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.
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .