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.
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .