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.
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
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 .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .