will start evictions around August 15, but there has not been any official word from the city.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 AUGUST 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman grills Thai sausages and pork balls in her home in the Pom Mahakan slum. Residents of the slum have been told they must leave the fort and that their community will be torn down. The community is known for fireworks, fighting cocks and bird cages. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only of two are remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. Eviction notices have been posted in the community but most residents have refused to move. Residents think Bangkok city officials will start evictions around August 15, but there has not been any official word from the city.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man who lives in the Pom Mahakan Fort slum grills fish and chicken he sells in the community. Residents of the slum have been told they must leave the fort and that their community will be torn down. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only of two are remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. Eviction notices have been posted in the community and people given until April 30 to leave, but most residents have refused to move. Residents think Bangkok city officials will start evictions around August 15, but there has not been any official word from the city.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man who lives in the Pom Mahakan Fort slum grills fish and chicken he sells in the community. Residents of the slum have been told they must leave the fort and that their community will be torn down. Mahakan Fort was built in 1783 during the reign of Siamese King Rama I. It was one of 14 fortresses designed to protect Bangkok from foreign invaders. Only of two are remaining, the others have been torn down. A community developed in the fort when people started building houses and moving into it during the reign of King Rama V (1868-1910). The land was expropriated by Bangkok city government in 1992, but the people living in the fort refused to move. In 2004 courts ruled against the residents and said the city could take the land. Eviction notices have been posted in the community and people given until April 30 to leave, but most residents have refused to move. Residents think Bangkok city officials will start evictions around August 15, but there has not been any official word from the city.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A grilled meat vendor at his cart in the Pak Khlong Talat sidewalk market. Sidewalk vendors around Pak Khlong Talat, Bangkok's famous flower market, face eviction if they reopen on July 1. As a part of the military government sponsored initiative to clean up Bangkok, city officials have been trying to shut down the sidewalk vendors around the flower market. The vendors were supposed to be gone by the end of March, but city officials relented at the last minute with a compromise allowing vendors to stay until June 30. When vendors dismantled their booths after business on June 30, they weren't sure if they will be allowed to reopen July 1. Some vendors have moved to new locations approved by the government but many have not because they can't afford the higher rents in the new locations.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A grilled meat vendor at her cart in the Pak Khlong Talat sidewalk market. Sidewalk vendors around Pak Khlong Talat, Bangkok's famous flower market, face eviction if they reopen on July 1. As a part of the military government sponsored initiative to clean up Bangkok, city officials have been trying to shut down the sidewalk vendors around the flower market. The vendors were supposed to be gone by the end of March, but city officials relented at the last minute with a compromise allowing vendors to stay until June 30. When vendors dismantled their booths after business on June 30, they weren't sure if they will be allowed to reopen July 1. Some vendors have moved to new locations approved by the government but many have not because they can't afford the higher rents in the new locations.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  A woman grills fish and chicken in the market in the community of Chomphet, across the Mekong River from Luang Prabang. Laos is one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia. Tourism and hydroelectric dams along the rivers that run through the country are driving the legal economy.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  A man makes grilled fish stuffed with lemongrass in the community of Chomphet, across the Mekong River from Luang Prabang. Laos is one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia. Tourism and hydroelectric dams along the rivers that run through the country are driving the legal economy.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  A man makes grilled fish stuffed with lemongrass in the community of Chomphet, across the Mekong River from Luang Prabang. Laos is one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia. Tourism and hydroelectric dams along the rivers that run through the country are driving the legal economy.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A woman grills meat in the market 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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  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A woman grills meat in the market 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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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman sells grilled Thai pork sausages from a cart in front of Pak Khlong Talat in Bangkok. Bangkok government officials announced this week that vendors in Pak Khlong Talat, Bangkok's well known flower market, don't have to move out on February 28. City officials are trying to clear Bangkok's congested sidewalks and they've cracked down on sidewalk vendors. Several popular sidewalk markets have been closed in recent months and the sidewalk vendors at the flower market had been told they would be evicted at the end of the month but after meeting with vendors and other stake holders city officials relented and said vendors could remain but under stricter guidelines regarding sales hours. The flower market is one of the best known markets in Bangkok and has become a popular tourist destination.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People buy grilled meats and sausages from a vendor on Sukhumvit Soi 38, one of the most famous street food areas in Bangkok. The food carts and small restaurants along the street have been popular with tourists and Thais alike for more than 40 years. The family that owns the land along the soi recently decided to sell to a condominium developer and not renew the restaurant owners' leases. More than 40 restaurants and food carts will have to close. Most of the restaurants on the street closed during the summer of 2015. The remaining restaurants are supposed to close by the end of this week.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women make "roti," a type of grilled flat bread, in Khlong Toey Market in Bangkok. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. Roti is originally from India and came to Thailand via Indian immigrants who settled in Thailand in the 1800s. