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.
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A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
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LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
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FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .