LIVING ON WATER: REFUGEES BUILD A LIFE AT SEA

SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA. Children as young as four catch fish, octopus and lobsters from handmade boats off the eastern coast of Sabah, Malaysia. Along with their families, they live in wooden huts on stilts and trade their seafood for necessities with islanders in the nearby town of Semporna. Photographer Ng Choo Kia visited the Bajau people, joining them on their pirogues, which is a long narrow canoe made from a single tree trunk, and documenting their daily life in a series of pictures.

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TEMPLE OF ZOOM

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CLOWNFISH OPENS WIDE TO REVEAL A CREEPY INTRUDER

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CHEEKY WHITE TIGER CUB

WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .

SEXY TRAFFIC GIRLS OF NORTH KOREA

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POLAR BEAR PLAY

WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .

BIRD FISHING

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PHOTOGRAPHER BLENDS NIGHT AND DAY IN CITYSCAPES

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PURR-FECT TIGER CUBS GET THEIR HEALTH CHECKS

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£34m TAX FRAUD RACKET JAILED

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ADORABLE OWLS SHELTER FROM THE RAIN

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THE MILLION DOLLAR CARAVAN

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POLAR BEAR HUG

LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .