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.
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .