COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society. Known as sadhus, they shun all home comforts for a life spent inside caves, forests and temples and can be found across India and Nepal. German banker and photographer Mario Gerth decided to find and photograph the sadhu people. The 38-year-old of Erfurt, Germany, says: “I have been obsessed with the sadhus for many years and set off in 2013 to look for them.
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
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