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.
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
