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.
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .