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.
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .