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 project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .