Children of "Marine Nomads": Far from civilization, this tribe lives on its piece of paradise

The tribe of Bajah living near the island of Borneo is carrying out its life on the sea, day and night by sailing boats and feeding on fish. For this reason they got the name "marine nomads". French photographer Rehan spent a few days with them, fascinated by the fact that these people have no touch points with modern ...

French photographer Rehan spent a few days with them, fascinated by the fact that these people have no touch points with the modern world. The members of this tribe do not know how to read or write, and their life is completely subordinated to fishing.

In hunting fish are the best because their life depends on them, and the children have been teaching this craft since their little feet and helping the elderly. Also, the youngest all the time they spend on boats, learning rowing, swimming and diving, and already eight years old they begin to fish regularly and provide food for their family.

These sea nomads have not been admitted by any neighboring country, but this is their choice - they chose their piece of paradise, far from civilization.

Members of the Baja tribes do not know for years and how many of them are old - they simply do not recall the concept years in the way we do them and learn to live in the present.

• 2 Jan, 2018
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