A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits. From wearing animal skin clothing to living in huts made from cow dung, the traditional tribal lifestyle witnessed by Mario Gerth, of Erfurt, is a far cry from modern western civilization. The 38-year-old photographer toured the continent of Africa over a period of seven years, allowing him to visit a number of countries, including Kenya, Ethiopia and Angola.
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
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 .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
A couple have tied the knot in a spectacular Harry Potter-themed wedding which cost £45,000 .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .