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.
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
