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 hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
