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.
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
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 moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
