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.
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .