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.
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
