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.
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .