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.
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
