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 lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
THIS astonishing film shows the moment a hit-and-run driver ploughed into a woman and a toddler on a Coventry street .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour .
