Cory Richardsのインスタグラム(coryrichards) - 8月6日 00時29分

The Bajau people, often referred to as the ‘sea gypsies’, are unlike any other groups of people on the planet. Residing in house boats and living off the sea, they are the true masters of the ocean.

Without a homeland to call their own, the Bajau only come to shore to trade or seek shelter during storms. They live primarily off visiting, both by rod and free diving (pictured here). Because of their lifestyle, the Bajau have become expert free divers, with the ability to dive down to over 230 feet and stay underwater for several minutes at a time.

Until relatively recently, they moved mostly seamlessly throughout the archipelagos they've inhabited for centuries. In the not too distant past however, respective governments imposed a handful of hard cultural reforms on the Bajau...namely, permanent settlements. Stilt villages built above the shallow coastal reefs were mandated as permanent residences in order to 'keep track' of an otherwise transient people group. ⁠
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The crossing of porous nautical borders is problematic for nations clustered together in otherwise open water and presents substantial legal hurdles. Understandable as that is, the shift to a more sedentary way of life was and continues to be, counter-intuitive to a nomadic people, deeply impacting their cultural identity as well as the reef and marine ecosystem directly surrounding their more permanent settlements.⁠

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