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 JANUARY 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women make "roti," a type of grilled flat bread, in Khlong Toey Market in Bangkok. Khlong Toey (also called Khlong Toei) Market is one of the largest "wet markets" in Thailand. Roti is originally from India and came to Thailand via Indian immigrants who settled in Thailand in the 1800s. The market is located in the midst of one of Bangkok's largest slum areas and close to the city's original deep water port. Thousands of people live in the neighboring slum area. Thousands more shop in the sprawling market for fresh fruits and vegetables as well meat, fish and poultry.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A vendor grills bananas in her street stall in the Banglamphu Market. Banglamphu Market (also spelled Bang Lamphu) is close to Bangkok's backpacker haunts of Khao San Road. The market is a popular place for knock off designer clothes and street food. The market is an informal collection of street stalls and sidewalk vendors. Bangkok city officials have plans to evict the vendors, close the market and gentrify the neighborhood. This would follow closing similar markets on Maharat Road and Saphan Lek.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 DECEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A vendor grills bananas in her street stall in the Banglamphu Market. Banglamphu Market (also spelled Bang Lamphu) is close to Bangkok's backpacker haunts of Khao San Road. The market is a popular place for knock off designer clothes and street food. The market is an informal collection of street stalls and sidewalk vendors. Bangkok city officials have plans to evict the vendors, close the market and gentrify the neighborhood. This would follow closing similar markets on Maharat Road and Saphan Lek.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A food vendor sells grilled vegetables on her last day in the Amulet Market on Maharat Road in Bangkok.  Hundreds of vendors used to sell amulets and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors were evicted from the area on Sunday, Nov. 29.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 NOVEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Food vendors sell grilled bananas on their last day in the Amulet Market on Maharat Road in Bangkok.  Hundreds of vendors used to sell amulets and Buddhist religious paraphernalia to people in the Amulet Market, a popular tourist attraction along Maharat Road north of the Grand Palace near Wat Maharat in Bangkok. Bangkok municipal officials announced that they are closing the market and forcing vendors to relocate to an area about one hour outside of Bangkok. The closing of the amulet market is the latest in a series of municipal efforts to close and evict street vendors and markets from areas that have potential for redevelopment. The street vendors were evicted from the area on Sunday, Nov. 29.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 SEPTEMBER 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A vendor makes grilled catfish at his stand in the neighborhood near Wat Kalayanamit. Fiftyfour homes around Wat Kalayanamit, a historic Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in the Thonburi section of Bangkok are being razed and the residents evicted to make way for new development at the temple. The abbot of the temple said he was evicting the residents, who have lived on the temple grounds for generations, because their homes are unsafe and because he wants to improve the temple grounds. The evictions are a part of a Bangkok trend, especially along the Chao Phraya River and BTS light rail lines. Low income people are being evicted from their long time homes to make way for urban renewal.             PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 JULY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A street food vendor near Ton Son Mosque in Bangkok grills chicken for Muslims celebrating Eid al-Fitr. Eid al-Fitr is also called Feast of Breaking the Fast, the Sugar Feast, Bayram (Bajram), the Sweet Festival or Hari Raya Puasa and the Lesser Eid. It is an important Muslim religious holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. Muslims are not allowed to fast on Eid. The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting Muslims do during the month of Ramadan. Islam is the second largest religion in Thailand. Government sources say about 5% of Thais are Muslim, many in the Muslim community say the number is closer to 10%.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Chicken satay grills at small restaurant on Sukhumvit Soi 38 in Bangkok. The food carts and small restaurants along Soi 38 have been popular with tourists and Thais alike for more than 40 years. The family that owns the land along the soi recently decided to sell to a condominium developer and not renew the restaurant owners' leases. More than 40 restaurants and food carts will have to close. The first wave of closings could start as soon June 21 and all of the restaurants are supposed to close over the next several months.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 MAY 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Grilled pork and sausage vendors on Sukhumvit Soi 38, one of the most famous street food areas in Bangkok. The food carts and small restaurants along the street have been popular with tourists and Thais alike for more than 40 years. The family that owns the land along the soi recently decided to sell to a condominium developer and not renew the restaurant owners' leases. More than 40 restaurants and food carts will have to close. The first wave of closings could start as soon June 21 and all of the restaurants are supposed to close over the next several months.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 APRIL 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A women sells freshly grilled sweet corn to a customer in Talat Phlu market in the Thonburi section of Bangkok.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 APRIL 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Thai Muslim man grills fish at a street food stall in the Thonburi section of Bangkok. A Pew Research Center study recently released identified Islam as the fastest growing religion in the world.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Grilled grabs left as an offering at the City Pillar Shrine in Bangkok. Bangkok's city pillar shrine (also known as San Lak Muang) is one of the most important city pillar shrines in Thailand. The shrine is in the heart of Bangkok, opposite the grand palace in the southeast corner of the Sanam Luang and close to the Ministry of Defence. The shrine was built after the establishment of the Rattanakosin Kingdom (Bangkok) to replace the old capital of the Thonburi Kingdom during the reign of King Rama I in 1782. It was intended to be the spiritual center for Thai citizens.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2015 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Grilled shrimp left as an offering at the City Pillar Shrine in Bangkok. Bangkok's city pillar shrine (also known as San Lak Muang) is one of the most important city pillar shrines in Thailand. The shrine is in the heart of Bangkok, opposite the grand palace in the southeast corner of the Sanam Luang and close to the Ministry of Defence. The shrine was built after the establishment of the Rattanakosin Kingdom (Bangkok) to replace the old capital of the Thonburi Kingdom during the reign of King Rama I in 1782. It was intended to be the spiritual center for Thai citizens.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 25 FEBRUARY 2015 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A street food vendor grills pork sticks, called satay, in a market in Phnom Penh.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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