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.
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .