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.
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
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 .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .