A safe and secure home is one of the most important necessities for any community or culture.
Four solid walls not only provide protection from the outside world, but also a base on which a family can grow and expand.
But firm foundations are a luxury for one community of fishermen in Cambodia.
Their lives and livelihoods are determined entirely by the ebb and flow of the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia.
Tonle Sap is also justifiably known as the Great Lake.
It's the lifeblood of Siam Reep in the northern reaches of Cambodia and supports a thriving community of fisherfolk along its shores.
Kampong Klang is one such village, located an hour from the city centre.
I have been living in the river for over a year.
I have been living in the river for over a year.
I have been living in the river for over a year.
I have been living in the river for over a year.
Ne is one of the many fishermen who live in Kampong Klang. Today he has ventured from his floating house onto dry land in search of some much needed blessings.
He is praying not just for a bountiful catch from the lake this year, but also for a better life for his children away from the lake.
I have been living in the river for over a year.
I have been living in the river for over a year.
I have been living in the river for over a year. I have been living in the river for over a year.
The approaching one soon means that Ne has no choice but to move his floating house further down the lake in anticipation of the rising water levels.
This is a centuries-old tradition, but faced with a set of very modern problems, many of Kampong Klang's present-day residents are having second thoughts about this once idyllic lifestyle.
I have been living in the river for over a year. I have been living in the river for over a year.
After fishing, Ney rose his children to school.
Again, he's reminded of how having a house on land would be easier for his children to
walk to school.
Right now, fishing is the only
way Ney can provide for his family.
He makes do with the best that life has to offer him.
Ney is the only one who can provide for his children.
Ney is the only one who can provide for his children.
