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.
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
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 .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
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MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .