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 northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .