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.
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
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A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .