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.
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
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THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
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SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .