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.
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
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 .
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 .