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 Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .