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.
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .