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.
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COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
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BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
THESE kaleidoscopic-like photographs capture England’s churches and cathedrals in all their glory .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .