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.
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .