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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MONKEY BATH

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HUNGRY HERON STRUGGLES TO HOLD ONTO ITS CATCH

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COME DINE AT SEA: RESTAURANT ON A ROCK

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MONSTROUS WAVES DWARF DARE-DEVIL SURFERS

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REAL LIFE DOLLS HOUSE

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DOG SO CLOSE TO DEATH AFTER SWALLOWING NEEDLE

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HOLY COW! DARING FARMERS IN THRILLING CATTLE RACE

An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .

PRISON HOTEL

FOR most people, spending a night locked up in a cell would be undesirable .

HUNDREDS OF HOT AIR BALLOONS DECORATE TURKISH SKY

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FAST FOOD FISHING

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