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.
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .