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.
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .