Random Excellence: James Morgan's Bajau Laut

Random Excellence: James Morgan's Bajau Laut

Whilst few young Bajau are now born on boats, the ocean is still very much their playground. And whilst they are getting conflicted messages from their communities, who simultaneously refrain from spitting in the ocean and continue to dynamite its reefs, I still believe they could play a crucial role in the development of western marine conservation practices. Here Enal plays with his pet shark. Wangi Wangi, Indonesia. (© 2014 James Morgan; photographer's caption)

There are large numbers of working photographers around the world whose names sometimes are not well recognized, even though they are very accomplished and in many cases are doing truly outstanding work. It's encouraging when projects like James Morgan's "Bajau Laut: Last of the Sea Nomads" gets widespread attention, even in this age of fractured media and shortened attention spans.

I find "Tragedy of the Commons" features dispiriting and tough to read about or look at generally, but the fact remains that such cautionary tales are probably fated to be the #1 concern of global humanity in the 21st century after Christ, and we all should pay attention. This is a superb one, for the probity of its inquiry as well as for the beauty and eloquence of the pictures. The world needs to know.

Mike

(Thanks to Christian Kurmann)

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