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.
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .