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.
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
