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.
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .