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 spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .