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.
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .