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.
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
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SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .