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.
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .