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.
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
