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.
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .