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 .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .