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.
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .