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 adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .