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.
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
