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 .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .