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 is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
