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.
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
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 .
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 .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .