VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families. The residents of the small island, located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania, wade into danger when they travel an hour out to sea and into rough waves - in tiny man-made boats. Photographer Mario Gerth spent two weeks with the fishermen of four different villages, named Padje, Nungwi, StoneTown, and Matemwe. The 38-year-old, of Erfurt, Germany, witnessed the daily hardship the locals endure to provide for their families by catching catfish, shark and tuna.
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .