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.
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FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
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THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
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LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
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IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .