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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WALLABY FEEDS PIGEON

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WOMAN TRANSFORMS HERSELF INTO CARTOON CHARACTERS USING PAINT

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CHIPMUNK YOGA

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HOLY COW! DARING FARMERS IN THRILLING CATTLE RACE

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PELT-MOBILE SPOTTED

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INCREDIBLE BABY DREAMS BROUGHT TO LIFE

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CCTV CAPTURES NEWSREADER WALKING INTO A CANAL WHILE TEXTING

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BIRD FISHING

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FIRST FEMALE JACKASS

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PRAIRIE DOG AND STARLING STAND-OFF

This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .

FLY FISHING

A fish almost escapes the beak of a bird as they both soar through the air .