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Travel photography, photojournalism and reportage.

I have pictures from Southeast Asia, Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, Switzerland, Istanbul and the American Southwest.

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  • 27 MARCH 2009 -- LOS ANGELES, CA: The wing of a United Airlines Boeing 747-400 on the flight from Tokya, Japan (Narita) to LAX. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • MARCH 19, 2001 - HAVANA, CUBA: A student walks past a billboard in the old section of Havana, Cuba, March 19, 2001. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ CHILDREN EDUCATION CULTURE By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • MARCH 19, 2001 - HAVANA, CUBA: Fresh produce for sale in the farmers' market in the Regla neighborhood of Havana, Cuba, March 19, 2001. Regla is across the harbor from the rest of Havana and is the center of the Santeria religion in Cuba. It is also home to many of Havana's oil refineries and heavy industries. The Cuban government is slowly loosening control of the economy and allowing some people to go into business for themselves, particularly in small single proprieter businesses. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ ECONOMY FOOD POVERTY By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • HAVANA, CUBA: Entertainers perform in the Club Las Vegas, a popular nightspot in Havana, Cuba. The entertainers perform a raucous cabaret show and then dance with the tourists who come to the club. Cubans who go the club pay the cover charge and for their drinks with Cuban pesos. Tourists have to pay with US dollars. Tourism has become a major source of foreign exchange for the Cuban government. Photo by Jack Kurtz WOMEN TOURISM ECONOMY CULTURE LABOUR By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • HAVANA, CUBA: Cubans participate in a Santeria ceremony in a residence in central Havana. Although most Cubans profess to be Roman Catholic, some sociologists believe more people on the island practice Santeria, a blending of Catholicism and traditional African religions, than traditional Catholicism. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ RELIGION LIFESTYLE ECONOMY ETHNIC MINORITIES CULTURE By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 12 FEBRUARY 1986, OCHO RIOS, JAMAICA: Catamarans rental sailboats on the beach with a cruise ship and resort hotels in the background in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Feb. 1986..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 AUGUST 2007 -- INTERLAKEN, BERN, SWITZERLAND: Flowers decorate the front of a cabin in Murren, a small village in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 01 AUGUST 2007 -- INTERLAKEN, BERN, SWITZERLAND: Parasailers fly near the Jungfrau mountain in Interlaken. Interlaken, in the canton of Bern, is the heart of the Bernese Oberland and the center of the region's tourism industry. Photo by Jack Kurtz By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 01 AUGUST 2007 -- INTERLAKEN, BERN, SWITZERLAND: A stand up bass player performs during Swiss National Day celebrations in Interlaken, in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Swiss National Day is the Swiss national holiday and celebrates the founding of the Swiss confederation 716 years ago, in 1291. There are parades, fireworks shows and bonfires throughout the country. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 03 AUGUST 2007 -- BERN, SWITZERLAND: A chocolate factory and historic roofline in Bern, the national capital of Switzerland. Bern in a UNESCO World Heritage Site. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 07 MAY 2004 -- WILLIAMS, AZ: Cowboys around the campfire on the Willaha Ranch, north of Williams, AZ, May 7, 2004. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. The ranch is in the high desert country near the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Arizona ranchers are in the midst of a ten year draught that has dramatically reduced the size of their herds. At the same time, public consumption of beef has soared because of the popularity of the Atkins and other high protein diets, so while prices are up, herd yields are down because of the drought. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 AUGUST 2007 -- ALBUQUERQUE, NM: San Felipe De Neri in Old Town in Albuquerque, NM, is the oldest church in Albuquerque. It has been in continous use since 1706. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 07 SEPTEMBER 2002 - GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, ARIZONA, USA: A bull elk rubs its antlers on a tree in the Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona, Sept. 7, 2002. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 07 FEBRUARY 2004 -- GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, AZ: Looking at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park from the South Rim. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 11 AUGUST 2008 -- CLIFF DWELLERS, AZ: Arizona Highway 89A runs along the Arizona Strip to Jacob Lake and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The Arizona Strip is the high desert in Arizona between the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and the Utah state line. It is a very arid region, most of the vegetation is sagebrush with juniper and pinion trees at higher elevations. The two largest communities on the strip are Fredonia, south of Kanab, UT and Colorado City, which is east of St. George, UT. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 08 AUGUST 2007 -- ISTANBUL, TURKEY: Turkish women in traditional Moslem dress cross the Galata Bridge across the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. Istanbul, a city of about 14 million people, and the largest city in Turkey, straddles the Bosphorus Straits between Europe and Asia. It is one of the oldest cities in the world. It was once the center of the Eastern Roman Empire and was called Constantinople, named after the Roman Emperor Constantine. In 1453, Mehmet the Conqueror, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, captured the city and made it the center of the Ottoman Turkish Empire until World War I. After the war, the Ottoman Empire was dissolved and modern Turkey created. The capitol was moved to Ankara but Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) has remained the largest, most diverse city in Turkey. Photo by Jack Kurtz By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 08 AUGUST 2007 -- ISTANBUL, TURKEY: Tourists look at and photograph the Medusa heads inside the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul, Turkey. The Cistern was created by Roman Emperor Justinianus in the 6th Century as the city's water supply. Historians and archeologists aren't sure of the origin of the Medusa heads. Istanbul, a city of about 14 million people, and the largest city in Turkey, straddles the Bosphorus Straits between Europe and Asia. It is one of the oldest cities in the world. It was once the center of the Eastern Roman Empire and was called Constantinople, named after the Roman Emperor Constantine. In 1453, Mehmet the Conqueror, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, captured the city and made it the center of the Ottoman Turkish Empire until World War I. After the war, the Ottoman Empire was dissolved and modern Turkey created. The capitol was moved to Ankara but Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) has remained the largest, most diverse city in Turkey. Photo by Jack Kurtz By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • A boy chases pigeons in front of a Catholic church in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 24 APRIL 2005 - SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, CHIAPAS, MEXICO: The cathedral in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 27 APRIL 2005 - SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, CHIAPAS, MEXICO: San Cristobal de las Casas is an important tourist destination for those who want to visit Mexican colonial cities. San Cristobal is the center of the Chiapas highlands and an important indigenous community. Fear of political violence in the area has diminished in recent years and the tourism industry has rebounded as a result. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 15, 2009 -- LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Buddhist Monks in Luang Prabang, Laos, go about their "Tak Bat," Lao for "monks morning rounds." The monks collect alms in the form of food from people who line their route. For the monks, it is the only food they get that day, for the people it's a chance to "make merit." Luang Prabang is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the spiritual capital of Laos. There are dozens of "wats" or temples and thousands of monks in the city. It is still the center of Buddhist education in Laos. Photo by Jack Kurtz By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 FEBRUARY 2008 -- MYAWADDY, MYANMAR: Workers clean a stupa at the Shwe Minn Wany temple in Myawaddy, Myanmar. Myawaddy, is just across the Moei River from Mae Sot, Thailand and is one of Myanmar's leading land ports for goods going to and coming from Thailand. Most of the businesses in the town are geared towards trade, both legal and illegal, with Thailand. Human rights activists from Myanmar maintain that the Burmese government controls the drug smuggling trade between the two countries and that most illegal drugs made in Myanmar are shipped into Thailand from Myawaddy. Photo by Jack Kurtz By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar 23, 2009 -- SAMUT SONGKHRAM, THAILAND: Workers walk out of a salt field near Samut Songkhram, Thailand. The salt farms between Samut Sakhon and Sumat Songkhram are Thailand's largest salt producing region. Salt is typically harvested for about six months of the year. The fields are prepared for salt farming as soon as the rainy season ends. First the fields are tamped down so they hold water, then they are flooded with salt water from either the Gulf of Siam or the Mae Khlong River (both are salty). After about two months, the first harvest is ready. The fields are drained and the salt picked up from the fields. Then the fields are flooded again and the process repeated. As the season goes on and the fields become saltier, the amount of time they are flooded is reduced till the end of the season when they may only be flooded for two or three days. Most of the workers in the salt fields are migrant workers from Isaan, an impoverished region in the northeast of Thailand. Once the rainy season starts and it's no longer possible to harvest salt the workers go home to work their small farms. Photo by Jack Kurtz By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 07 MARCH 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Sunset at Wat Arun, a Buddhist temple (wat) in the Bangkok Yai district of Bangkok, Thailand, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River. The full name of the temple is Wat Arunratchawararam Ratchaworamahavihara. The outstanding feature of Wat Arun is its central prang (Khmer-style tower). It may be named "Temple of the Dawn" because the first light of morning reflects off the surface of the temple with a pearly iridescence. Steep steps lead to the two terraces. The height is reported by different sources as between 66,80 m and 86 m. The corners are surrounded by 4 smaller satellite prangs. The prangs are decorated by seashells and bits of porcelain which had previously been used as ballast by boats coming to Bangkok from China. The central prang is topped with a seven-pronged trident, referred to by many sources as the "trident of Shiva". Around the base of the prangs are various figures of ancient Chinese soldiers and animals. Over the second terrace are four statues of the Hindu god Indra riding on Erawan. The temple was built in the days of Thailand's ancient capital of Ayutthaya and originally known as Wat Makok (The Olive Temple). In the ensuing era when Thonburi was capital, King Taksin changed the name to Wat Chaeng. The later King Rama II. changed the name to Wat Arunratchatharam. He restored the temple and enlarged the central prang. The work was finished by King Rama III. King Rama IV gave the temple the present name Wat Arunratchawararam. As a sign of changing times, Wat Arun officially ordained its first westerner, an American, in 2005. The central prang symbolizes Mount Meru of the Indian cosmology. The satellite prangs are devoted to the wind god Phra Phai. Photo By Jack Kurtz By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 16 MARCH 2009 -- VANG VIENG, LAOS: A man poles his small boat in the twilight down the Nam Xong River in Vang Vieng, Laos. Photo by Jack Kurtz By photographer Jack Kurtz
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