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.
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .