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.
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
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 young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .