Myanmar sea-gypsies, the nomadic hunter-gatherers of South East Asia live their lives in or on water. Young girl at play.
The people shown in these photographs are Moken, the nomadic sea-gypsies found off the South-West coast of Myanmar. They are found in transient villages throughout the Islands known as the Mergui Archipelago, located in the Andaman Sea. They live an almost entirely sea-related existence, hunting and gathering from the ocean rather than living as conventional fishermen. This style of life, fishing an area for a short time and moving on ,prevents depletion of sea life and has been a highly successful sustainable way of life for hundreds of years. The Moken are incredibly comfortable in the water and their children, in particular, grow up playing in it almost every day. This young girl is typical of the children and grow up living a semi aquatic life. They seem very happy indeed and their life style provides everything they need as well as time to play. They grow up in the water and spend much of every day at play in it.
Size: 4980px × 3416px
Location: Andarman Sea, Mergui Archipelago, South-East Asia, Myanmar (Burma)
Photo credit: © Justine Evans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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