Go to GALLERY to see all the photos from this story. Join me on a journey to Semporna, Malaysia, where I traveled by boat across the Celebes Sea to the stilt villages of the Bajau Laut - sea nomads who have lived on the open water for generations, often disconnected from life on land. What I encountered was a way of life closely tied to the natural environment, shaped by everyday resilience and complex realities rarely seen by outsiders. This article provides the context behi