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.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .