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  • 16 MARCH 2006 - KAMPONG CHAM, KAMPONG CHAM, CAMBODIA: A boy naps on the back of a Carabao (water buffalo) near the city of Kampong Cham in central Cambodia. Water buffalo are still used as beast of burden in Cambodia and Laos, their use in Thailand as largely been supplanted by mechanized equipment like tractors. Water buffalo are also an important source of meat and milk in rural parts of southeast Asia. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 16 MARCH 2006 - KAMPONG CHAM, KAMPONG CHAM, CAMBODIA: A woman harvest lotus blossoms near the city of Kampong Cham in central Cambodia. Lotus blossoms are used for food and temple offerings in Cambodia, Thailand and Laos. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 16 MARCH 2006 - KAMPONG CHAM, KAMPONG CHAM, CAMBODIA: A woman threshes rice during the harvest near the city of Kampong Cham on the Mekong River in central Cambodia. Rice here is still harvested by hand. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 JUNE 2006 - CENTRAL CAMBODIA: Hot peppers set in the sun to dry after being harvested along Highway 6 between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, Cambodia. Peppers and other vegetables are frequently dried along road sides in Cambodia. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 10 MARCH 2006 - TAY NINH, VIETNAM: A woman collects rice in a field in Tay Ninh province, Vietnam. The rice was harvested months ago and the woman came back to go through the field a final time to look for rice she could sell for extra money for her family. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 12 FEBRUARY 1996, PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI: US peacekeeping soldiers assigned to the UN mission in Haiti help a Haitian man injured in a melee on the street in the port area of Port au Prince, Haiti, February, 1996..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 05 FEBRUARY 2005 - NOGALES, SONORA, MEXICO: Members of "Grupo Operativos" a special operations unit of the Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, police department, on patrol in Nogales, Saturday night, Feb. 5. The Operativos specialize in anti-gang enforcement and drug interdiction missions. In recent months they have stepped up patrol activity in Nogales communities near the border. In January 2005, the US Department of State has issued a travel advisory advising US citizens to avoid travel along the US Mexican border because of increased violence, including the kidnapping of US citizens, in border communities. Most of the violence has been linked to the drug cartels, who are increasingly powerful in Mexico. The Operativos also patrol the districts of Nogales frequented by US tourists in an effort to prevent crime directed against US citizens. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 05 FEBRUARY 2005 - NOGALES, SONORA, MEXICO: A Nogales, Mexico, police officer arrests a man in a bar during an anti-gang sweep. Members of "Grupo Operativos" a special operations unit of the Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, police department, on patrol in Nogales, Saturday night, Feb. 5. The Operativos specialize in anti-gang enforcement and drug interdiction missions. In recent months they have stepped up patrol activity in Nogales communities near the border. In January 2005, the US Department of State has issued a travel advisory advising US citizens to avoid travel along the US Mexican border because of increased violence, including the kidnapping of US citizens, in border communities. Most of the violence has been linked to the drug cartels, who are increasingly powerful in Mexico. The Operativos also patrol the districts of Nogales frequented by US tourists in an effort to prevent crime directed against US citizens. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 27 JULY 2003 - MEXICO CITY, MEX: A homeless girl sleeps in a shelter made from an umbrella and plastic sheeting in Mexico City, Mexico. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 16 SEPTEMBER 2005 - MEXICO CITY: A homeless woman walks past Mexico City police officers during the Independence Day parade in Mexico City, Sept. 16. Mexico celebrated its 195th Independence Day in 2005 with a huge military parade through the center of Mexico City. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 16 FEBRUARY 2003 - PUERTO PENASCO, SONORA, MEXICO: A shrimper extends his nets and trawls in the waters off of Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico, Feb.16, 2003. Puerto Penasco was founded as a fishing village on the northern tip of the Sea of Cortez in 1927. New environmental regulations and over fishing have reduced the town?s reliance on fishing but increasing number of North Americans have turned the town into a tourist get away, and its proximity to Phoenix, AZ, have made it a popular destination for Arizona retirees. It is also known as Rocky Point among American tourists. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 12 JANUARY 2007 - MANAGUA, NICARAGUA: HUGO CHAVEZ, President of Venezuela, drinks of cup of Nicaraguan coffee in Managua before he left Nicaragua to return to Venezuela. Chavez has promised massive amounts of aid for Nicaragua including free and discounted oil and portable electric generating stations. Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the western hemisphere. Coffee is one of Nicaragua's leading exports. Photo by Jack Kurtz By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • HAVANA, CUBA: Ballet class at the Cuban National Ballet, March, 2000. Cuba is renowned for its outstanding arts and cultural educational facilities. Photo by Jack Kurtz By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 26 JULY 2008 -- SNOWFLAKE, AZ: A pig sticks its snout through a fence on the Black Mesa Ranch in Snowflake, AZ. The ranch makes artisan cheese from goats' milk. The whey (a liquid by product of the cheese making process) is fed to the pigs. The pigs are sold to a local slaughter house when they reach market weight. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 08 MAY 2004 -- WILLIAMS, AZ: Cowboys work cattle in a corral on the Willaha Ranch, north of Williams, AZ, May 8, 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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  • 23 AUGUST 2002 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Tonka Baj, from Waddell, AZ, prepares his bullriding gear before competing in Friday night bullriding at Mr. Lucky's, a county bar in Phoenix. The bar used to have bullriding in a small corral behind the bar. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 02 MARCH 2007 -- PHOENIX, AZ: US Senator (and Republican Presidential nominee) John McCain (R-AZ) hosted a fundraiser called an "Exchange of Ideas" in the convention center in Phoenix, AZ, Friday, March 2, 2007. About 500 people attended the event. 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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  • 05 MAY 2003 - SELLS, ARIZONA, USA: A family of undocumented immigrants from the Mexican state of Jalisco hide in the back of pickup truck after the driver of the truck was stopped by a Tohono O'Odham tribal police officer for speeding on AZ 86 east of Sells, AZ, the capital of Tohono OOdham Indian Reservation, May 5, 2003. The Tohono OOdham reservation covers a vast expanse of Southern Arizona and has a 70 mile border with Mexico. In recent years the reservation has been flooded with undocumented immigrants who pass through the reservation on their way north to Phoenix, AZ, and other cities in the US. About 1,500 undocumented immigrants, most from Mexico, cross the reservation, which has more land than the state of Delaware, every day. According to the tribal government, the tribal police department spends about 60 percent of its resources dealing with crime created by the undocumented immigrants. Many times tribal police officers have to wait hours for the US Border Patrol to respond to calls to pick up undocumented immigrants. This family was released by the tribal police two hours after the Border Patrol was notified that the police had the family. The Border Patrol didn?t respond the tribal police call. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 05 MAY 2003 -- SELLS, AZ: Six members of a group of 11 undocumented immigrants from Mexico walk along the edge of AZ Highway 86 after being released by a Tohono O'Odham tribal police officer west of Sells, AZ, the capital of Tohono OOdham Indian Reservation, May 5, 2003. The men were passengers in van stopped for a traffic violation by the tribal police, who found the immigrants hiding inside. The driver of the van was arrested for driving without a license, no insurance and having false license plates. The Tohono OOdham reservation covers a vast expanse of Southern Arizona and has a 70 mile border with Mexico. In recent years the reservation has been flooded with undocumented immigrants who pass through the reservation on their way north to Phoenix, AZ, and other cities in the US. About 1,500 undocumented immigrants, most from Mexico, cross the reservation, which has more land than the state of Delaware, every day. According to the tribal government, the tribal police department spends about 60 percent of its resources dealing with crime created by the undocumented immigrants. Many times tribal police officers have to wait hours for the US Border Patrol to respond to calls to pick up undocumented immigrants. The officer waited for more than an hour for Border Patrol to arrive on the scene and eventually released the immigrants. Border Patrol arrived minutes later and apprehended all of the immigrants. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 05 MAY 2003 -- SELLS, AZ: Law Enforcement officers process a group of 11 undocumented immigrants from Mexico sitting on the edge of AZ highway 86 after being apprehended by the US Border Patrol. The immigrants were initially apprehended by the Tohono O'Odham police west of Sells, AZ, the capital of Tohono O'Odham Indian Reservation, May 5, 2003. The van was stopped for a traffic violation by the tribal police, who found the immigrants hiding inside. The driver of the van was arrested for driving without a license, no insurance and having false license plates. The Tohono OOdham reservation covers a vast expanse of Southern Arizona and has a 70 mile border with Mexico. In recent years the reservation has been flooded with undocumented immigrants who pass through the reservation on their way north to Phoenix, AZ, and other cities in the US. About 1,500 undocumented immigrants, most from Mexico, cross the reservation, which has more land than the state of Delaware, every day. According to the tribal government, the tribal police department spends about 60 percent of its resources dealing with crime created by the undocumented immigrants. Many times tribal police officers have to wait hours for the US Border Patrol to respond to calls to pick up undocumented immigrants. The officer waited for more than an hour for Border Patrol to arrive on the scene and eventually released the immigrants. Border Patrol arrived minutes later and reapprehended all of the immigrants. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 09 JANUARY 2007 - GRANADA, NICARAGUA: A fruit vendor in front of the old train station in Granada, Nicaragua. Granada, founded in 1524, is one of the oldest cities in the Americas. Granada was relatively untouched by either the Nicaraguan revolution or the Contra War, so its colonial architecture survived relatively unscathed. It has emerged as the heart of Nicaragua's tourism revival. The trains no longer run in Nicaragua and the station is now government offices. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 08 JANUARY 2007 - MANAGUA, NICARAGUA: A woman plays slot machines in a stall in the Mercado Oriental, the main market that serves Managua, Nicaragua. The market encompasses dozens of square blocks and is the largest market in Central America. The Nicaraguan government legalized gambling in the early 1990's and small shops with slot machines are common in the markets. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 09 JANUARY 2007 - GRANADA, NICARAGUA: A street vendor makes change for a child who bought an orange in Granada, Nicaragua. Granada, founded in 1524, is one of the oldest cities in the Americas. Granada was relatively untouched by either the Nicaraguan revolution or the Contra War, so its colonial architecture survived relatively unscathed. It has emerged as the heart of Nicaragua's tourism revival. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 1986, BATTLE LAKE, MINNESOTA, USA: A farmer burns dead grass out of a swamp on his land near Battle Lake, MN, September, 1986..PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ By photographer Jack Kurtz
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