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.
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
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 .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .