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.
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .