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.
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .