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 Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .