CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia. Away from modern civilization, children living in the Simien Mountains spend their gruelling days herding, or carrying, animals and walking miles through the rocky terrain. From the age of five these children are responsible for goats and sheep in the highlands and when they do rest, the boys and girls are schooled in classrooms made from mud, rocks and wood. German photographer Mario Gerth trekked 3,000 metres up the Ethiopian mountain range to visit this group of Tigray people and their hardy children and witness their unorthodox lifestyle.
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .