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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PHOTOGRAPHER BLENDS NIGHT AND DAY IN CITYSCAPES

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MONKEY BUSINESS

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COME DINE AT SEA: RESTAURANT ON A ROCK

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CLIMBERS TACKLE 200FT TOTEM POLE

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ABANDONED FARM HOUSE LEFT TO ROT

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SHARK WHISPERER BALANCES SHARK IN HIS HAND

Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .

EYE PAINTER

MEET the painter who makes his living squirting paint from his EYES .

CALAMITY AIRSTRIP 15 YEARS ON

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BIRD ATTACK

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CUTEST PICTURES OF PUPPIES AND BABY EVER

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