BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola. Bursting with colour, the unusual styles are the result of thousands of years of Angolan tradition. German banker and photographer Mario Gerth captured the images when he travelled to Angola in southern Africa. The 38-year-old, of Erfurt, Germany, says: “African hairstyles are ever-changing, yet deeply rooted in a shared past stemming from tribal traditions.
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
