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.
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .