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.
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
